Weighing Your Food and Recording Properly for Better Weight

Mirabilis
Mirabilis Posts: 312 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Weight does not equal volume when you're calculating out how much to eat. Volume's really uncertain because each different food has its own specific density.

BUT

perseverence does win out.

My favourite treat is Chapman's Cappuccino Frozen Yogurt (no fat) with chocolate flakes. They measure in half cups (125 mL) and I was pretty sure that this was not the same as 125g. So... I emailed the company for calories by weight.

As it turns out, that awesome frozen yogurt... 125 mL (1/2 cup) weighs about 65g, or about half of what the volume number is, so now I have a (more or less) proper calculation. It turns out I was eating twice as much as I was recording which of course is absolutely nfg for the food journal if you're serious about losing the weight.

I was very pleased to have got a response. If you can't find your numbers elsewhere, send the manufacturer an email.

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  • hikerchick9
    hikerchick9 Posts: 28 Member
    Good advice. Thanks
  • llbird
    llbird Posts: 51
    Good for you on the follow-up and I'm sure it was a bit of a surprise to get a response from the company! You're right - it makes quite the difference (too good to be true department).

    Where do you buy the frozen yogurt treats?
  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
    That's why a food scale is a must. :flowerforyou:
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