what is 'a cup' in grams?
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Female; 5'8''
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Hw:182lbs /Rw:170lbs/35"waist/UK size 16 /CW: 148lbs
Mini goal target: 160lbs/31"waist/ UK size 14 - Done!
2nd Mini goal target: 150lbs/30"waist/UK size 12-14 - DONE!
Target weight overall: 140lbs/28"waist/UK size 12
Target date: 3rd August 2007...is this do-able?
restart date: 21st May 07 175lbs
NO CHEATING COMMITMENT: 1st goal 4th June - DONE! 2nd goal: 21st June DONE!! Target: 3rd August - Down to 150lbs
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Re: very quick question
I learned that one cup equals 8 oz., and an ounce is 28 grams. Soooo... *gets calculator out* - that's 228 grams, or more likely, 230 grams per cup. Sounds about right!
I want to be thin. I want to be a runner. Why can't I get it into my head that both things require work??
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It actually depends on what you are weighing. One cup of liquid is 8 oz. I'm so being anal, but even the specific gravity of say heavy cream to water would be different. But take a cup of feathers and a cup of marbles and they are not by weight be the same, volume yes.Loner Insearchof Something Amazing
Female- age 41
HW 320
SW 265 or more
CW 249
first goal: 225
Second goal: 200
third goal:175
Fourth Goal:150
Goal Weight?????
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Cups are a volume measure. Grams are a weight measure. I met some students from the Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park last year and they said that assuming 8 ounces (a weight measure) is the same thing as 8 fluid ounces (a volume measure) is one of the biggest mistakes novice home cooks make.
Every food has it's own grams per cup measurement. So 1 cup of broccoli isn't the same weight as 1 cup of lettuce. And they both do not weigh 8 ounces or 230 grams. For example, 1 cup of chopped broccoli is 91 grams, 1 cup of shredded Romaine/Cos lettuce is 47 grams.
The USDA Nutrient Database (http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/) gives their food values in grams with their corresponding volume (cups/spoons) measurements. If you choose to weigh your foods, the USDA website will be most helpful to you.
~Megs~
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That may explain some things...Originally posted by not2late
ROFL!
I want to be thin. I want to be a runner. Why can't I get it into my head that both things require work??
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From what I understand the UK edition really screwed up the weight-volume measurements. They translated the 1 cup American as being a weight measure and the UK books recommended 230 grams, of the veggies. As you can see from the broccoli info I posted, 230 grams of broccoli could feed a you and two guests! And the amount of lettuce.......They'd have to call in "search and rescue" to find you in that mountain of greens!~Megs~
242/141/160 (130)
dress size 26/10/8
5'4", Female, May 2, 2003
My blog:
http://mformiscellaneous.blogspot.com/Comment
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this is an excellent resource for converting literally anything (we use metric too but most stuff here also shows oz's which is a huge help).
They even have a calculator to convert your age to dog years
Jen, 39, F
In maintenance
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