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How do you measure butter?

flippy1234flippy1234 Posts: 640Member Member Posts: 640Member Member
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I put a small amount of Kerrygold butter (the best by the way) on my 1 piece of toast in the morning. How should I measure it?
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  • cerise_noircerise_noir Posts: 5,479Member Member Posts: 5,479Member Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Digital food scale.
    Yep, this.
  • flippy1234flippy1234 Posts: 640Member Member Posts: 640Member Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Digital food scale.

    But it's not even a measurable amount. Like maybe less than half a teaspoon.
  • flippy1234flippy1234 Posts: 640Member Member Posts: 640Member Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    flippy1234 wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Digital food scale.

    But it's not even a measurable amount. Like maybe less than half a teaspoon.

    Food scales measure in grams. Like Jruzer said. I'll bet it was more than a half teaspoon. One teaspoon is about 35/40 calories, so log it as 1/2 teaspoon and move on.

    Three teaspoons in a tablespoon.

    Yep, that's what I did.
  • cerise_noircerise_noir Posts: 5,479Member Member Posts: 5,479Member Member
    Jruzer wrote: »
    It probably weighs a few grams. A teaspoon of butter is 5 g.
    I tend to log anywhere between 4g-10g of butter, depending on what I’m using it for. Sometimes more if I’m baking.
  • quiksylver296quiksylver296 Posts: 24,157Member Member Posts: 24,157Member Member
    angelsja wrote: »
    Put the tub of butter on a digital food scale zero it take out what you want the negative number is how many grams you had

    Yep. This is what I do.
  • RachellaJRachellaJ Posts: 30Member Member Posts: 30Member Member
    I put my plate on the scale, press tare, then put my slice of butter on the plate. And always weigh in grams!
  • cerise_noircerise_noir Posts: 5,479Member Member Posts: 5,479Member Member
    crazyravr wrote: »
    flippy1234 wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    Digital food scale.

    But it's not even a measurable amount. Like maybe less than half a teaspoon.

    These negligible amounts add up REAL quick throughout the day or week :)

    This, exactly.
  • earlnabbyearlnabby Posts: 7,149Member Member Posts: 7,149Member Member
    flippy1234 wrote: »
    I put a small amount of Kerrygold butter (the best by the way) on my 1 piece of toast in the morning. How should I measure it?

    weigh it on a food scale.
  • nutmegoreonutmegoreo Posts: 14,043Member Member Posts: 14,043Member Member
    quiksylver296 wrote: »
    angelsja wrote: »
    Put the tub of butter on a digital food scale zero it take out what you want the negative number is how many grams you had

    Yep. This is what I do.

    Me too! Same with peanut butter and jam.
  • nutmegoreonutmegoreo Posts: 14,043Member Member Posts: 14,043Member Member
    FireOpalCO wrote: »
    flippy1234 wrote: »
    I put a small amount of Kerrygold butter (the best by the way) on my 1 piece of toast in the morning. How should I measure it?

    When you can no longer see bread, that's 1 serving.

    I think that's for peanut butter... :bigsmile:
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