how do you measure salad?

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  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
    I don't typically measure salad stuff unless it's calorie dense.
  • mrsheu
    mrsheu Posts: 30
    I don't measure lettuce, cucumbers or carrots in my salad. If this puts me over, so be it!
  • ls_66
    ls_66 Posts: 395 Member
    I was told by my nutritionist not to log any vegetables unless I cook them or if I add dressing just to add the values for it......
  • erinleigh76
    erinleigh76 Posts: 62
    Thanks so much.......I did end up weighing it and your right I could just eyeball it. I will however measure dressing :tongue:
  • 75Juniper
    75Juniper Posts: 376
    Personally I fold it up and put it into a measuring cup (I use 2 cups of lettuce) then measure all of the other ingredients (cucumber, tomatoes, carrot etc) using a 1/4 cup.

    This is what I do. Or, I'll just grab a couple of handfuls and base it off of the serving size on the bag (I only buy pre-cut lettuce). But rough estimates are fine. You're probably only going to be off by 5-20 calories at best.
  • emilykkmall
    emilykkmall Posts: 1
    I always measure it by a digital scale.:drinker:

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