Logging a homemade quiche

MysticalT
MysticalT Posts: 267 Member
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I always make my own quiche and in the past have just found a similar shop bought quiche to log but I'd really like to know the accurate calorie intake of my own.

I know I can create my own recipe and add all the ingredients but it's always a large quiche as people like to take their own sized slice from it. Because of this I can't really create it to serve a certain amount of people.

If I weigh the whole quiche when it is finished and put the weight down as the amount of servings ( so if the quiche weighed 500g I input that as serving 500 people) and then when I take a slice and weigh it, say 50g I can input this as 50 servings and the calories would be worked out correctly.

Will this work??

Many thanks.

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  • sussexbythesea
    sussexbythesea Posts: 1,335 Member
    I think that would be more accurate than using shop bought and worth a try. When I do mine I say 6 servings from the tin and make sure I cut that amount for me from my created recipe.
  • MysticalT
    MysticalT Posts: 267 Member
    Thanks. I could work it out that way too I suppose :)
  • lsapphire
    lsapphire Posts: 297 Member
    or figure roughly how many cups, etc for the whole thing to decide serving size
  • StraubreyR
    StraubreyR Posts: 631 Member
    I figure mine by 100 gram servings. For example, if the whole thing weighs 1234 grams, it would be 12.34 100 gram servings. I find 100 grams is closer to an actual serving size in most cases, and so gives me a better idea of whether or not it will fit in my calorie allowance.
  • snowflake930
    snowflake930 Posts: 2,188 Member
    For mine I just cut it myself. Into quarters, than each quarter into halfs, so 8 pieces. I logged my recipe as 8 servings. Everyone can have the number of pieces they want. I have one piece and mine is 1 serving.
  • mariluny
    mariluny Posts: 428 Member
    I do the same with quiches, lasagna, etc... i pre cut or portion everything and then people can take how many pieces they want, or even cut 1 portion in half
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    For mine I just cut it myself. Into quarters, than each quarter into halfs, so 8 pieces. I logged my recipe as 8 servings. Everyone can have the number of pieces they want. I have one piece and mine is 1 serving.

    This^ works great!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I always make my own quiche and in the past have just found a similar shop bought quiche to log but I'd really like to know the accurate calorie intake of my own.

    I know I can create my own recipe and add all the ingredients but it's always a large quiche as people like to take their own sized slice from it. Because of this I can't really create it to serve a certain amount of people.

    If I weigh the whole quiche when it is finished and put the weight down as the amount of servings ( so if the quiche weighed 500g I input that as serving 500 people) and then when I take a slice and weigh it, say 50g I can input this as 50 servings and the calories would be worked out correctly.

    Will this work??

    Many thanks.

    It's the most accurate way and exactly what I do.
  • snoringcat
    snoringcat Posts: 131 Member
    Thanks for posting this - I too was wondering how to define a 'serving' as I'm often not sure how things are going to be portioned up. Weighing the whole thing & then weighing your portion makes a lot of sense!
  • JustFindingMe
    JustFindingMe Posts: 390 Member
    I always make my own quiche and in the past have just found a similar shop bought quiche to log but I'd really like to know the accurate calorie intake of my own.

    I know I can create my own recipe and add all the ingredients but it's always a large quiche as people like to take their own sized slice from it. Because of this I can't really create it to serve a certain amount of people.

    If I weigh the whole quiche when it is finished and put the weight down as the amount of servings ( so if the quiche weighed 500g I input that as serving 500 people) and then when I take a slice and weigh it, say 50g I can input this as 50 servings and the calories would be worked out correctly.

    Will this work??

    Many thanks.

    It's the most accurate way and exactly what I do.

    Tagging for lightbulb moment!
    Thanks!
    :bigsmile:
  • angelamb1970
    angelamb1970 Posts: 123 Member
    Wow Awesome!!! That's what I'm gonna do from now on, Just need to remember to TARE out the container first! Thank you, so much, I cook at home alot!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Wow Awesome!!! That's what I'm gonna do from now on, Just need to remember to TARE out the container first! Thank you, so much, I cook at home alot!

    I typically weigh the container empty, then weigh it all after, and just subtract the container weight, as it's not always easy to remove the food first (I do the same thing for casseroles etc).
  • angelamb1970
    angelamb1970 Posts: 123 Member
    Wow Awesome!!! That's what I'm gonna do from now on, Just need to remember to TARE out the container first! Thank you, so much, I cook at home alot!

    I typically weigh the container empty, then weigh it all after, and just subtract the container weight, as it's not always easy to remove the food first (I do the same thing for casseroles etc).

    Awesome idea! thank you :) my stoneware pie plate weighs more than the food. Thinking I'm gonna keep a list of cooking containers' weights in grams taped to the inside of my kitchen cabinet just for this purpose!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Wow Awesome!!! That's what I'm gonna do from now on, Just need to remember to TARE out the container first! Thank you, so much, I cook at home alot!

    I typically weigh the container empty, then weigh it all after, and just subtract the container weight, as it's not always easy to remove the food first (I do the same thing for casseroles etc).

    Awesome idea! thank you :) my stoneware pie plate weighs more than the food. Thinking I'm gonna keep a list of cooking containers' weights in grams taped to the inside of my kitchen cabinet just for this purpose!

    I know most of mine by heart by now, lol!

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