Portions/size/weight help.
ShelliesTrying
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I'm needing some help with portion sizing. I haven't been able to invest in a digital scale yet and I just feel like the reading I'm getting with the other one is the accurate. I'm going to try to post an image if I can figure it out from my phone app. Stand by..
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Not that a styrofoam plate is going to make a huge difference, but did you set the scale to zero after you put the plate on it? There's usually a dial somewhere you can turn.0
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Best to weigh the meat before you cook it.0
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It can be weighed raw or cooked, just make sure you select a cooked chicken breast entry. And just to eyeball i'd say that's 4oz or very very close.0
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Yes, that looks like about 4 ounces of chicken. 4 ounces is slightly smaller than the fist of an average persons hand, 3 oz is about the palm of your hand.
Here is a nifty little chart to help:
http://www.gardenstatenutritionandwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/hand-portion-sizes.jpg
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I did set it to zero, yes. And I just felt like that was an awful lot of chicken to be 4oz. Thanks guys.0
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ShelliesTrying wrote: »I did set it to zero, yes. And I just felt like that was an awful lot of chicken to be 4oz. Thanks guys.
I'm always surprised at chicken and seafood when I weigh a portion.0 -
I got a jump start so to speak with weight lose due to a life change we'll say so I'm trying to come back in right. I have kicked the sugar addiction and eat little to no junk food. I am reevaluating the way we eat and trying to cooking styles and recipes.0
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People often think of meat size in terms of raw weight, and cooked weight is less. 4 oz of cooked chicken would have been more raw. Just make sure to use a cooked entry when logging.0
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