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How many Chinese crackers in a 1/2 cup?

mariams99
mariams99 Posts: 14 Member
edited February 26 in Food and Nutrition
So it says that a 1/2 cup of mixed Chinese crackers is 120 cals; however I'm not sure what cup size this is referring to, so about how many crackers would that be? Thanks! :happy:

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  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    A cup is an actual measurement of volume, 240ml.

    However, crackers are not a liquid, so it wouldn't be an appropriate way to measure them. Weight in grams is the most accurate way, and that requires a food scale. It should show the weight of the serving in parenthesis.
  • Galatea_Stone
    Galatea_Stone Posts: 2,037 Member
    Have you looked at the box to see the gram weight? It's in parentheses beside the cup measurement usually. Weigh out a serving on a food scale.

    We have no clue what size these crackers are and can't tell you how many is in a serving.
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
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  • TechMike
    TechMike Posts: 22 Member
    Volume is length*width*height.

    Get out your ruler and measure length and width. You might need a caliper to measure the height of said crackers. Multiply the three measurements together.

    1 cup = 236.5 cubic centimeters.

    Depending on the units of your measuring devices, you'll need to do the proper unit conversions.

    Good luck.
  • editorgrrl
    editorgrrl Posts: 7,060 Member
    Get a digital food scale, and weigh absolutely everything you eat—even packaged foods.

    After "1/2 cup" on the cracker label, there should be a metric weight in parentheses, for example, "1/2 cup (42g)." Many foods in the MFP database have serving sizes in 100g & 1g, for easy logging.

    For more basic info, read the Sexypants post: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
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