Spaghetti measuring help...

iRun4wine
iRun4wine Posts: 5,126
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
Anyone know how to measure cooked spaghetti (rough estimate) without a scale? I'm having it over and someone's house tonight, and I want to be able to record an accurate amount in my food diary without pulling my food scale out of my purse at the dinner table:laugh: .

For example, I know that 3 ounces of steak is about the size of a deck of playing cards- anyone know any tricks like that for spaghetti? It's kind of difficult to picture a cup of spaghetti :ohwell: Thanks! :flowerforyou:

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  • sundance2485
    sundance2485 Posts: 1
    I would just straight out ask for a measuring cup and measure it that way. Also don't be ashamed to whip out your scale. If they are your friends they should be supporting your decision to lose weight.
  • iRun4wine
    iRun4wine Posts: 5,126
    haha it's my boyfriend's parents actually. i'm not necessarily ashamed to whip out the scale, just would rather not:wink: ... i'm ok with estimating once in a while... but thanks- appreciate it! :flowerforyou:
  • JLEC77
    JLEC77 Posts: 9
    Hey!

    I read on a 'portion size' website that your fist is approximately the same as a 1 cup measure, so you could eyeball it at dinner and put roughly 1/3 or 1/2 of "your fist" worth of pasta on your plate...then you'd have about 1 serving...

    Good luck!

    :happy:
  • bluroses
    bluroses Posts: 90 Member
    1 serving of pasta - 1/2 a cup - is about the size of a tennis ball. Enjoy your dinner! :smile:
  • iRun4wine
    iRun4wine Posts: 5,126
    Thanks everyone! :happy:
  • CarmenSantiago
    CarmenSantiago Posts: 681 Member
    What the others say is accurate. Eyeball it, but above all have fun and enjoy the companionship.

    Good Luck!
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