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    can i use a....

    Posts: 46 Member
    edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    can i use a regular 1 cup measuring cup instead of a 1/2 cup, to measure 1/2 cup of uncooked oatmeal. like could i just fill it up half way?

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    • Posts: 1,039 Member
      Sure you could, but investing in a food scale on the long for more accuracy and peace of mind will be a very good idea.
    • Posts: 5,864 Member
      Cups are very inaccurate.
    • Posts: 19,588 MFP Moderator
      try to use your most accurate option. using half a cup will be more accurate than eyeballing half a cup out of a whole cup. weighing will be more accurate than measuring if that's an option.
    • Posts: 4,925 Member
      syousaf571 wrote: »
      can i use a regular 1 cup measuring cup instead of a 1/2 cup, to measure 1/2 cup of uncooked oatmeal. like could i just fill it up half way?

      Yes, a 1/2 cup is a 1/2 cup regardless.
    • Posts: 8,753 Member
      Use a 1/2 cup measure but don't mound the oatmeal, fill the the cup less than level.
    • Posts: 8,423 Member
      You could do that but you are likely to be inaccurate.
      If accuracy is important to you then using the 1/2 c and leveling it would be more accurate. Using a food scale to weigh out the amount would be the most accurate. 1/2 c uncooked old fashioned oatmeal is 40g.
    • Posts: 5,966 Member
      Depends how accurate you want to be. For me a cup would be fine I don't care about being super accurate down to the calorie but that's just me.
    • Posts: 150 Member
      You can do what you want because you are an individual, a free soul, a winner, unique in many ways but to be ACCURATE...I'd use the right measuring tools.
    • Posts: 874 Member
      edited May 2017
      It depends how accurate you want to be. Sure you can eyeball it, you could use a 1/2 cup to be a little more accurate or a scale to be very accurate. I personally prescribe to the eyeballing club, I don't lose weight as fast, but I would rather spend my time and money elsewhere.
    • Posts: 9,487 Member
      Since you're using measuring cups to start with I'll assume you're not that concerned about accuracy yet - so YES of course 1/2 of a full cup is 1/2 cup no matter if it is measured in a 1/2 cup measuring cup or if you only fill a full cup half way.
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