Food Scale

erinelissa91
erinelissa91 Posts: 63 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am well aware of how different estimated calories and grams are from exact grams, weighed on a scale. However, I do not own a food scale, yet!

My question is, how many of you use a food scale?
Are the portion sizes really that different when weighed?

I always try to over estimate my calories in and under estimate my calories out. But, I'm just worried that my journey isn't progressing the way it could if I had a scale.

Anyone have an accurate scale they would recommended?

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  • GotShellica
    GotShellica Posts: 15 Member
    I have a food scale and I love it not just for measuring portions, but for cooking. Sometimes it is so much easier to measure something by weight than it is with a measuring cup (shredded cheese, chopped fruits and veggies, yogurt, sour cream, chopped meats, pasta and basically anything else that is awkward to get into a measuring cup).

    I have the OXO Good Grips food scale - got it as a wedding gift 5 years ago and it's still ticking along with one battery change (AAA batteries which make it really easy to swap).
  • ukaryote
    ukaryote Posts: 874 Member
    I have a food scale and use it for weighing ingredients for brewing beer. It has to be reasonably accurate to weigh out small amounts of hops, with a capacity to weigh 10 or so pounds of grain at a time.

    But, I can appreciate why someone would like to weigh out food portions.

    Volume vs weight - after a while and weighing many things, you will get a feeling for the accuracy of suggested volumes (like, one cup is x oz of oatmeal)

    There are any number of scales accurate to +- a gram (0.2 oz) with a capacity of 8 to 11 pounds. They should cost $10 to $25, depending where you shop. I got mine from Amazon, Others are available on ebay. Search for digital kitchen scales and pick one you like.
  • jlynnm70
    jlynnm70 Posts: 460 Member
    yes I have a food scale - and yes it makes a difference in my portion sizes. Unless you are someone who uses portions on a professional basis, you probably over estimate portions. (my husband is a chef, can cut me 3 oz of meat, toss it on the scale and be within a couple grams, I think 3 oz is actually 4-5 unless I weigh it out every so often to keep my eyes from judging it wrong)

    Also I find somethings weigh different than measured. a TBSP of Peanut butter is heavier than you think.

    It's really good for learning your portions, that way you estimate correctly when your scale isn't available (like when you go to a restaurant or to a friends house). I can now get pretty close on my salad dressings, cheese slices, etc. I know that 5 slices of the deli meat I buy is a serving, etc.

    it does make a huge difference for me!

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