Do you weigh icecream?

Cbestinme
Cbestinme Posts: 397 Member
edited November 13 in Food and Nutrition
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  • mysticlizard
    mysticlizard Posts: 896 Member
    Yes by grams.
  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,225 Member
    edited November 2016
    If it's not a liquid and I'm eating it, it gets weighed. Liquids get the measuring cup. Only liquids in the measuring cup. So to answer your question, Yes, I weigh ice cream.

    Edit to add: In grams. (I keep forgetting that weighing in grams isn't second nature to everyone dieting.)
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Yep. Grams, too.
  • Cbestinme
    Cbestinme Posts: 397 Member
    I was pleasantly surprised to find calories of the weighed version was lower than the calories in the spoonfuls I'd been using! Calorie savings!!!
    :)
  • MissusMoon
    MissusMoon Posts: 1,900 Member
    Yep, absolutely, in grams.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Yes. Ice cream with lots of air whipped in is going to be lighter in calories. Not all ice creams are the same in this regard. Measuring cups just don't capture this.
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    TeaBea wrote: »
    Yes. Ice cream with lots of air whipped in is going to be lighter in calories. Not all ice creams are the same in this regard. Measuring cups just don't capture this.

    Exactly. In the US, cheap ice cream with air whipped into it weighs between 65 to 80g per half cup, the "suggested" serving size. Premium ice cream weighs between 95 to 105g per half cup.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    About 4 times a day.
  • Cbestinme
    Cbestinme Posts: 397 Member
    Great to learn !!
    TeaBea wrote: »
    Yes. Ice cream with lots of air whipped in is going to be lighter in calories. Not all ice creams are the same in this regard. Measuring cups just don't capture this.

    Great to learn this, thanks!
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Ice cream is one of the few foods that I always weigh. It can be very calorie dense, so little errors can mean a big difference in calories.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    Yes, of course. And my yogurt and everything.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    No because I only ever eat the whole tub (now I'll wait for someone to tell me that serving sizes can vary by up to 20%).
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,282 Member
    Yes.

    But like trigden, not if it is a set serving size - eg I buy a box of individually wrapped ice cream squares and I take them to be the weight the package says they are - or if not, that it will average out.

    But I do that with all packaged items - contrary to MFP popular advice of weighing them to see if they are more or less than they say they are
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    do not eat ice cream
  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,225 Member
    edited November 2016
    KANGOOJUMPS wrote: »
    do not eat ice cream

    And why exactly are you offering this advice? Ice cream is perfectly fine to eat while reducing your calorie intake. And they didn't ask whether or not they should eat it, they just asked if we weigh it.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited November 2016
    Of course. Ice cream volume varies by how much air is whipped into it. Even using the box volumes, it the same ice cream could settle differently after each use and won't always be precisely the same. I actually weigh all my food items regardless, even liquids.
  • svarychevskagunder
    svarychevskagunder Posts: 4 Member
    better to not eat it
  • witchy_wife
    witchy_wife Posts: 792 Member
    svarychevskagunder wrote: »
    better to not eat it

    Why? the OP obviously want to eat Ice cream as they are asking the questions. If they weigh accurately and stick to their calories they will still hit their goals.

  • gillie80
    gillie80 Posts: 214 Member
    I usually do, in grams, however last night my husband served and i had already dug in by the time i remembered. oops lol.

    i usually eat ice cream from a local shop that's 97% fat free, but i still log it and weigh it.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,282 Member
    edited November 2016
    witchy_wife wrote: »
    svarychevskagunder wrote: »
    better to not eat it

    Why? the OP obviously want to eat Ice cream as they are asking the questions. If they weigh accurately and stick to their calories they will still hit their goals.

    Yes I also would like to know why.

    Lost weight and then successfully maintained for over 2 years, eating ice cream several times per week.

  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,225 Member
    svarychevskagunder wrote: »
    better to not eat it

    I've lost nearly 118 lbs while still eating ice cream. Explain to me how not eating it would have been any better? Actually, I can save you the trouble... Guess what? It wouldn't be any better. In fact denying myself something I want can make it worse. I'll stick to my way. It obviously works for me just fine.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Yes, always weigh it, even if I'm not actually logging.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    Yes, always weigh it, even if I'm not actually logging.

    Is this so you can keep a mental note of calories? Or just because you can.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    Yes, always weigh it, even if I'm not actually logging.

    Is this so you can keep a mental note of calories? Or just because you can.

    Even when I'm not logging I like to eat about a serving size (or particular size I know from experience works for me) of certain foods that I don't eyeball well. Pasta (because I always think it's going to be less than it is when dry) and ice cream (probably because I can lie to myself easy about how much it is, especially if my favorite little bowl is in the dish washer) are two main examples. So, yeah, because I want to be honest with myself about the calories involved (and usually have 200-250 calories) even when not logging.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    No. I haven't seen an ice cream package that listed an actual weight. It's either 1/2 cup or 125 mL. I use a #8 food scoop which equals 1/2 cup. I also serve it in tiny bowls so I don't feel like it was a complete waste of time.
  • distinctlybeautiful
    distinctlybeautiful Posts: 1,041 Member
    Yes, and I've actually started portioning it ahead of time! I can't believe I never thought of doing that before now. I'm not sure why quite why it works for me because I could just as easily grab two single portions out of the freezer, but I don't!
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    lemurcat12 wrote: »
    Yes, always weigh it, even if I'm not actually logging.

    Is this so you can keep a mental note of calories? Or just because you can.

    Even when I'm not logging I like to eat about a serving size (or particular size I know from experience works for me) of certain foods that I don't eyeball well. Pasta (because I always think it's going to be less than it is when dry) and ice cream (probably because I can lie to myself easy about how much it is, especially if my favorite little bowl is in the dish washer) are two main examples. So, yeah, because I want to be honest with myself about the calories involved (and usually have 200-250 calories) even when not logging.

    Makes sense to me. It is incredibly easy to underestimate portion sizes from eyeballing I find.
  • CooCooPuff
    CooCooPuff Posts: 4,374 Member
    I didn't when I was sick, but I do most of the time
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