How do you measure/weigh

[kkami12 52]

Hi guys, just seeing how you measure/weigh food that is pretty light weight. For dinners i always weigh 4oz portions but for lighter items like lunch meats/salads/cereals im just not sure.. Should i be looking at doing a cup of food? Or do you just usually make up a plate and eat until you feel satisfied. Bc i feel like i can eat a whole bowl of Cereal lol

[clc9 644]

I have a scale that is helpful for measuring some things, but right now I mostly use measuring cups. I can eat about a half cup at a meal. More than that and I regret it no matter how much it weighed!

PS - cereal isn't the best choice. With so little room, Protein is far more important

[Middus 491]

I use weighing scales at home. I don't use measuring cups. 3oz of meat/fish and another 2-3oz of Soup.
lunch is usually packaged (and weighed) from home, or 2oz of tuna

[blizair09 3,250]

I use a scale and measure the specific weight of everything I eat. I don't use measuring cups for anything.

[kkami12 52]

I have a scale that is helpful for measuring some things, but right now I mostly use measuring cups. I can eat about a half cup at a meal. More than that and I regret it no matter how much it weighed!
PS - cereal isn't the best choice. With so little room, Protein is far more important

I eat the go lean cereal, its pretty good protein. Thank you!

[kkami12 52]

I also have a scale but if i put 4oz of turkey lunch neat and cheese on the scale for 4 oz its a massive amount i feel.

[Berry78 4,261]

There is a website: twofoods.com

You can search and compare foods' nutrient contents.

Tuna has roughly 1.5 times the Protein, by weight, as turkey lunch meat. This means to get the same nutrition, you have to eat more turkey. Since the volume is a problem, that is why we talk about choosing nutrient dense foods.

Turkey lunch meat has about 17g of protein in a 3.5 ounce serving. If that was your source of protein for the day, you would need 3.5 meals of just turkey to meet your minimum protein requirement.

Tuna has 25g in 3.5 ounces, which means you would meet the requirement in 2.5 meals... leaving some room in your day for something else!

But, from these examples, you can see why cereal has to be reserved for a last meal when your protein requirement has already been met for the day. (If you choose to eat it at all).

[kkami12 52]

There is a website: twofoods.com

You can search and compare foods' nutrient contents.

Tuna has roughly 1.5 times the Protein, by weight, as turkey lunch meat. This means to get the same nutrition, you have to eat more turkey. Since the volume is a problem, that is why we talk about choosing nutrient dense foods.

Turkey lunch meat has about 17g of Protein in a 3.5 ounce serving. If that was your source of protein for the day, you would need 3.5 meals of just turkey to meet your minimum protein requirement.

Tuna has 25g in 3.5 ounces, which means you would meet the requirement in 2.5 meals... leaving some room in your day for something else!

But, from these examples, you can see why Cereal has to be reserved for a last meal when your protein requirement has already been met for the day. (If you choose to eat it at all).

Awsome thanks so much!!