Measurement help?

ashisashortone
ashisashortone Posts: 14 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Wasn't sure where to post this, but I need a question answered. I always did serving sizes by a dry measuring cup. So for instance green beans has 20 calories for half a cup. So i'd use the 1/2cup dry measuring cup and be done with it. Well, I recently bought a food scale and I went to weight the green beans today and I decided to get 2 servings (1 cup) but I weighed it out and It was nowhere near the weight in grams that it was supposed to be. It was actually closer to the weight for one serving. I've been noticing that weighing my food gives me more than using the measuring cup, but is this accurate? I don't want to be overeating and theoretically they should be the same right? Should I be using the dry measuring cups or my scale?

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  • ashisashortone
    ashisashortone Posts: 14 Member
    bump
  • warmachinejt
    warmachinejt Posts: 2,162 Member
    Yea i use to eyeball too...but the measurements are weighted, that's why grams are also almost always given next to (cup or oz) measurements or whatever it is. I discovered that eyeballing is horrible because things don't occupy the same in volume as they weight.
  • ashisashortone
    ashisashortone Posts: 14 Member
    So after researching, it seems like the kitchen scale is they way to go! I can't believe I was actually shorting myself on portions. no wonder I always felt hungry haha
  • Di3012
    Di3012 Posts: 2,247 Member
    Wasn't sure where to post this, but I need a question answered. I always did serving sizes by a dry measuring cup. So for instance green beans has 20 calories for half a cup. So i'd use the 1/2cup dry measuring cup and be done with it. Well, I recently bought a food scale and I went to weight the green beans today and I decided to get 2 servings (1 cup) but I weighed it out and It was nowhere near the weight in grams that it was supposed to be. It was actually closer to the weight for one serving. I've been noticing that weighing my food gives me more than using the measuring cup, but is this accurate? I don't want to be overeating and theoretically they should be the same right? Should I be using the dry measuring cups or my scale?

    Weighing food on scales is the only really accurate way IMO, cups are for liquids, scales for solid food.
  • JonathonMars
    JonathonMars Posts: 358 Member
    I just asked this same question last night. It's crazy, no? I am scared to find out how many calories I had really been eating, since I've been trying to eat more to get to my BMR. Ugh, so frustrating! I am gonna be eating so much food!
  • LovingLisa2012
    LovingLisa2012 Posts: 775 Member
    Weighing food on scales is the only really accurate way IMO, cups are for liquids, scales for solid food.

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  • scmcgee
    scmcgee Posts: 165
    Where did you get your food scale?
  • Goosiesnougs
    Goosiesnougs Posts: 420
    Wait till u see how much more ice cream you get to eat!!!
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    Weight for solid foods and measure liquids
  • Teko03
    Teko03 Posts: 14 Member
    I've been wondering the same and I've probably been eating less than I thought I was due to using a measuring cup. This looks interesting, but might be useless when it comes to larger items... http://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Digital-Measuring-Cup-Scale/dp/B002E1AVTI
  • Jayme813
    Jayme813 Posts: 45 Member
    Looks like I need to purchase a food scale!! :-) I had already been thinking about getting one, but this has really helped me make my decision.
  • ashisashortone
    ashisashortone Posts: 14 Member
    I got my scale online, It's the Biggest Loser food scale. I think from what I was reading, weighing food is more accurate since when you put it in the dry measuring cups there's no way to account for all the air in between the food (that's the best way I can explain it). But yes, it is quite weird to be eating the same thing, but seeing how much larger the portion has become after weighing it.
  • rmhand
    rmhand Posts: 1,067 Member
    Keep in mind serving sizes are usually for uncooked foods. I LOVE my digital scale because I don't have to guess anymore.

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