Peanut Butter - How to measure it?

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  • ttknowles01
    ttknowles01 Posts: 255 Member
    Eyeballing peanut butter is a NO NO. Peanut butter is deceiving!

    I personally use a digital kitchen scale for that matter.
    Place jar on scale, turn on scale so it reads a zero, spoon out some peanut butter, the scale then reads grams in minus, which is how much I spooned out.

    You have to be smarter than peanut butter.

    ^^^ This! I have to weigh it out on a food scale
  • mfoster1019
    mfoster1019 Posts: 152 Member
    I lay my bread (or bowl, or whatever) on the scale, zero out button, add the PB.

    ^ This.

    I weigh my PB in grams instead of a measuring spoon.
  • suziepoo1984
    suziepoo1984 Posts: 915 Member
    Eyeballing peanut butter is a NO NO. Peanut butter is deceiving!

    I personally use a digital kitchen scale for that matter.
    Place jar on scale, turn on scale so it reads a zero, spoon out some peanut butter, the scale then reads grams in minus, which is how much I spooned out.

    You have to be smarter than peanut butter.

    I do this, or i place the spoon on the scale, zero the scale, scoop peanut butter with spoon, and then place on scale.

    I do this too
  • Jewlz280
    Jewlz280 Posts: 547 Member
    Like others mentioned, I usually place bread or cracker on the scale, zero out, then use a butter knife to apply the PB until I get to 32g. I would do the jar one if I was eating it straight or putting it in something. You can be off by a LOT of cals with PB by just measuring.
  • superfox12082
    superfox12082 Posts: 512 Member
    there's peanut butter left on the spoon afterwards???? How does that happen?? I've never seen this phenomena...

    That's what tongues are for....
  • VryIrishGirl76
    VryIrishGirl76 Posts: 1,167 Member
    i level it
  • doctorsookie
    doctorsookie Posts: 1,084 Member
    i put mine in a tablespoon measure spoon and use a knife to level it out and then scrape it out and spread it on whatever. I then lick the spoon and the knife to make sure I get my whole tablespoon. i never thought to weight the jar before and after. I probably won't because I feel there won't be the same balance and that would throw it off, but everyone has their own way. :drinker:
  • VelvetMorning
    VelvetMorning Posts: 398 Member
    I didn't read the other posters but what I do is take a spoon, put it on the scale to calibrate it. Once the scale is at 0, I put peanut butter on the spoon and put it back onto the scale in small increments until I get to the grams I want. Likewise, I use a piece of bread in the place of the spoon. It doesn't matter either way though because no matter how meticulous I am about weighing peanut butter I end up eating the whole jar and hating myself later.
  • SexKittenlovesitrough
    SexKittenlovesitrough Posts: 486
    I have measured the circumference of my waist, chest and hips....i grab a handful and smear it all over myself and then consume said peanut butter.

    i then log it based on thickness and those circumferential measurements.

    it works.

    try it.
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    I do this, or i place the spoon on the scale, zero the scale, scoop peanut butter with spoon, and then place on scale.

    This. Plus then you get to lick the spoon completely without guilt, because that delicious peanut butter is already measured and included in your diary so if you don't eat it your diary will be off!
  • doctorsookie
    doctorsookie Posts: 1,084 Member
    Put peanut butter jar on scale, zero it, scoop out peanut butter, read weight.
    I use a tablespoon, and a small spatula to clear as much out/off of my spoon as possible. When that is done, I insert measuring spoon into my mouth and proceed to make out with it until it's clean enough to wipe on my jeans and put it back in the drawer.

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    that's just nasty.... and yet I sit here laughing my *kitten* off... literally I hope.
  • Laurayinz
    Laurayinz Posts: 930 Member
    there's peanut butter left on the spoon afterwards???? How does that happen?? I've never seen this phenomena...

