How To Weigh And Measure Food (Count Calories ACCURATELY)
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- How To Weigh And Measure Food (Count Calories ACCURATELY) || If you're going to count calories, you want to make sure you're accurate when learning how to use a food scale to count calories! To be accurate when you weigh food for weight loss, you need to know how to measure food on a scale as well as how to measure food in grams.
In this video, I will show you how to do just that and how to measure calories in food at home!
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What other questions do you have concerning how to weigh and measure your food accurately?
How do you figure out portions for two people, with different calorie goals for a large recipe. for example I am aiming for 2200 while my partner is aiming for 2,500
@@alexaellis3209 That is a really broad question that is hard to answer in a simple way. Can you give me a specific example of a meal so that I might better help answer you?
@Belial 777 you can Google the USDA nutrient database for common whole, unprocessed foods like fruits, veggies, whole grains, and meats, but the easiest way is to look them up in a nutrition tracking app like Cronometer (that’s the one he recommends).
How about cooking beans from dried. I'm sure they are much heavier cooked so that's what I've been doing. I've been doing oat meal all wrong.
@@aleb5195 Yeah, I would definitely measure them out pre-cooked weight and use that in my tracking.
I always used measuring cups and never realized how inaccurate they can be for counting calories...Thank you for the info!
Glad you found it helpful!
This was a mind blowing revelation.
Wow, the information about “fluid ounces” being a measure of volume was mind blowing! I’ll definitely be changing my units to grams.
You’re so thorough! Thanks for being so committed to our health and fitness! 🔥👏🏽🎯
Thank you for watching!
Hi Dustin. I'm an "underweight " type 2 diabetic. Can you tell me how to figure out how many calories I should eat to "gain" weight? Thanks.
Hi Dustin. So if my raw meat was 500gram and cooked was 307g, then I go 500 divide by 307 = 1.62
If I want to serve myself 100gram of this cooked meat then I would go 100 x 1.62 = 162grams meaning that in my fitness pal instead of putting in 100grams, I would change it to 162grams of ‘raw’. Is this correct?
That sounds correct! Since there is a loss in water retention, 162 would be the actual number you would measure out on the scale and add to your fitness tracker.
how to track oil while cooking, cuz at the end of it some of the oil is still in the pan
Every week I cook oatmeal in bulk to use for breakfast. When cooking the oatmeal, I boil it it almond milk, rather than water. Much of the milk boils off in the process, however the end product is still heavier than it would be otherwise. What is the best method for calculating the final calory content of the oatmeal?
The exact same way I explain cooking the meat. Just do the same with the oatmeal instead.
Im here because i wanted to know how to weight a whole pineaple or mango(probably 40% is the pit and skin)
Why would you weigh the pit and skin? You won’t be eating that.
@@dustin.k.williams idk
Im just starting
Thanks for all the useful information
Excellent demonstration with much knowledge conveyed. Thank you
Thank you!
Thanks for uploading this. I need this because I totally add extra avocado always ;)
We all can so easily add more calories than what we think we are!
Thanks for the information about weighing meat raw or cooked. Consistency of whichever method makes sense.
Yes! Glad I could help out :)
But some food items change shape when you cook them they can even change in weight like for example the way I cook tempeh is I like to boil it in water, when it's done boiling it feels heavier like it absorbs water and it grows in size, raw tempeh weighs less than cooked boiled tempeh, so in a case like this would it be better to weigh my tempeh before or after I boil it?
My recommendation is always to weigh food prior to cooking it for the exact reasons you mentioned above.
@@dustin.k.williams ok that makes sense to weigh it before I cook it because the serving size of tempeh is 85g for 170 calories but that 85g piece weighs more after it's boiled but I want to get the exact coloring count
So weird. So confusing 👀
How do you even know how much calories your serving has?
Wow this was great Dustin! Thank you for sharing
Awesome, thank you!
Hey there. When you used the raw/cooked calculation example at the end. Can this work for anything. You used meat. Can this be used for rice too. Dry/cooked rice.
I’m struggling w getting the right calculations for rice. I don’t want to have to cook portion by portion at a time. I’d like to make my rice in bulk and grab what I need when planning. I’m so confused in how to figure out my dry/ cooked to know what’s right. Thanks for the video :)
Yup, it can work with anything!
What if we mix vegetables and sauces with the ground beef while cooking it? The math wouldn’t be accurate.
Measure the veggies and sauces before mixing them with the beef.
You are a fitness guy and you use oatmeal? Yikes.
Thanks so much for the video, I always appreciate the info you provide! 😊
You're welcome!
If your scale has a ML or fluid ounce option would you still recommend weighing fluid in grams?
Technically, you could, but I would still recommend weighing everything in grams to be more accurate. Using a scale for fluid ounces won't always be completely accurate.
What do you put the food on to weigh it? You just don’t lay it flat on the scale. That’s disgusting.
You can weigh your food however you prefer. I don’t judge 😂 but I typically put a plate on the scale and then turn on the scale so that it doesn’t weigh the plate.
