Food scale question

ashesnposies333
ashesnposies333 Posts: 59 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I am a cosmetologist and I have a colour scale that I pretty much never use, so I was thinking about using it to weigh my food when there isn't a label to tell me how much I've had. It measures in ounces or grams, and I think one other measurement. Do you think it would work the same? I don't want to waste money on a scale if I already have one

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  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Sometimes I use my postage scale if it's closer. I don't see why it wouldn't be worth a try.
  • Fflpnari
    Fflpnari Posts: 975 Member
    it would probably work the same. My food scale weighs in ounces and grams
  • maryannprt
    maryannprt Posts: 152 Member
    I use my yarn scale. As long as it measures in grams or parts of ounces ( mine measures 1/100 of an ounce) it's sensitive enough to use for food.
  • ashesnposies333
    ashesnposies333 Posts: 59 Member
    Thanks guys (:
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,208 Member
    If it will let you zero (tare) it with a weight already on it (or show a zero if you turn it on with weight on it), register a negative when you remove something from it when zeroed, and weigh a large enough weight to handle a big pot full of food, those are major pluses. ( A food scale that will do these things only costs around $20.)

    Why?

    - Put plate on scale. Zero. Add bread, note weight. Zero. Add meat. Note weight. Zero. Add mayo. Etc. Ditto for salads.
    - Put peanut butter jar on scale. Zero. Dip out portion. Read negative weight = amount you took out, note.
    - Weigh empty pot, note. Weigh ingredients, note, put in recipe builder, make stew (or whatever). Cook (weight reduces through evaporation while cooking). Weigh finished product. Subtract pot weight. Use to calculate calories per portion.

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