Measuring Cup or Scale?

Measuring Cup or Scale?		erinmj
		Jul 25 2008 05:16
I know that 2 oz on my food scale is different than 2 oz in my measuring cup. When I read "serving size" on the back of a food item (ie. pasta) and it gives me the measurement in oz - do I use the scale or the measuring cup to get my 2 oz? Thank you!

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#1	thax	Jul 25 2008 05:35
Scale. Measuring cups are fluid ounces. I'll explain that a little better.. *Ounce* is a measure of weight so the scale is used. *Fluid ounce* is a measure of volume. It get's confusing I used to get headaches over these 2.
#2	medveditsa	Jul 25 2008 06:16
Also, usually when the nutrition info on something is referring to fluid ounces (the kind you'd use a measuring cup for), it will say fl. oz..
#3	gi-jane	Jul 25 2008 10:12
I'd always use a scale rather than cups unless it's something like chopped lettuce where the difference in calories are negligible. An ounce of dry pasta is about 100 cals so it pays to be accurate.
#4	loseweight1234	Jul 26 2008 01:43
SCALE by far. So much more accurate than cups!!!!
#5	thmheh	Jul 26 2008 02:39
Yes scale for sure. For dry goods especially as they tend to settle. An example is my "cup" of cereal according to the nutrition label should have been 40 grams. When I finally bought a scale, a cup actually weighed over 50. That's a big difference when you're talking about a calorie dense food. In this case it was supposed to be 200 cal vs actually being 250 cal.
#6	deflepfan16	Jul 26 2008 02:45
This is a good example of why a scale is better =)
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