2 ounces equals...

seekingjoyandfitness
seekingjoyandfitness Posts: 48
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi! I do not have a food scale but was wondering if someone could tell me roughly how many thin slices of turkey is in 2 ounces. I got it sliced thin for me at publix, but I don't know how many slices equals 2 ounces.
Thank you!

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  • chubby_checkers
    chubby_checkers Posts: 2,352 Member
    There isn't any way any of us can tell you. Food scales are pretty cheap and readily available at Walmart, Target, and other big box stores.
  • mediamogulsteve
    mediamogulsteve Posts: 115 Member
    Does the label have the total weight?

    Take the total weight / total number of slices.
  • gurgi22
    gurgi22 Posts: 182 Member
    Count the number of slices that you got. Divide the weight (in ounces) of meat you have by the number of slices and you will have an approximate weight of each slice.
  • PaulaKac
    PaulaKac Posts: 79 Member
    How much did you buy? How many slices were there? If you bought a pound of turkey, then 2 ounces would be 1/8 of the package
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    There isn't any way any of us can tell you. Food scales are pretty cheap and readily available at Walmart, Target, and other big box stores.

    Exactly...depends on how thin "thin" is...how big (circumference-wise) the turkey is etc.

    To ensure accuracy get a scale.

    If you think you can estimate well, one slice of regular sandwich type bread or one Kraft single cheese (the individually wrapped ones) each weigh ABOUT an ounce.
  • Amitysk
    Amitysk Posts: 705 Member
    It depends how large the pieces are as well as the thickness, but I would estimate that 2 to 2-1/2 slices would get you pretty close. Get a food scale. Makes it much easier!!

    Good luck!
  • Booda101
    Booda101 Posts: 161 Member
    "Thin slices" is subjective.

    How many total ounces did you purchase? Divide the total by the number of the slices and see if that gives you some idea.
  • JeffInJax
    JeffInJax Posts: 232 Member
    Next time ask them how much a slice weighs if you dont want a food scale. They may look at you weird but hey, it works.
  • seekingjoyandfitness
    seekingjoyandfitness Posts: 48
    Thank you ALL for the help :) I appreciate it.
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Does the label have the total weight?

    Take the total weight / total number of slices.

    That would give you weight of a single slice of turkey.

    You may want to convert pounds into ounces first before dividing by the total slices in the package.

    1 lb = 16 oz. .5 lb = 8 oz, and so on.

    If your package is a 1/3 pound, and you have 10 slices...

    16 oz * 1/3 ~= 5.33 oz in the package. each slice would then be .533 oz. In this case, 4 slices is ~2.13 oz.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    Take two equal size and weight bowls. Place a thin cutting board over a pencil so that it is balanced on the pencil perfectly. Plase a bowl on each side - ensuring it is still perfectly balanced. Add two ounces of water (1/4 cup) to one bowl, then slice the turkey and place the slices into the opposing bowl until they return to perfect balance.

    Or, walk to your nearest anything store (grocery, department, kitchen, electronics, office supply, etc) and pick up a scale for $5-$10.
  • WhizGidget
    WhizGidget Posts: 62 Member
    Take two equal size and weight bowls. Place a thin cutting board over a pencil so that it is balanced on the pencil perfectly. Plase a bowl on each side - ensuring it is still perfectly balanced. Add two ounces of water (1/4 cup) to one bowl, then slice the turkey and place the slices into the opposing bowl until they return to perfect balance.

    Or, walk to your nearest anything store (grocery, department, kitchen, electronics, office supply, etc) and pick up a scale for $5-$10.
    Um, an ounce of liquid does not weigh the same as an ounce of solid. Liquid ounces is a volume measurement, standard ounces is a weight/mass measurement.
  • Mykaelous
    Mykaelous Posts: 231 Member
    That's why I opt for the pre-packaged stuff. Even though I have a scale, I don't want to bust it out every time I decide to make a simple sandwich.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    Take two equal size and weight bowls. Place a thin cutting board over a pencil so that it is balanced on the pencil perfectly. Plase a bowl on each side - ensuring it is still perfectly balanced. Add two ounces of water (1/4 cup) to one bowl, then slice the turkey and place the slices into the opposing bowl until they return to perfect balance.

    Or, walk to your nearest anything store (grocery, department, kitchen, electronics, office supply, etc) and pick up a scale for $5-$10.
    Um, an ounce of liquid does not weigh the same as an ounce of solid. Liquid ounces is a volume measurement, standard ounces is a weight/mass measurement.

    Actually, 16oz of water does weigh a pound, so this theory would work.
  • ksy1969
    ksy1969 Posts: 700 Member
    That's why I opt for the pre-packaged stuff. Even though I have a scale, I don't want to bust it out every time I decide to make a simple sandwich.

    Just a simple FYI.... If you find yourself in a plateau this could be why. I have found, multiple times now, that just because the package says 5 slices is 2 oz, that is not the case. In fact, many times this is the case. I have become religious about weighing and measuring everything and I have been surprised the discrepancies in the labels.

    Granted, we can all over think it and a lot of it is estimating anyways, but if someone is having an issue losing, this could be why.

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