Cutters, do you really measure out all your calories?

[Nexus6]

I have been cutting. Today I measured everything in measuring cups, my milk, my cereal etc. Is this what you guys do meal after meal?

Any tips on how to count calories other than this?

 

[Docd187123]

Food scale.

 

[insaiyan93]

I measure everhthing. Right down to the oil i use to cook and stuff like sauce etc. Myfitnesspal app is great for logging calories/macros and keeping track.

 

[T_verde77]

Food scale and vacuum sealed food bags all day. No dishes ever

 

[Nexus6]

A food scale would only be helpful if you're measuring by weight, like for meat or something. Most things are measured by volume, in cups right?

 

[insaiyan93]

A food scale would only be helpful if you're measuring by weight, like for meat or something. Most things are measured by volume, in cups right?

I mean you can measure most anything solid with a scale. Both are good to have though, as i prefer a measuring cup for stuff like oats and rice and shit.

 

[T_verde77]

A food scale would only be helpful if you're measuring by weight, like for meat or something. Most things are measured by volume, in cups right?

Just look up the weight for whatever u are trying to measure. Everything is online bud

 

[technik]

Most labels also include the weight. Sometimes they only give volume though, which is irritating.

You can look it up or measure it once onto a food scale and write it down. A cup of 2% milk is ~225 grams lol

 

[RodgerThat]

Scan it with myfitnesspal they will give you options on the measurements. Most liquids are about 1g per 1ml

 

[Viper92]

A food scale would only be helpful if you're measuring by weight, like for meat or something. Most things are measured by volume, in cups right?

I think measuring by weight is more accurate than measuring by volume, because a cup of the same food can give you very different values depending on the form of the food, how it is packed into the cup, and wether the cup is level or not.
As I live in Europe, we don't have measurements in volume so I always use a scale, but I did the same when I was in the US

 

[AnTabolic73]

food scales, and easy to measure foods like minute rice and ground meats

 

[Njb371]

A food scale would only be helpful if you're measuring by weight, like for meat or something. Most things are measured by volume, in cups right?

Some scales can measure in grams for solids and fluid ounces for liquids

 

[rutman]

Weigh and calculate EVERYTHING.... Know exactly how many calories, carbs, fat and protein that you're taking in.

You can't make adjustments if you don't know exactly what you're consuming.


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[jessmac]

I have the weight watchers food scale and it works great. Better to weigh after its cooked though.

 

[Viper92]

I have the weight watchers food scale and it works great. Better to weigh after its cooked though.

More convenient maybe, but I doubt that it is a better solution, as I may lead to innacurate results.
Indeed, the way you cook your food will alter its weight. For example:
- for products like rice, pasta: the more you cook them, the more they will retain water, and thus the variations in weigh can be consequent;
- for Products like fish, meat: the more you cook them, the more water they will lose, and again 200g uncooked of chicken can give you 160g or 130g cooked.

My advice if you want to cook in bulk: weigh the food uncooked, then cook it and weigh it cooked, and then you can know for sure the macros of the cooked food by using a simple rule of three

 

[benchyourmom]

You learn to eyeball overtime. I started out weighing everything, now I can pretty much get closer than it matters. I do use the same exact tupperware for my prepped meals, it makes it a little easier to get it right everytime.

 

[Mobius]

there is an app and website called Fat Secret that you can use to keep track of calories and macros. I use the app and it is extremely helpful.

 

[Viper92]

there is an app and website called Fat Secret that you can use to keep track of calories and macros. I use the app and it is extremely helpful.

All these apps like FatSecret, MFP, etc. are really helpful for anyone interested in tracking macros and calories.

2 things though:
- 1st: make sure that total calories correspond to the sum of the macros for each food. Sometimes, there are differences that can be quite significant. For instance, total calories for 100g of almonds can be listed as 580, while macros are 21p, 20g, 51l, which would give you in reality 21*4+20*4+51*9 = 623kcal. Best advice I can give you is to create your own food and recalculate accurately the calories based on the macros
- 2nd: some members are only counting proteins from animal sources. These apps will count protein from all sources (meat, fish and eggs of course, but also veggies, rice, etc.).