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What to do during dinner at friends/family's house--is it rude to bring my food scale?
Kaitou
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Like the title says, do you think it would be rude to bring a food scale with me to weigh my food when I go over to a friend or family member's house for dinner?
They're making pot roast, and I'm not sure how useful it would be to weigh the food anyway--I won't know exactly how they've prepared it or what amounts of stuff they added.
What's your routine for eating over at other people's houses? Do you just write it off entirely as "no way to tell", make your best estimate, or bring your food scale with you and ask them questions about proportions and ratio of the ingredients?
They're making pot roast, and I'm not sure how useful it would be to weigh the food anyway--I won't know exactly how they've prepared it or what amounts of stuff they added.
What's your routine for eating over at other people's houses? Do you just write it off entirely as "no way to tell", make your best estimate, or bring your food scale with you and ask them questions about proportions and ratio of the ingredients?
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A quarter inch thick slice about four inches long for me is about one ounce ...I can usually slice right down to an exact ounce. I know this because many times I'll buy a pot roast, cook it, and slice it up for lunch...it'll last 5 days. Roasts are usually around 70 calories an ounce. I'd say just grab a couple slices and veggies. I think you'll be ok without the scale2
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I wouldn't. Just do your best estimate and keep your portions small.8
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I always estimate when I'm away from home.
I take a small portion of things that might be higher in fat, which in turn would mean they're higher on calories, and fill the rest of my plate with veggies if possible. I can tell by taste if there's a lot of fat (like butter) in something and I won't necessarily go back for more if that's the case.
I wouldn't write it off. If you've been weighing food for a while, you should be able to make a reasonable guess for portion size. From there, estimate higher if that makes you feel better & call it good.
You don't know the ingredients in everything, either, so I don't see a point in weighing things I don't make myself if it's a combined dish (other than something from a store's deli, packaged foods, etc).
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I think food scales are ridiculous anyway for losing weight. I do think it would be rude or weird. I just make my best estimate and i just make a small plate.6
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I use the My Plate method in this sort of situation.2
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I fill my plate light so I can get a small amount of seconds and tell the host how much I like the food. So if you don't go completely overboard on everything, then you'll be fine and your host can enjoy the feeling that you really like their food.
To me, in the end, the relationship is more important than me messing up on how many calories I count for one meal.7 -
ericatoday wrote: »I think food scales are ridiculous anyway for losing weight. I do think it would be rude or weird. I just make my best estimate and i just make a small plate.
Why is it ridiculous? You certainly don't need one but they are not ridiculous.24 -
ericatoday wrote: »I think food scales are ridiculous anyway for losing weight. I do think it would be rude or weird. I just make my best estimate and i just make a small plate.
They aren't ridiculous for someone who has trouble knowing what a proper portion size is.
That said, OP, just do your best to estimate. This is a lifelong process once you get to maintenance, so you'll always be in positions where you can't always know the calorie count.17 -
just eat what you think is the right amount.. nobody wants to be that guy, leave your scales at home7
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YES terribly rude, you should be able to tell portion sizes, if you don't know them, look them up, there are plenty of examples on the internet that can get you through once in a while. https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVijz_11XQB0AbMMnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=Portion+Sizes+By+Sight&fr=yhs-mozilla-002&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-002
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When you're a guest at someone's house, best estimates trump being anal-retentive. Enjoy the meal, don't over-indulge, and be happy!12
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Lmao, I can just picture their reaction while you're weighing their food. Sounds like something I would do. #NOSHAME
Anywho, I would recommend you just do your best to eyeball it and search for an extreme recipe of what you're eating on MFP. Better to be alittle under than over. IMO.
Perhaps google size amounts of pot roast to give you a better eyeball accuracy.1 -
ericatoday wrote: »I think food scales are ridiculous anyway for losing weight.
I used to think the same way (well, except for the passionate offense you have against them) until I bought one and realize I was over sizing my food to the point of a 400 calorie excess a day.
Don't put down a food scale. Some of us are successful using them. Saying using one is ridiculous is a bit extreme don't u think?13 -
If a guest in my home whipped out a food scale and started weighing the food I had spent hours preparing, you can bet your bottom dollar they would never be invited back.20
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The problem with people here is that they assume you should KNOW portion size.... Ahem!... That's the reason why we're here!!! Not controlling the proper portion size we over ate and are now trying to LOSE weight. Buddy, do whatever you need to do to lose the weight. I'd feel comfortable at a family member's/close friend's home. If it's someone I don't know very well, I'd eat a small portion and IF hungry later, I'd eat something else at home. Bon Appetite!!!4
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ericatoday wrote: »I think food scales are ridiculous anyway for losing weight. I do think it would be rude or weird. I just make my best estimate and i just make a small plate.
How are food scales ridiculous? For people that don't have a lot of weight to lose it can be very easy to underestimate how much they're truly eating. As you get closer to goal you don't have as much wiggle room so it's best to be as accurate as possible. Just because you don't like using or need to use a food scale doesn't mean you need to throw out such a blanket statement. Now that's ridiculous.
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Preach eeet1
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I don't get all the people saying it would be rude, when most of us use one ourselves. You know your family/friends better than we do, are they the type of people that would consider it rude?
I, for one, wouldn't mind in the least if a friend (or even just an acquaintance) needed to weigh their food before eating. I don't think of it as any different than someone needing specially prepared food for an allergy or a medical condition.3 -
If it's a one-time thing, I'd skip the scale. If they are family or close friends, and it's a regular or recurring thing, I'd totally bring the scale, unless you are ok with it being a maintenance day.6
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BruinsGal_91 wrote: »If a guest in my home whipped out a food scale and started weighing the food I had spent hours preparing, you can bet your bottom dollar they would never be invited back.
Knowing the reason they were doing it, it wouldn't bother me in the least.5
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