Measuring Quaker oats out.....

Ashisrunning
Ashisrunning Posts: 37
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Ok it says 1 cup eaquals 150 calories right? BUt is that ... you measure 1 cup of UNCOOKED oats put it in the bowl , add water then cook it? OR is it you cook some oats and eat 1 cup of the COOKED oats? IM only asking because they measure out differently when cooked cause the oat meal thickens and rises. HELP ME please and thank you :flowerforyou:

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  • PetitePerfection
    PetitePerfection Posts: 199 Member
    i think its 1 cup cooked because my thing says 1/2 cup uncooked is 150 or something like that. 1 cup uncooked would be a lot cooked!!
  • cirellim
    cirellim Posts: 269
    Yea just always measure it dry much easier that way. 1/2 cup of dry oats is 150 cals
  • Ashisrunning
    Ashisrunning Posts: 37
    i think its 1 cup cooked because my thing says 1/2 cup uncooked is 150 or something like that. 1 cup uncooked would be a lot cooked!!

    YEa i was like thats too good to be true ...eating all of that food :P
  • Thena81
    Thena81 Posts: 1,265 Member
    normally it's uncooked
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    you count the uncooked value ..... and fwiw I had 2 cups uncooked the other week when i was really hungry man thats ALOT of oatmeal heh
  • Ashisrunning
    Ashisrunning Posts: 37
    Yea just always measure it dry much easier that way. 1/2 cup of dry oats is 150 cals


    Oh so a 1/2 cup dry = 150 caloriese because once its cooked it should equal 1 cup cooked AND that 1cup cooked =150 calories?
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    wanna really get confused check out the value of unpopped vs popped popcorn ......... hrmmm who eats unpopped popcorn?
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    Yea just always measure it dry much easier that way. 1/2 cup of dry oats is 150 cals


    Oh so a 1/2 cup dry = 150 caloriese because once its cooked it should equal 1 cup cooked AND that 1cup cooked =150 calories?
    depends how much water you use ..........
  • luppic8
    luppic8 Posts: 580 Member
    Wow that is really confusing. Why don't you go on their website and contact someone to ask the question.
  • Ashisrunning
    Ashisrunning Posts: 37
    Wow that is really confusing. Why don't you go on their website and contact someone to ask the question.

    Wow I didnt know I could do that lol
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    Yea just always measure it dry much easier that way. 1/2 cup of dry oats is 150 cals

    ^ This.
  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    . hrmmm who eats unpopped popcorn?

    On a Venn diagram, this would be the intersection of the following sets:

    1) People who like unpopped popcorn.
    2) People who don't want teeth.
  • Maryfullofgrace
    Maryfullofgrace Posts: 342 Member
    wanna really get confused check out the value of unpopped vs popped popcorn ......... hrmmm who eats unpopped popcorn?

    There are folks out there who eat dirt and paper, I guess unpopped popcorn doesn't sound so weird.
  • Crystal817
    Crystal817 Posts: 2,021 Member
    Wow that is really confusing. Why don't you go on their website and contact someone to ask the question.

    Or you could just measure out 1/2 cup dry oatmeal, record it as 150 calories and call it a day! :wink:
  • Misiaxcore
    Misiaxcore Posts: 659 Member
    The quacker oats I eat are 180 cals 1/2 cup uncooked, if that helps.
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    The quacker oats I eat are 180 cals 1/2 cup uncooked, if that helps.

    id take em back cause they should be 150
  • wolfchild59
    wolfchild59 Posts: 2,608 Member
    My Quaker Oats package says specifically "1/2 cup dry (40g)" for a 150 cal serving.

    Also, weigh rather than measure. 40g never fills up a 1/2 cup measure quite to the top.
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