Measuring food: The scale vs the measuring cup

cdidaho
cdidaho Posts: 8 Member
edited November 15 in Introduce Yourself
I don't own a scale and I need to buy one. So far I've been guessing how many oz of meat I'm eating by putting it in a measuring cup or eyeballing it next to a deck of cards. Anybody got any tips for newbie?

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  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Well, the scale is coming right? Just start using it when you get it. Weigh all solid and semi-solid food and condiments.
  • ms_smartypants
    ms_smartypants Posts: 8,278 Member
    They say to measure your meat by your palm of your hand when you don't have a food scale ... I have never measured it that way but I have heard it a lot
  • Reaverie
    Reaverie Posts: 405 Member
    edited January 2017
    I look at the packaging's "serving size to servings per container" then cut it up to resemble the servings it estimated. I found that usually one breast was 3 servings.. sometimes a little more.

    I bought a bag of frozen breasts for 19.95. It says "100 calories per serving. Serving size 4 oz. Servings per container, about 40. There were 14 frozen breasts.. Well.. 3 times 14 is 42 so... close enough. 3 servings per breast then.
  • dejavuohlala
    dejavuohlala Posts: 1,821 Member
    Digital scale a must. You will never believthe difference in your guesses from a true measure, get a scale and try it you will be amazed at how you have been so wrong, and like me it was subataging my loss. Good luck
  • pitegny
    pitegny Posts: 1,006 Member
    My digital scale is the best purchase I ever made. As mentioned above, when I started using it I found that my previous estimates had sometime been way off - some over, others under. I definitely recommend getting one.
  • SuperCarLori
    SuperCarLori Posts: 1,248 Member
    I've been using cups and spoons solely. I've lost thirty pounds with another twenty/thirty to go. I may need to round DOWN the closer I get to goal, but I'm good with what I'm doing.
  • zella1100
    zella1100 Posts: 19 Member
    I have been thinking about buying a scale and after reading the good reviews I will go looking to buy one. I measure by cup, spoon, palm size (for meat), and divide portions by package nutrition info.
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