Okay i know but, what application do i have to use to track the calorie?
Any app you want. I prefer Cronometer
I think you should technically measure caloric fluids using “Milliliters”. Grams are measurements of Mass.
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What about when something is frozen? Do you weigh it frozen or do you have to thaw it out?
In the majority of cases you're fine if you weigh the food frozen or thawed.
Kind of making having a bite to eat kind of complicated...
Not really. All fat loss requires some level of sacrifice. It’s only complicated at first while you’re learning the best ways for you to utilize it.
Thank you for this video. It was helpful!
You’re very welcome!
but why r u weighing the pkg of oatmeal and not the 1/2 cup...? I dont get it....?
Hey Dustin! I was wondering, what about eggs? Would it be fine to weigh in grams uncooked ?
Yup, you can! Most eggs will have a barcode you can scan unless you’re buying them locally.
Legend, thanks mate!
Or just weigh cooked the meat and after cooking add to the scale like 200 grams and then enter 200 g cooked beed
Great job! Always learning something good from your channel.
Thanks!
How do you convert it to calories 😩
Calorie counting is not a perfect science when you are tracking outside of a laboratory setting. The calorie content changes once a food is cooked as well. The key is to pick a tracking method (cooked / uncooked) stick with it and adjust your numbers accordingly.
i just wish i could have something that does it for me.
You had me until the end but I’ll figure it out
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Woof. What a good looking hunk you are. Great informative video and so well done. I'm amazed at the difference there is in weighing on a scale or using measuring cups. What a huge difference this will make in baking. Thanks so much . I was unclear on how to use the scale I have. You sure cleared this up for me.
Glad I could help :)
But what happens if I am making a beef stew? I can't just pull everything apart to do the math.
Input all the ingredients beforehand and then portion it out based on your needs.
Why did you not just take a half cup of oats and put on the scale to see how many grams it is? That's what I did and if you level of the cup measuring cups are accurate . I'm sure you weighted it the way you did to try to get results you were wanting .These scales are such a marketing tactic. Lol
Does that mean a good levelled half cup of oats is 40g? Because i don't have a scale😢
Yes yes yes yes yes yes and yes! Thank you!
You are more than welcome!
As a fellow nutritionist/fitness professional this hits ALL the important things
@@lynettelike1781 thanks for your feedback! Much appreciated!
i have a question meats are weight in ounces oe grams? Fruit..how do i know how much cal or how to weight them ? thank you in advanced.
1g of protein = 4 calories
1g of carbs = 4 calories
1g of fat = 9 calories
So if you have your meat in ounces, how do you convert it to grams. All of meat is in ounces(oz)
The meat packaging should tell you how many grams are in a serving size and the app should let you choose grams
How would it be with rice for example? Rice is heavier once cooked .
I always measure precooked weight. Similar to how I explained you would with meat.
Thanks. Ill try
Could you do one for rice??
Why not use a measuring cup for the liquid So?
You can. I just prefer my clients to get used to using a scale for everything as it’s more accurate.
What if the chicken is bone-in? Do the calories on the label account for the weight of the bone?
You will have to weigh only the amount of chicken you eat minus the weight of the bone
How bout sauce
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Solid vid!! Great way to get very structured with your meal prep. I need that core slicer for apples!!😁 Thank you!!
Thank you! And yeah those apple slicers are freaking awesome!
So I had weight my food and I ate a crunchy granola protein oats and darks right. I weight it is 12g. How do you calculate 12g from he weight to figure out the number of serving size?
So it can tell me the calories of it
For example, the chicken that you explained do I put 342 into number of serving?
Thanks for this video!
Thanks for watching!
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You’re awesome! Thanks for the info
Very welcome!
Does chicken change in weight if u cut it?
Nope
Thanks big bro!👍
Very welcome!
this is so long and confusing
Anything specific on it that I can help you with?
Great information. Thank you!
You're very welcome!
Very informative! Thanks!
You're welcome!
Hi what food scale are you using?
There should be a link in my description to the one I recommend.
Thank you!
You’re welcome!
Thank you very much :)
You’re very welcome!
@@dustin.k.williams :)
What about rice?
Can you be more specific about your question?
I"m so lost
Me too
Thank you so much!
You’re more than welcome!!
Love!
Woohoo!
Definitely will use from now on the scale! Thanks for this video Dustin
Glad I could help out! Thanks for watching!
My food scale battery died 3 times. Maybe I'll buy the one you suggested. I never thought about the difference between tracking raw and cooked food, thanks for the tip.
Glad I could help out! Yeah, I haven't ever had to change my battery out so far! I will probably now that I've made that comment lol
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Yo great video and one more question. Let’s say that I want to eat something, we’ll go with oats. So one serving (40 gram) is 150 Cals. But what If I want to eat less than 40 grams. How do I accurately measure the calories then. What’s the math behind it?
If you’re using an app, it will calculate all that for you.