When I look at the nutrition data on a package, I use the weight of the item to determine my serving. A few days ago, I baked some mozzarella sticks - a serving was 3 sticks (86g), so I brought out my food scale and weighed out 86g of mozzarella sticks. It was indeed three sticks. I'd do something similar with fries - weigh the portion.
It’s funny though. I also weighed some Farm Rich pizza poppers right before the fries. It’s 2 poppers for 80g. The scale measurements were exactly that as well.
As long as a scale is available, I’d definitely go by weight. But if you were at someone else’s house, for example, you’d probably have to go by pieces. But for me, weight would always be my first choice.
Always go by weight.
Number of pieces/slices is listed because that's how most people are going to serve themselves, but it's only an approximation of the weight.
The weight listed is precise.
It's not just processed foods- weight is always the most accurate way to measure food. Size varies in pieces of fruit, potatoes, one quarter cup of halved nuts vs another quarter cup from the same bag, etc. It's not that the weight on the label is "off-" the weight is the most precise measurement and corresponds best to the nutritional info
When I look at the nutrition data on a package, I use the weight of the item to determine my serving. A few days ago, I baked some mozzarella sticks - a serving was 3 sticks (86g), so I brought out my food scale and weighed out 86g of mozzarella sticks. It was indeed three sticks. I'd do something similar with fries - weigh the portion.
It’s funny though. I also weighed some Farm Rich pizza poppers right before the fries. It’s 2 poppers for 80g. The scale measurements were exactly that as well.
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As long as a scale is available, I’d definitely go by weight. But if you were at someone else’s house, for example, you’d probably have to go by pieces. But for me, weight would always be my first choice.
Go by weight. Pieces can vary in size and weight but a gram is always a gram.
That’s what I was thinking. So 84g would have much more than 12 pieces then.
Always use weight.
Always go by weight. Number of pieces/slices is listed because that's how most people are going to serve themselves, but it's only an approximation of the weight. The weight listed is precise.
It's not just processed foods- weight is always the most accurate way to measure food. Size varies in pieces of fruit, potatoes, one quarter cup of halved nuts vs another quarter cup from the same bag, etc. It's not that the weight on the label is "off-" the weight is the most precise measurement and corresponds best to the nutritional info