Homemade Chilli.......How many OZ is a serving???

It can be whatever you want it to be. If you really want to get particular you're going to need to measure the volume of your recipe once it's prepared. Then you will need to decide how many people you want it to serve. How hungry they are and what else is being served along with it. Also, how many times do you eat per day? Obviously if you eat 1x per day your serving will likely be larger than if you eat 6x per day. All things to think about.

Any food in any reasonable quantities can be added to your diet. There is no set amount.

I figure out how many servings are there based on how much I'm content eating.

Get an 8 oz measuring cup. Scoop chili out of pot with cup into a bowl. Count number of cups. You can call that a serving (8 oz), then decide how much you want your meal to be. (1 servings, 1 1/2, 2).

So if your chili is around 200 cals per cup, and you want a big bowl for dinner (say 2 cups) then you know it's 400 cals for dinner.

i usually do 1cup unless im starved

Yeah I usually call a serving a cup - if I'm just having chilli on its lonesome, I may have 1.5/2... if with something then 1.

usually 1 or 1 1/2 cups depending on the chili. I usually divid the whole thing up with a measuring cup for freezing so I know if a pot gives me 8 or 10 servings based on the number of containers that I've filled. Most of mine end up about 1 1/4 to even everything out nicely. Then I put the WHOLE ingrediants into the recipe builder and set the number of servings on the number of containers.

Works great when doing up a big batch...might not work so great if serving to family and then saving the rest if everyone doesn't have the same portion.

I also use the one cup size. As a matter of fact, that is what we are having for dinner tonight, too...served over pasta. A nice change from meatballs and Italian sausages.

I usually just divide up the recipes that I enter into how many things it makes (like a dozen cookies would be 12 servings) or how many people it feeds. If it's your own recipe, you can kind of make up your own serving size. As long as it's a reasonable amount of calories, I'm sure it doesn't matter.

me too

usually 1 or 1 1/2 cups depending on the chili. I usually divid the whole thing up with a measuring cup for freezing so I know if a pot gives me 8 or 10 servings based on the number of containers that I've filled. Most of mine end up about 1 1/4 to even everything out nicely. Then I put the WHOLE ingrediants into the recipe builder and set the number of servings on the number of containers.

Works great when doing up a big batch...might not work so great if serving to family and then saving the rest if everyone doesn't have the same portion.

this^^

I did the same thing with my tea biscuits, i put the full measurements of flour, baking powder, butter etc... the batch made 10 so i divided the full amount by 10 and then knew what my serving was, not perfect but pretty close

I do 1 cup servings for mine. It is just easier to figure out. Good luck, chili is great!!

I know Homemade food is hard my chili with beans say's ( about ) 1 and 1/4 cups.. what about ounces? I say get as close to it as you can.. I think we shouldn't go crazy on the perfect amount as long as your close. I am sure a few more ounce isnt going to hurt that much.. It is great that your counting the ounces ! I try too but sometimes we just have to be happy with getting it close :flowerforyou:

1 cup = 8 ounces. Is there even a difference in what you're talking about? Doesn't seem so.

Hello!

I am making chilli and calculating how many servings I have here in total.

But I need some help. What I need to know is how many ounces a serving of chilli should be. Google is pointless. I've read 6oz and 8oz. What do you all think?

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate it.

Here's what I do when I add in a new recipe on MFP...
When you are finished making it, get another pot or large bowl and a 1 cup measuring cup and transfer it by the cupful to the new bowl. Then change your servings to the number of cups that it made & add "1 cup serving" to the title of your recipe. Then if you want 1.5 cups one time, you will know to change the number of servings in your diary to 1.5. I can't see measuring chili in ounces.... a cup of chili is a good amount especially if you add diced tomatoes or other toppings onto it.
Yes, it's a pain, but you only have to do it once and as long as you follow your recipe every time you make it, it will be accurate. Make sure you enter your own recipe here on MFP and don't use someone else's "homemade chili" data...they can be very different!!

When I made chili, the recipe usually varies every time. Sometimes I add two cans of tomatoes, etc. When its in the crock pot, I scoop out cupfuls into a big bowl, and count how many cups it takes to empty the crock pot. Then I add all the ingredients into a recipe and however many cups I had is the amount of servings. Then throughout the week I will use a measuring cup to scoop out a cupful and know that is exactly one serving. If I am really hungry, a cup and a half, you get the idea. Works well for me.