Size of bowl/ portion
selenenatalie
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I used one of these bowels this morning to eat oatmeal. Does the bowel look like 5-6 oz or 10-12 I’m trying to figure out my calories.
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Get a food scale and start weighing. Few people can guess accurately even with experience.13
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It looks like you were at a hotel breakfast bar. When I'm at one and I have to estimate, I generally log 1-1.5 cups for a bowl of that size depending on how much I filled it.9
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Assuming that is a standard size small styrofoam bowl - it's a 5 oz bowl when filled to the rim of the bowl part (not the decorative flair, but the regular sided bowl)3
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Yes it was at a hotel0
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I'd use the entry for "Generic - Oatmeal Prepared With Water 1 Cup Cooked, 145 calories" and call it good.1
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MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »Get a food scale and start weighing. Few people can guess accurately even with experience.
I love my food scale, but there's no way I'm carting it around at a hotel breakfast. How does this help the OP after they've already eaten the portion?9 -
diannethegeek wrote: »MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »Get a food scale and start weighing. Few people can guess accurately even with experience.
I love my food scale, but there's no way I'm carting it around at a hotel breakfast. How does this help the OP after they've already eaten the portion?
OP didn't specify in her first post that she was at a hotel, it took me a few seconds to figure it out from the picture. Though if I saw someone at a hotel breakfast using a food scale I may high-five them
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janejellyroll wrote: »It looks like you were at a hotel breakfast bar. When I'm at one and I have to estimate, I generally log 1-1.5 cups for a bowl of that size depending on how much I filled it.
Pleas tell me that the hotel isn't using plastic at their breakfast bar - unless it's for personnel? What happened to proper crockery? And the colour - totally off-putting.7 -
neugebauer52 wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »It looks like you were at a hotel breakfast bar. When I'm at one and I have to estimate, I generally log 1-1.5 cups for a bowl of that size depending on how much I filled it.
Pleas tell me that the hotel isn't using plastic at their breakfast bar - unless it's for personnel? What happened to proper crockery? And the colour - totally off-putting.
Most limited service hotels (Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inn, etc.) with a complimentary breakfast bar don't have a full kitchen and staff capable of handling real plates and flatware. Disposable is standard.3 -
neugebauer52 wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »It looks like you were at a hotel breakfast bar. When I'm at one and I have to estimate, I generally log 1-1.5 cups for a bowl of that size depending on how much I filled it.
Pleas tell me that the hotel isn't using plastic at their breakfast bar - unless it's for personnel? What happened to proper crockery? And the colour - totally off-putting.
This looks like it would be a Holiday Inn Express or something similar where they have a free continental breakfast. The only time I've seen crockery is at higher end hotels with a sit in breakfast buffet or breakfast menu.0 -
neugebauer52 wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »It looks like you were at a hotel breakfast bar. When I'm at one and I have to estimate, I generally log 1-1.5 cups for a bowl of that size depending on how much I filled it.
Pleas tell me that the hotel isn't using plastic at their breakfast bar - unless it's for personnel? What happened to proper crockery? And the colour - totally off-putting.
It's pretty common for the breakfast bars at more affordable hotels to use disposable stuff. It means they don't have to pay someone to deal with all the dishes.1 -
That's why it's good to have a food scale at home. After a week of pouring cereal into a bowl on your food scale you'll be able to eye it really well.
No way for us to answer but I'd bet you had two servings minimum in those bowls.5 -
neugebauer52 wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »It looks like you were at a hotel breakfast bar. When I'm at one and I have to estimate, I generally log 1-1.5 cups for a bowl of that size depending on how much I filled it.
Pleas tell me that the hotel isn't using plastic at their breakfast bar - unless it's for personnel? What happened to proper crockery? And the colour - totally off-putting.
There's been a devolution in breakfast offerings at hotels. Like everyplace that has had to respond to consumers who demand lower costs, something has to give.
I count myself lucky if there is any protein available for breakfast.3 -
neugebauer52 wrote: »Pleas tell me that the hotel isn't using plastic at their breakfast bar - unless it's for personnel? What happened to proper crockery? And the colour - totally
That seems disgustingly wasteful
Or do people tend to bring their own bowls to use instead, and these are just if you forget - like for takeaway coffee..?
Even €6 a night hostels I've stayed in - and homeless shelters I've seen - used to use real bowls and plates!0 -
Average ladel is about 8oz..0
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neugebauer52 wrote: »Pleas tell me that the hotel isn't using plastic at their breakfast bar - unless it's for personnel? What happened to proper crockery? And the colour - totally
That seems disgustingly wasteful
Or do people tend to bring their own bowls to use instead, and these are just if you forget - like for takeaway coffee..?
Even €6 a night hostels I've stayed in - and homeless shelters I've seen - used to use real bowls and plates!
Homeless shelters often have volunteers who wash the dishes and can save costs by not buying wasteful disposable stuff.
IME, business traveler type hotels (Hilton or Marriott or whatnot) tend to have a dining area and waitstaff and the continental breakfast has real bowls and plates (and will always have eggs, sausage and bacon, fruit, yogurt, as well as oats, pastries, and a variety of other things). Complementary breakfast at the cheaper places often is very limited and you are probably sitting in a small cafeteria like area with a TV blaring the morning headline news. But it's free and eliminates the need to go find breakfast somewhere.2 -
I take a lightly filled ladle of oatmeal and call it a serving. Careful with the toppings as they add up quickly.0
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6 ounces is literally a custard cup. I've never seen a bowl that small at a buffet or cafe. They're all larger.1
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Agreed that the ladle is normally 8 oz. I’m pretty sure more than one ladle fits in those bowls.1
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You don't need to get every single item at every single meal absolutely correct to succeed at this. Make good choices from the selection, choose the closest items from the database, estimate portions, and don't make yourself crazy worrying about it. If you're concerned, add a 25%-30% fudge factor to the servings.
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At Hampton Inn their bowls are 8.5% ounces! I work there !2
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