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Care to share the name of this magical birth control pill? :happy:

Vegetarian for 10+ years even though I'm not a huge vegetable fan. haha :P Feel free to add me. I'm always interested in seeing what kind of stuff other vegetarians eat, and I'd love to get some ideas for recipes and whatnot so I'm not completely dependent on the processed stuff (Morningstar, etc.) :)

Originally from Clinton, now living in Chicago. I pretty much avoid going back to IA at all costs.

I was talking to a friend about this earlier, and the serving size for her shredded cheese was still 28g, but 1/8 cup. And when she put it in the measuring cup after weighing it, it was closer to 1/4 cup (which is what mine was supposed to be.) UGH! If 28g = 1oz (of ANYTHING) then why the hell don't they just put 1 OUNCE…

Ah, my scale came with a guide that lists the "calorie factor" of a ton of different food items. It shows how many calories there are per gram in each food, so then you just multiply that number by the weight of your serving. I'm sure you should be able to find the info online somewhere.

You can always create a new item and enter the serving as grams. :smile:

So now that it's not my scale, it's my measuring cup that's the problem! *facepalm*

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I don't have any bills, but according to the US Mint website, a nickel weighs 5g. (http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/index.cfm?action=coin_specifications) So, just to put the arguments about my scale to rest:

Thank you to everyone who gave a serious response, or offered a useful opinion without just trying to make me look like an idiot. I think I'm done here.

FYI, I've only been tracking my food for 2 weeks, not 2 years. Just because I signed up on the site on a certain date doesn't mean I've been using it religiously ever since then. I don't even remember when the hell I signed up on here, to be honest. And seriously, if you think a thread is stupid, DON'T POST A REPLY. It…

Thank you for posting photos :smile: The only explanation I can think of is the fact that my cheese is finely shredded (so it's less dense), and your shreds look quite a bit thicker than mine. :ohwell: But again, this just brings me back to the point that using cups as a measurement is pretty much useless.

I even weighed the cheese without the cup, and it was the same amount. The cup itself weighs more than 28g.

Okay, all you people who are claiming that my scale is broken - how about you post some pictures of YOUR measurements, then?

I can't even imagine the frustration you folks have when you encounter this crap. It's absolutely ridiculous. I will never understand why we can't just use the metric system like the rest of the world.

It really is hilarious, isn't it?

There's nothing wrong with my scale. What's wrong are the units of measurement they're choosing to use for this crap. If it's not liquid, it shouldn't go in measuring cups. I would have to use a hydraulic press to get this 28g of cheese to fit in this damn cup. (okay, so I could probably do it by hand, but it would take…

Here is 28g of cheese on saran wrap: Here is the same pile of cheese in the 1/4 cup measuring cup:

Uh.... its sitting on a food scale in the photo. And yes, I did weigh the cup before putting the cheese in it. (if I hadn't weighed the cup, the scale would have read over 28g before I even put any cheese in it)

The scale is brand new, and while I realize that doesn't mean it can't be wrong, I have tested it with other things to make sure it's accurate and haven't had any problems at all.

This makes sense, but it doesn't make sense that they would then put that as the serving size on the SHREDDED cheese. A 1/4 cup of solid cheese is not the same as 1/4 cup of shredded cheese. So why would they use the same serving size? It seems like common sense to use WEIGHT for anything that's not a liquid. Okay, I…

If I hadn't zeroed out the scale after putting the cup on it, it would have been over 28g before I even put any cheese in it. :tongue:

I even tried squishing the cheese into the measuring cup (to get rid of the air between shreds) and it still wouldn't fit. Anyway, bottom line is this: If I'm using the weight instead of the measuring cups measurement, I'm going to be eating considerably larger portions. I'd like to know if that means I'm also eating more…

But where are they even getting the 1/4 cup measurement from when they put the nutritional info on the package? Because obviously you cannot fit 28g into a 1/4 cup. I just want to know how many damn calories I'm eating. When the difference is literally TWICE AS MUCH between the 2 measurements, how do I know which they were…