Ounces in a chicken breast

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  • czardastx
    czardastx Posts: 127 Member
    I can eyeball breast size, but I'd need to see 'em.

    I do that too.... :bigsmile:
  • TheCaren
    TheCaren Posts: 894 Member
    "Eyeballing" serving sizes is how I gained back a lot of weight when I got off Weight Watchers years ago. If you can't afford to buy a decent scale, second hand shop for one. It doesn't have to be all that sophisticated. But the poster above who said you could get one for about ten bucks is dead on. They are literally that cheap.
  • brandylynnnichols
    brandylynnnichols Posts: 9
    I agree with what the others are saying about buying a scale, but if you're out some where and don't have a scale handy, 1oz is about the size of a Mc Donalds chicken nugget.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    I don't want to belabor the point, but that's the problem. If I have a chicken that weighs 10oz with the bone, neither MFP nor the package indicate if the weights they are giving also include the bone, or do I have to subtract the bone weight prior to entering. Or maybe bones aren't that heavy and I'm splitting hairs.
    Portion size is for the edible portion only. You don't eat the bone, the bone is not included in the nutritional information.
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    Some chicken breasts are half a breast. Some chickens are much larger than others. If you go by average, could be off by 100%.
  • airangel59
    airangel59 Posts: 1,887 Member
    Scales are really cheap, worse case scenario snag one in the dollar store. But they are not all that pricey at .walmart...target...kmart....for 10 bucks or so you can get a serious peace of mind.

    Piece I got at grocery yesterday for lunch, baked already, came in at 8.8 oz on my digital scale (with skin & bones). When I buy raw they have varied from 3 oz up to 6 oz (boneless, skinless).
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    For now, guesstimate. No one can tell you better than you because you have the chicken. Then buy a food scale. They are $12-$30 and you can find them everywhere - Amazon, Target, K-Mart, Wal-Mart...
  • UsaJewels05
    UsaJewels05 Posts: 229 Member
    I get the Tyson Boneless Skinless chicken breast and they normally range from 4-6oz on my food scale! And those are 110 calories for 4 oz.
  • MexicanOsmosis
    MexicanOsmosis Posts: 382 Member
    I can eyeball breast size, but I'd need to see 'em.

    http://instantrimshot.com

    Thank you for making me feel like I'm not the only one. lol
  • KissMeImShtFaced
    KissMeImShtFaced Posts: 85
    If you really can't weigh a good simple way to get an idea is to convert the packaged weight to ounces then divide by the number of breasts to get the average weight of one. Obviously some of the pieces are usually smaller/larger than others but since you'll either be estimating up or down this should work out fine over the course of several meals as far as calories go.
  • MexicanOsmosis
    MexicanOsmosis Posts: 382 Member
    You could also purchase Purdue Perfect Portions, they separate each portion out to be the same size. They are admittedly a little more pricey though.
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,839 Member
    The one's we get tend to be close to 8 ounces, more or less a couple ounces. We eat one boneless skinless piece (one side of a breast) as a meal for the two of us.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I don't want to belabor the point, but that's the problem. If I have a chicken that weighs 10oz with the bone, neither MFP nor the package indicate if the weights they are giving also include the bone, or do I have to subtract the bone weight prior to entering. Or maybe bones aren't that heavy and I'm splitting hairs.

    Personally, I'd just log it as 8 oz knowing that's probably what it is give or take...given this is all estimates, I do what I can, but I don't obsess about getting it down to the calorie...never going to happen. You could also just log it as 10oz and be pretty confident that you overestimated.

    You could also weigh the bone afterwards, but I'm just not that OCD about it when I'm weighing stuff out. The only thing I get really, legit anal about is stuff like nuts, oils, etc...really calorie dense stuff where an extra ounce is like 100+ calories.
  • loriq41
    loriq41 Posts: 479 Member
    OMG...you need a food scale..I think this is one of the BIG reasons that people don't understand why they are not losing weight..if you don't weight your proteins, ect..you could be off by 200 cals or so..that times seven is 1400 cals...hence no weight loss or not much. I got mine at Bed Bath and Beyond...gotta go digital my friend...it was $20..Biggest Loser scale.
  • BarbieAS
    BarbieAS Posts: 1,414 Member
    Oh, NM. Doubt the OP is coming back to a 2 year old post to read my food scale recommendations. :huh:
  • norahwynn
    norahwynn Posts: 862 Member
    Seeing as this thread is about 2 years old, I'm sure the OP has figured this out.

    But if anyone else is struggling with food weights...etc, I just bought this food scale today. It has great reviews and it's def a great investment. This way, there will be no more guess work.

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009EUPMFK/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  • TheCaren
    TheCaren Posts: 894 Member
    I don't want to belabor the point, but that's the problem. If I have a chicken that weighs 10oz with the bone, neither MFP nor the package indicate if the weights they are giving also include the bone, or do I have to subtract the bone weight prior to entering. Or maybe bones aren't that heavy and I'm splitting hairs.
    Portion size is for the edible portion only. You don't eat the bone, the bone is not included in the nutritional information.

    ^^^ This
  • TheCaren
    TheCaren Posts: 894 Member
    Seeing as this thread is about 2 years old, I'm sure the OP has figured this out.

    But if anyone else is struggling with food weights...etc, I just bought this food scale today. It has great reviews and it's def a great investment. This way, there will be no more guess work.

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009EUPMFK/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    HAHAHAHAHA I didn't even notice when this thread got started. That's hilarious. Poor girl is probably thinking "WTH are you people bugging me for". LOL
  • amwanner
    amwanner Posts: 1
    A deck of cards is equivalent to 3oz.. That's how I judge quickly!
  • atlchica
    atlchica Posts: 2
    You need to make sure you are weighing COOKED food not raw. Average chicken breast cooked is around 6 oz. Get a scale. Its just a few dollars at Walmart or around $30.00 for a nice electronic one.
  • Amitysk
    Amitysk Posts: 705 Member
    You will have to get a scale! I was shocked one day weighing a chicken breast and it came in over 12oz!! At the very minimum you can eyeball using the deck of cards method. That is about 4oz. It will in no way be as accurate as a scale.


    Oh no!! zombie thread! Lol
  • bowlerae
    bowlerae Posts: 555 Member
    The chicken breasts I have bought have been between 4-12 oz. I weigh it all just to be safe.
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