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How do you keep portions/servings ACCURATE?

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  • scottacular
    scottacular Posts: 597 Member
    I like to over complicate things so I'll record my body weight and then stand on my bathroom scales whilst holding a salmon fillet and calculating the difference.
  • theston412
    theston412 Posts: 47 Member
    gaurikudav3 wrote: »
    How different is the measurement per portion as compare to the portion average size put up by MFP to select from

    If I'm entering stuff into MFP, I'll search (as an example) for "jasmine rice grams," and I'll search for something that gives me the option of 1gram, and then I can enter in my number of grams. My food scale weighs in ounces, pounds and kilograms, so the process would be the same.
  • shadowfax_c11
    shadowfax_c11 Posts: 1,942 Member
    Weigh the solids on a food scale and measure all liquids. At first it is a bit of a PIA but I worked in the food industry for years so it really isn't a big deal to me to do it.
  • CountessKitteh
    CountessKitteh Posts: 1,505 Member
    scottacular wrote: »
    I like to over complicate things so I'll record my body weight and then stand on my bathroom scales whilst holding a salmon fillet and calculating the difference.

    Assuming you're actually a master of sarcastic wit, I'm willing to bet there is SOMEONE who actually does this regularly.
  • BigLifter10
    BigLifter10 Posts: 1,153 Member
    I used to weigh and measure everything until I got to the point of knowing what a serving actually looked like (example: one tablespoon of peanut butter). There are still some things I have to get the measuring cups out for, but for the most part, I've got it down.

    Now, if I'm feeling particularly frisky and wanting something that I know I probably should not have, for whatever reason, I take the scale out, ignore it while I'm dishing up and then flip it off when putting said food back to the fridge/cupboard/freezer. Indignant as h*ll, but it puts that scale in it's place while I pave the way for extra calories on their journey! >:)
  • scottacular
    scottacular Posts: 597 Member
    CountessKitteh wrote: »
    scottacular wrote: »
    I like to over complicate things so I'll record my body weight and then stand on my bathroom scales whilst holding a salmon fillet and calculating the difference.

    Assuming you're actually a master of sarcastic wit, I'm willing to bet there is SOMEONE who actually does this regularly.

    Your assumption made me smile, correct assumption by the way. I have food scales, but when my previous ones died on me a few weeks back I did actually consider that as a last resort.

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