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    How many carrots is "3oz"?

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    edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    Im not too good at that. Baby carrots. Says serving is 3oz. How many carrots would that be?

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    • Posts: 595 Member
      approx 5
    • Posts: 850 Member
      a medium sized handful or a little less.
    • Posts: 2,964 Member
      when I weight 3 oz of baby carrots on my digital scale it ends up being approx 13-15 baby carrots.
    • Posts: 52 Member
      Carbohydrate and Fiber Counts for Carrots
      •½ cup chopped raw carrot: 4 grams effective (net) carbohydrate plus 2 grams fiber and 26 calories
      •1 medium baby carrot (about 3 per oz): 1 gram effective (net) carbohydrate and 4 calories
      •2 oz (56 grams) raw baby carrots: 3 grams effective (net) carbohydrate plus 2 grams fiber and 20 calories
      •½ cup cooked sliced carrots: 4 grams effective (net) carbohydrate plus 2 grams fiber and 27 calories
      http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/carbcounts/a/carrots.htm
    • Posts: 147 Member
      That's why i luuuuuuv my food scale! I'm not good at that either.
    • Posts: 1
      3 oz of mini or baby carrots is about 1/2 cup and should be around 35 calories
    • Posts: 1,169 Member
      when I weight 3 oz of baby carrots on my digital scale it ends up being approx 13-15 baby carrots.

      I was thinking the same thing...but also read that its 10-11, kinda confusing I guess :/
    • Posts: 1,753 Member
      About a handful, fortunately carrots are pretty low cal so an error won't destroy your efforts as much as some other foods would.
      But really, nothing can substitute for actually weighing things, even if only once.
      It's pointless logging food if the quantities are all over the place.

      I know this from experience, I'm USELESS at guesstimating quantities.
    • Posts: 4,519 Member
      I eat the baby carrots and measure them on a food scale. I highly recommend getting a food scale. You can find a cheap one at any grocery store and some more expensive at Bed Bath Beyond etc...
    • Posts: 102 Member
      I remember reading on something that 3oz of baby carrots is about 14 carrots.
    • Posts: 138 Member
      Sometimes those baby carrots are really tiny and sometimes they are so fat.... All in all you can not go to wrong if you overeat a few... it might be 5 or 10 extra calories. Not a day breaker and at least you are eating well. You could also see if the package has the weight and divide it up... if it is a 1 pound pack, that would be about 5 servings at 3 oz.... and a few extra carrots.:happy:
    • Posts: 7 Member
      Tried to figure this out . I need a scale! Great reviews on the ones sold on amazon!
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    • Posts: 718 Member
      when I weight 3 oz of baby carrots on my digital scale it ends up being approx 13-15 baby carrots.
      This. Food scales are pretty inexpensive. I got mine at Walmart for $18 and its digital. Nice taking the guess work out of what I am eating.
    • Posts: 7,963 Member
      Two if they fit
    • Posts: 810 Member
      It's more accurate to measure the length and diameter
    • Posts: 9,834 Member
      I just checked. 17




      How many grams is 3oz?
    • Posts: 2,675 Member
      depends on the size of the carrot...
    • Posts: 69 Member
      I just checked. 17




      How many grams is 3oz?
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      3 oz = 84g
    • Posts: 2,675 Member
      depends on the size of the carrot...
    • Posts: 1,120 Member
      Don't listen to peoples ... "assumptions" on what 3oz is.

      Thickness & length determine weight, not the numbers of carrots. Go buy a cheap digital scale at Wal-Mart for $20.
    • Posts: 61,406 Member
      What does your scale say?
    • Posts: 980 Member
      Im not too good at that. Baby carrots. Says serving is 3oz. How many carrots would that be?


      https://www.google.com/search?q=calorie+per+baby+carrot
    • Posts: 8 Member
      Though it doesn't answer your question directly, I would highly suggest an investment in a digital scale. Recently I picked up this one on Amazon for $25 "EatSmart Precision Pro". You will thank yourself later.

      As for the carrots, it's hard to guess what 3oz would be without actually seeing the size of these baby carrots. All baby carrots are not sized and weighed equally.
    • Posts: 1,524 Member
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    • Posts: 954 Member
      target has scales , multiples right around 20 bucks, walmart carries some right in the same price range.
      even if they are cheaper and not 100% medically accurate , its ok ..
    • Posts: 1,450 Member
      How many servings per bag? Until you get a food scale, you can just split the bag into 5 servings (a smaller bag has 5 servings).

      Hope that helps:happy:
    • Posts: 7,436 Member
      You can buy an inexpensive food scale on Amazon or at Walmart.

      ^^^ this

      baby carrots vary in size. weighing your food ensures accuracy. volume measures and assuming every piece of food you eat is an average sized portion are not so accurate.... and this inaccuracy can kill your entire deficit and cause you to not lose weight
    • Posts: 61,406 Member
      How many calories are even in a carrot? If you guessed and were off by 50%, what would that be, like 20 extra calories?
    • Posts: 401 Member
      Go buy a cheap digital scale at Wal-Mart for $20.

      I got mine for about $10 including free shipping on amazon.com!

      Seriously, get a scale, then weigh out the oz or g of carrots into little baggies for the entire week. Plus all your other snacks. I also re-use my baggies, so they aren't wasted.
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