Portion control & Presentation
09-18-08, 09:00 PM
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I've got a rather expensive kitchen scale and I use it nearly every day from oatmeal to pasta to meat. It is amazing how useful it is once you buid the habit of using it.
As a T1 diabetic my control is fare better when I can accurately count grams of carbs and the only way to do this is by weighing food. Volume lies. I never would have bought the scale otherwise.
As a T1 diabetic my control is fare better when I can accurately count grams of carbs and the only way to do this is by weighing food. Volume lies. I never would have bought the scale otherwise.
09-18-08, 09:22 PM
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Only problem with scales is if you live with roommates. My last one and current one thing I am crazy and have OCD. 
11-03-08, 01:30 PM
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Perfect example: cereal.
I freaking love cereal. Unless someone proves it causes cancer or something, I won't be giving it up. However, I finally measured how much one cup of cereal really is.
It's not a hell of a lot. In fact, you really can't have breakfast on one cup of cereal, at least without eating other stuff.
Learning good portion control is a huge step in weight management.
I freaking love cereal. Unless someone proves it causes cancer or something, I won't be giving it up. However, I finally measured how much one cup of cereal really is.
It's not a hell of a lot. In fact, you really can't have breakfast on one cup of cereal, at least without eating other stuff.
Learning good portion control is a huge step in weight management.
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11-06-08, 12:33 PM
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11-06-08, 12:38 PM
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In spaghetti or other noodles I am a bit more puzzled. They say something like 2 oz pre cooked is the serving size and that makes roughly 1 cup. Is it one cup packed or loose or ? It seems that measuring portions for noodles would be better using the weight after being cooked instead of cups. Anyhow, I eyeball it. My guess is that I am completely wrong.
