Two Plus Two Newer Archives  

Go Back   Two Plus Two Newer Archives > Other Topics > Health and Fitness
FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 07-02-2007, 08:03 PM
Thremp Thremp is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Free Kyleb
Posts: 10,163
Default Food Scale

Anyone use one? Have thoughts about any?
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 07-02-2007, 08:39 PM
thirddan thirddan is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: dont be a *****...
Posts: 5,679
Default Re: Food Scale

i got one at target for about 5 bucks...its not digital...digital ones are more expensive and im not anal enough to actually measure my food down to the gram...if i get 25g of protein instead of 20g i think i'll live...
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 07-02-2007, 08:40 PM
TimM TimM is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: The Gym
Posts: 4,564
Default Re: Food Scale

I just got one of these, but haven't had a chance to use it yet. I will say it looks a lot smaller than I thought it would be.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 07-02-2007, 09:54 PM
Big Poppa Smurf Big Poppa Smurf is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: I AM A CALLING STATION
Posts: 3,463
Default Re: Food Scale

I imagine if you eat a lot of chicken/beef/meat products it will come in very handy so you can know how many ounces you are eating. Otherwise you can just use a measuring cup for all your food measuring needs.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 07-02-2007, 10:38 PM
Thremp Thremp is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Free Kyleb
Posts: 10,163
Default Re: Food Scale

BPS,

Yeah, I eat a lot of raw meat on the grill... So I am kinda of confused as how much they all weigh etc.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 07-02-2007, 10:42 PM
1C5 1C5 is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Golf season...75, here I come
Posts: 6,378
Default Re: Food Scale

I have one and use it sometimes. Get a digital one, they are pretty cheap.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 07-03-2007, 12:08 AM
Big Poppa Smurf Big Poppa Smurf is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: I AM A CALLING STATION
Posts: 3,463
Default Re: Food Scale

[ QUOTE ]
BPS,

Yeah, I eat a lot of raw meat on the grill... So I am kinda of confused as how much they all weigh etc.

[/ QUOTE ]

I know fitday has an option for grilled chicken that you can input in cups, but nothing for things like steak etc. I suppose you could eyeball it (3oz cooked is like a deck of cards) but getting a food scale would make life a lot easier.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 07-03-2007, 01:26 AM
Rootabager Rootabager is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Lexington KY
Posts: 2,317
Default Re: Food Scale

How do you buy your meat? If I buy a pound of meat and there is 3/4 pieces in the package I can usually say this is half the package. half a pound.
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Old 07-03-2007, 08:31 AM
chesspain chesspain is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Southern New Hampshire
Posts: 8,277
Default Re: Food Scale

[ QUOTE ]
BPS,

Yeah, I eat a lot of raw meat on the grill... So I am kinda of confused as how much they all weigh etc.

[/ QUOTE ]

I don't have a food scale, so here's what I do:

1) Pick up steak
2) Get on to bathroom scale
3) Note measurement
4) Toss steak onto bathroom counter
5) Renote measurement
6) Subtract #5 from #3
7) Mentally rehearse explaining how I got E Coli from my toothbrush [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Old 07-03-2007, 08:39 AM
secretprankster secretprankster is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 869
Default Re: Food Scale

[ QUOTE ]
How do you buy your meat? If I buy a pound of meat and there is 3/4 pieces in the package I can usually say this is half the package. half a pound.

[/ QUOTE ]

Yah, what I do. Though lately I can either eyeball it or don't really care since it's just boiled chicken and you can eat lots of it.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:26 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.