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4ounces by weight or volume ?

Which one do you do ? Which one is right?

Puree phase I did 4 ounce to fit in a 4 ounce container. Now I'm 6 week out. 4 ounces of Solis food won't fit in a 4 once container. ( it might if I cut it up)

I want to do this right...

I bought so many 4 ounce containers now I'm thinking of just buying small container's for meal prep.

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  • Depends on the food. With a chicken breast I go by weight, yogurt by volume.

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    OP I these types of questions and look forward to learning from all the answers!! I think about these questions all the time!

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    Buy a scale. I found out 4 oz of chicken is a lot more meat than 4 oz of steak as the meats and foods can be denser. If I would have guessed I would have been wrong so the scale is really working fo

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Depends on the food. With a chicken breast I go by weight, yogurt by volume.


OP I :778_heartbeat: these types of questions and look forward to learning from all the answers!! I think about these questions all the time! :460_circus_tent::224_monkey:

  • 2 years later...

Every doc is different. My doc says 1/4th of a cup of puréed food.

On 8/19/2017 at 9:43 PM, dreamingsmall said:

Which one do you do ? Which one is right?

Puree phase I did 4 ounce to fit in a 4 ounce container. Now I'm 6 week out. 4 ounces of Solis food won't fit in a 4 once container. ( it might if I cut it up)

I want to do this right...

I bought so many 4 ounce containers now I'm thinking of just buying small container's for meal prep.

Buy a scale. I found out 4 oz of chicken is a lot more meat than 4 oz of steak as the meats and foods can be denser. If I would have guessed I would have been wrong so the scale is really working for me. It also teaches me what 4 oz looks like. Good luck! I'm 3 months out and halfway to my goal. During the "honeymoon" period I have been very strict and cautious as this is the

Buy a scale. I found out 4 oz of chicken is a lot more meat than 4 oz of steak as the meats and foods can be denser. If I would have guessed I would have been wrong so the scale is really working for me. It also teaches me what 4 oz looks like. Good luck! I'm 3 months out and halfway to my goal. During the "honeymoon" period I have been very strict and cautious as this is the time to lose.

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