How do I figure out how many servings ( numbers included )

Makoce
Makoce Posts: 938 Member
edited February 15 in Health and Weight Loss
I made a recipe of chili on MFP...trying to figure out calories per serving.

I made a pot of chili, the pot weighs 4LBS & 7.5 Ounces
The entire meal+pot weighs 9LBS, 11.9 Ounces

A serving for me would be 10 ounces.

How do I figure this out...because I subtracted the 9lb 11.9oz from 4lb 7.5oz and got 4.37 and divided that by 0.10 and got like 43 servings..? That would make a serving like 73 calories and that is so not right.

Anyone?

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  • serindipte
    serindipte Posts: 1,557 Member
    Pot + Chili = 9 lbs 11.9 oz = 155.9 oz
    Pot = 4 lbs 7.5 oz = 71.5 oz

    155.9 - 71.5 = 84.4 oz

    8 servings @ 10.55 oz each

    ETA: For future reference, it's easier to work in grams. No converting lbs to ozs.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    What she said...hehe
  • Makoce
    Makoce Posts: 938 Member
    THANK YOU!

    I wanted to eat, but couldnt figure it out LOL.

    So, I should take it into all ounces instead of trying to include the pounds, next time to fix my math


    As far as grams, my food scale wouldnt let me put something that heavy on it for grams.
  • serindipte
    serindipte Posts: 1,557 Member
    If you can't do grams, then yes, convert everything to OZ to prevent math errors.
  • raggiemom
    raggiemom Posts: 139 Member
    Hi there...how about trying to sort out number of serving by looking at how the pot holds rather than how much it weighs. For example, if you cooked it in a 5 quart pot, that works out to x number of cups which would equal the number of total servings in the recipe. Then if you eat 2 cups, you're eating 2 servings. Sorry I don't remember how many cups in a quart. I live in Canada and we use litres and ml. here. I still use some Imperial measurements but don't always remember how many cups in a quart, quarts in a gallon etc. Hope this helps you!
  • krispy1982
    krispy1982 Posts: 47 Member
    Edited once I realized everyone else said what I was going to say. Haha!
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