Food Scales Are A Dieter’s Friend

I remember years ago my mother had an old spring-loaded scale in the kitchen. She had used it when she was on a diet one time. I remember weighing different foods just for fun comparing to the serving information on the side of packages.

You should try this sometime and you will be amazed at the results. The portion size of food as listed on the package bears little resemblance to the actual portion size you would serve as part of a meal.

Luckily, you can get more modern and accurate electronic scales than the one we sued years ago from a site such as QuickSupply.net which wants to be your food scale headquarters.

Start weighing your own portions and compare to the “official” portion size and you’ll see why those calories add up faster in your diet than you thought they would after a quick glance at the nutrition label.

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