    That's what tongues are for....
    QFT. And maybe a finger or two first
  • HappyVeganKitty
    HappyVeganKitty Posts: 17 Member
    There are these awesome messuring tools you can get that work like a syringe and help you press it all out and messure it exactly. I just refridate my all natural stuff so it turns hard/dry and it's easy to messure with normal messuring tools and it doesn't stick.
  • TX_Rhon
    TX_Rhon Posts: 1,549 Member
    I didn't realize this was a real question :huh: ...........but dang, if you guys didn't come up with answers :drinker:

    :laugh:
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    You guys ROCK. You have just changed my relationship with peanut butter. I never thought about putting the dang jar on the scale. :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

    I put my *bread* on the scale, add PB, and weigh it again.
  • KellySue67
    KellySue67 Posts: 1,006 Member
    I just measure with a tablespoon measuring spoon and level the peanut butter with a knife and then use the knife to get all of the peanut butter off from the spoon.
  • briana12077
    briana12077 Posts: 128 Member
    Goodness, does everyone own a scale? I don't! I have some ****ty non electric scale that is very difficult to get good measurements on. UGH I need a scale. Christmas present? haha
  • rbear713
    rbear713 Posts: 220 Member
    I weigh myself first. Then eat the peanut butter. Then weigh myself again. The difference is what the peanut butter must've weighed. Right? Amirite?


    Yup - this one for me too!!!


    YAAAAAY PEANUT BUTTER!!!
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    I always weigh it. If I am having it on toast, I put the toast on the scale and zero it out, then spread the peanut butter to get my serving size in grams.

    This. I usually just put however much peanut butter I want, and then calculate how many servings that is, be it .55 or .75 or 1.18 ;)
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    the nutrition content is based on a tablespoon so i use that --- weighing it seems like extra work for no real reason
    Use measuring cups/tablespoons for food, and then weigh it. You'll find out why weighing it matters.
    ^ This
    Measuring solid foods is a bad idea if you want to be accurate, even more so for calorie dense food.
    Solids should be weighed, and liquids measured.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    How do you measure peanut butter? I read that if you eyeball it, you will underestimate it. However if you put it in a measuring spoon, it seems that a lot will stay in the spoon. How do you level the spoon?

    I figure that someone has figured this out.

    You weigh it....just like you should measure all of your food.
  • MrDelts
    MrDelts Posts: 209 Member
    I eat the whole jar in one sitting... It ensures I know exactly how much I ate.... lol obviously just kidding.. I am a peanut butter addict! Like everyone has already said..... weigh it..
  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
    I weigh myself first. Then eat the peanut butter. Then weigh myself again. The difference is what the peanut butter must've weighed. Right? Amirite?

    :laugh:

    Such simple concept! Why didn't I think of that!?

    :drinker:
  • Zylahe
    Zylahe Posts: 772 Member
    Eyeballing peanut butter is a NO NO. Peanut butter is deceiving!

    I personally use a digital kitchen scale for that matter.
    Place jar on scale, turn on scale so it reads a zero, spoon out some peanut butter, the scale then reads grams in minus, which is how much I spooned out.

    You have to be smarter than peanut butter.
    This, that way when u lick the sppon, it still counts
  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    I weigh myself first. Then eat the peanut butter. Then weigh myself again. The difference is what the peanut butter must've weighed. Right? Amirite?
    heh
  • Zylahe
    Zylahe Posts: 772 Member
    I weigh myself first. Then eat the peanut butter. Then weigh myself again. The difference is what the peanut butter must've weighed. Right? Amirite?

    :laugh:

    Such simple concept! Why didn't I think of that!?

    :drinker:
    What if u put the peanut butter on toast
    .how much is peanut butter how much is bread?
    Or pb jelly samich?
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Put peanut butter jar on scale, zero it, scoop out peanut butter, read weight.
    I use a tablespoon, and a small spatula to clear as much out/off of my spoon as possible. When that is done, I insert measuring spoon into my mouth and proceed to make out with it until it's clean enough to wipe on my jeans and put it back in the drawer.

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    me too. me too. except it's an elephant on my chest. and I'm now about to DNA test all the spoons in our house.
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    I weigh myself first. Then eat the peanut butter. Then weigh myself again. The difference is what the peanut butter must've weighed. Right? Amirite?

    :laugh:

    Such simple concept! Why didn't I think of that!?

    :drinker:
    What if u put the peanut butter on toast
    .how much is peanut butter how much is bread?
    Or pb jelly samich?

    silly, then i weight the bread and jelly and subtract those weights from mine. lol. you guise. it's already been said but, YOU HAVE TO BE SMARTER THAN YOUR PEANUT BUTTER!
  • HealthyWarrior
    HealthyWarrior Posts: 394 Member
    I always weigh it. If I am having it on toast, I put the toast on the scale and zero it out, then spread the peanut butter to get my serving size in grams.

    That's exactly what I do too when I put it on toast
  • EyeHeartNiki
    EyeHeartNiki Posts: 7
    I FULLY agree with having to be smarter than the PB!

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