For example, my box says that there is 170g of pasta in it. However when I weighed it myself, it turned out to be 120. 50g of pasta isn't just 10 or so calories, comes out to about 200 or so. Has anyone else found this?
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02-08-2013, 10:35 AM #1Get big or die trying
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Has anyone else found that the measurements given on a box isn't accurate?
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02-08-2013, 10:41 AM #2Bootless Errand
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It gets mentioned fairly frequently in this forum. The only real way around it is to just weight your own portions.Originally Posted by JacqueAttack
Also, sometimes (not in your case) there is some confusion between volume and weight. Again, the solution is to weigh portions.No brain, no gain.
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02-08-2013, 12:03 PM #3Registered User
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Macronutrient information on the box is typically almost right on, but companies are allowed to "round" on the total calories quite a bit. Have you ever seen a box of food that the serving size is 197 calories? no way man always 200.Originally Posted by JacqueAttack
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02-08-2013, 12:56 PM #4Registered User
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cereal boxes are notorious for this, honey bunches of oats definitely has less than 11 or so servings per box...more like 7-9 if you weight it out. Not a big deal...just saying.
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02-08-2013, 01:52 PM #5Set a goal & achieve it!
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I have found Quaker oats to be off as well. The serving size says "1/2 cup (40g)" using two different 1/2 cup measures I get around 57 grams. So now everything just gets weighed.
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02-08-2013, 02:31 PM #6
Maybe they include the weight of the container that it comes in lol. Don't you know cardboard macros son!
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02-08-2013, 02:44 PM #7Registered User
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pancake mix is always off with serving size and total servings as well... One cup is so many grams when I weigh it turns out to be less than a cup.
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02-08-2013, 04:16 PM #8
I measured out some kidney beans the other day that was supposed to be 1/2 cup per serving (3.5 servings per can) when I weighed it out to what the portion grams were, it came out closer to two servings per can. I checked my scale, it's dead on. What gives??
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