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Oatmeal

galinazo
galinazo Posts: 12 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
If you make a single serving of oatmeal, it's easy to count the calories. However, if you are making it family style, how much is a single serving cooked? 1/2 cup, 1 cup, etc?

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  • Iwantahealthierme30
    Iwantahealthierme30 Posts: 293 Member
    Pretend you are making a single serving. I would say if you're not eating anything else with it a cup is fine, if you are half of that.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,474 Member
    I would also say that if you are adding anything to it in the pot such as butter, milk, nuts, sugar etc, then maybe make a Recipe for it. Then you will have the calories for all the added things too.
  • RockingWithLJ
    RockingWithLJ Posts: 243 Member
    1/2 dry is equivalent to 1 cup cooked
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,619 Member
    edited September 2020
    RockingWithLJ wrote: »
    1/2 dry is equivalent to 1 cup cooked

    Um, maybe? Depends on type of oatmail (instant, quick, old-fashioned, thick-rolled vs. regular), and how much water. For example, I eat 30g oatmeal, dry weight. The former source (bulk bin, local store) required 1/2C water to reach the desired texture. The current source (Costco) requires 3/4C water, for my preference. That is not thesame dry to cooked equivalence.

    I agree with the weigh the whole pot, then your serving, or create a recipe, as the most accurate.
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