Ounces help!

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Clarimusic00
Clarimusic00 Posts: 96 Member
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I am so bad at guessing ounces and so many things have a serving size of # ounces. Anyone have any tips?

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  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
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    I am so bad at guessing ounces and so many things have a serving size of # ounces. Anyone have any tips?

    get a food scale. $10 or so at wal mart
  • mfp_1
    mfp_1 Posts: 516 Member
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    I agree with Dave198lbs. Every kitchen should have a food scale.
  • jennywren1971
    jennywren1971 Posts: 31 Member
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    Couldn't do this without my scales. One of the reasons I am overweight is because of my too big portion sizes. It's amazing what 50grams of cooked rice actually looks like - its a lot smaller than you think!
  • CindyRx
    CindyRx Posts: 46 Member
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    I found this website if you're thinking of times when you go out to eat or don't have a scale available. It has comparisons such as a deck of cards = 3 oz. of meat, 1 tsp. of peanut butter = a lipstick cap, and 1 cup of pasta = 1 baseball just to name a few.

    http://www.lhj.com/health/weight-loss/getting-started/portion-sizes/
  • almonds1
    almonds1 Posts: 642 Member
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    I am so bad at guessing ounces and so many things have a serving size of # ounces. Anyone have any tips?

    get a food scale. $10 or so at wal mart
    6.99 :laugh:

    I was guessing my chicken for a year and was way off!!!

    I had one in the house I didnt know about and tried it one day... I actually save money using this now. I was guessing my size for chicken and supplementing the amount of protein needed for the day with shakes. After I started using it, I realized I was off and didn't actually need that extra shake for the day. I went from 3 shakes/day to one.... food for thought
  • Clarimusic00
    Clarimusic00 Posts: 96 Member
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    Thank-you for all the suggestions. A scale is on my list of things to buy soon!

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