Measuring

johnnahooker
johnnahooker Posts: 11 Member
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Hi! I am new and wanted to get some information on how to properly measure! I understand that a food scale would be ideal but i am going off of serving size. Do any of you have suggestions? For example, when i go to log my protein pancakes I log each individual item, as in, Hill Country Fare All Purpose Baking Mix, Syntha6 protein powder, HEB Old Fashioned Oats. The baking mix calls for 2 cups to make 12-14 pancakes so i use that for my meal prep but when i go to log it, the calories are outrageous!

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  • DeviatedNorm
    DeviatedNorm Posts: 422 Member
    It looks like this is the product you're using: https://www.heb.com/product-detail/hill-country-fare-all-purpose-baking-mix/125319 You can see the nutrition facts listed on the right side which calls for 1/3rd of a cup. With 2 cups they're expecting you to make a lot more than 1 serving, 6 servings in fact. It sounds like a serving is just over 2 pancakes, which seems to make sense imo.
  • johnnahooker
    johnnahooker Posts: 11 Member
    Thank you! I was confused because it said 1/3 cup =1 biscuit so i assumed that wouldn't be enough.
  • dubird
    dubird Posts: 1,849 Member
    Going by what the serving size says on the package isn't always going to be accurate. If you're looking for accuracy, you need to weigh. Using cups and spoons is better than eyeballing it, but it's still not as good as weighing. This is a really good video showing the difference.
    https://youtu.be/vjKPIcI51lU
  • johnnahooker
    johnnahooker Posts: 11 Member
    Thank you! I have been measuring but i knew i would have to eventually get a scale.
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    Measuring is definitely a lot better than eyeballing, but even cups are a lie. :smile: Thankfully you can get a basic kitchen scale for around $20 that does everything you need it to do (you can get fancier models but it's not necessary - just shiny!).

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