 NeilP 10 years ago | Ah thanks, and I would have believed you too had I not seen Sharon’s link earlier Seems like we are getting volume density and weigh all mixed up here. 1 Cup seems to be anything from 23 grams…so less than 1 oz, all the way up o 240 grams, or near enough the 8 oz. I was expecting a cup measurement to have been given in a volume rather than a weight. so 240 grams of water would be 240 millilitres. which kind of makes sense now, Thanks. |
 c.white468 10 years ago | a cup is an American measure for 8 oz |
| NeilP 10 years ago | Hi, thanks That “Cup”…what a vague “weird” measurement. Is it in common usage or just something you guys decided to use ? |
 Ossie-Sharon 10 years ago | Hi, Neil. You can see precise measurements here: Exchange Lists
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| NeilP 10 years ago | I am getting to the end of the first week and one thing that bugs me is that some measurements are accurate, yet others are so vague. For instance, we are often told a ‘Serving of veg of your choice.. OK, so what is that? 10 grams, 100 grams? 500 grams? Last night one of the even meal items was Roasted Egg plant (Aubergine in British english)
The amount says a rather vague ” Cupful “. I’ve gone through my cupboard and a cupful of water can weigh any where from about 100grams to 450 grams depending on the size of cup you choose. o 100 -450 ml I like to have accuracy in my measurements. Any chance you can lose these vague terms in the menu planner and put proper measured amounts. Last night, even using a smaller cup size, I had too much.
The menu planner came up with 130gram Tuna
three quarters a cup of green peas
½ cup lentils
1 cup of egg plant. Well that amount, even using a mid sized cup, fed both myself and my partner. |
