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Tips on using a food scale?

marym6066
Posts: 21 Member
I just bought a scale and am already in love, but I want to make sure I’m getting the most out of it, as I’ve never used one before. Anything I need to know?
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Here ya go
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634517/you-dont-use-a-food-scale/p1
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1290491/how-and-why-to-use-a-digital-food-scale/p1
Also this one on logging accurately:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p11 -
Thanks!0
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The recipe builder is your friend!2
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Keep extra batteries on hand...i hate it when my food scale runs out of batteries!
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Lovee_Dove7 wrote: »Keep extra batteries on hand...i hate it when my food scale runs out of batteries!
Great idea!
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When I make a recipe at home I measure out all my ingredients beforehand on the scale. Before I portion out I weigh the cooked product as a whole, pre-weighing the vessel, then divide by the number of portions I want to get weight of each cooked portion. I download most recipes I find online to MFP or manually add recipes I have at home, then adjust quantities & number of portions each time I make the dish to make sure my calories are accurate when I log a meal.2
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