how to measure 1 serving of homemade mexican rice

jenniferpiotrowski0
jenniferpiotrowski0 Posts: 215 Member
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I'm making homemade rice to go with tacos for my dad and I tonight. I got a recipe for mexican rice from allrecipes.com that I discovered on pintrest but I'm kinda confused when it comes to how much 1 serving of rice for myself is supposed to be after its prepared and I'm ready to eat it. I plugged in the recipe to myfitnesspal recipe creator and it said its 5 servings on the website and it shows up how many calories it is but it doesn't tell me how much rice is 1 serving..it just says 1 serving..is this many calories. How should I determine how much rice to eat?

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  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    Weigh the entire cooked dish minus the pot and divide by 5. That is what the recommended serving size is. Or, divide it by number of grams and you can scoop and log whatever you eat.
  • jenniferpiotrowski0
    jenniferpiotrowski0 Posts: 215 Member
    Well I don't have a scale so I can't weigh it unfortunately
  • mommyof4cpa
    mommyof4cpa Posts: 82 Member
    How much rice does the recipe call for and is there added fat (oil, butter, etc)? What does the recipe say is the number of calories per "serving"?
  • jenniferpiotrowski0
    jenniferpiotrowski0 Posts: 215 Member
    The recipe calls for 1 and a half cups of rice andthere is no butter but 2 tablespoons of canola oil
  • jenniferpiotrowski0
    jenniferpiotrowski0 Posts: 215 Member
    And it says its 117 calories per serving
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    jenniferpiotrowski0 wrote: »
    Well I don't have a scale so I can't weigh it unfortunately

    get scales.
  • mommyof4cpa
    mommyof4cpa Posts: 82 Member
    edited October 2015
    Assuming you can't get a scale for tonight, I would think that 117 calories is between 1/2 - 3/4 a cup cooked....this is just a guess.

    If you can't weigh it, do you have measure cups to find out how many cups come out in the final product. Less accurate than a scale, but better than a total guess.
  • jenniferpiotrowski0
    jenniferpiotrowski0 Posts: 215 Member
    I don't have a scale or currently have the money to buy one but I do have measuring cups I can use..thats all I really have to measure my food
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    Get a pentagon-shaped pie pan. Spread the rice in the pie pan evenly. Cut a line from the center of the pan to each of the corners. You should have five "slices" of rice.
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    No scale, I would just put it into 5 equal containers...but definitely get a scale! They're under $10
  • acheben
    acheben Posts: 476 Member
    Use your 1/2 cup measuring cup to serve the rice for you and your dad and then measure out the remaining cooked rice. Uncooked rice usually doubles when cooked, so you should end up with about 3 cups of rice or 6 1/2 cup servings.
  • jenniferpiotrowski0
    jenniferpiotrowski0 Posts: 215 Member
    Thanks for all the advice...I did end up measuring out a half cup of rice for myself tonight

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