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measuring

zfitgal
zfitgal Posts: 519 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, when measuring the grams of a banana do I measure with the peel or without?

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  • MsAmandaNJ
    MsAmandaNJ Posts: 1,248 Member
    I don't eat bananas, but I assume it's more accurate to weigh it without the peel.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    No peel
  • LenGray
    LenGray Posts: 883 Member
    I personally weigh it without the peel, since the peel isn't being consumed.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    Um. Without. Unless you eat the peel. Which would admittedly be odd.
  • zfitgal
    zfitgal Posts: 519 Member
    Lol just making sure!
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Weigh the parts you eat. Don't include the parts you don't eat. This will be true for most foods with peels, seeds, shells, pits, etc.
  • ericwhitt
    ericwhitt Posts: 87 Member
    When possible for fruits like Apples, peaches, pears and anything else with a core you don't eat, the best way is to measure it whole, eat it and remeasure the core and subtract the two in order to get the total you consumed. For bananas, since the peel is easy enough to remove, just peel and measure. Same with Oranges, clementines and Kiwis.
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  • FernRunner
    FernRunner Posts: 79 Member
    Noel_57 wrote: »
    I tried weighing my Diet Coke without the bottle. But it kept making a mess all over my countertop. :/

    Bummer. Keep trying!

  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Are you eating the peel?
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