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WTH.. is that tiny little puddle of cereal really 30g??

acresfield
acresfield Posts: 122 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Is anybody else desperately guilty of getting their estimations wrong?
I did the same last night with a baked potato! 400g instead of 200g!

In all honesty I am not that bothered about eating less, just about making sure that I know I am eating more. That way at least I can up my exercise to do something about it!

If nothing else, MFP is giving me an education!

Ian

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  • iceqieen
    iceqieen Posts: 862 Member
    got the same feeling when I weighted my musli, nuts and a bunch of other stuff. The other way around when I measured the veggies though. *sigh* I suck at estimating blindly.

    surprised me slightly that I felt full after the recommended 45g of musli, being used to eating twice that. MFP has been good at opening my eyes to what is in food.
  • hyper_stitch
    hyper_stitch Posts: 180 Member
    lol sadly yes! 30g of cereal is a very sorry sight indeed, it kind of helps to see how we all managed to go so off track when you weigh some of the food though, not that I do much I find it far too depressing weighing out my food.
  • Louise1583
    Louise1583 Posts: 97 Member
    It certainly is a depressing learning curve! I try to beef my cereal up with low fat yogurt, flaxseed and mashed banana etc, just to make it appear bigger.

    I think half the battle is realising when you're actually satisfied, and not expecting that familiar feeling of being STUFFED.

    'Satisfied' is fine, it just takes some getting used to...
  • torizia
    torizia Posts: 140 Member
    It is shocking! I weighed my cereal last week for the first time, and discovered it was 70g - compared to the 30g suggested portion! I've had a little less each day since, and am down to 40g today. Surprisingly it felt just as satisfying, so I clearly don't need the amount I was having.

    Think I'll stick with 40g however - 30g seems ridiculous!!
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