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Carb Counting Scales

Stivi1

Stivi1

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Hi

Can anyone recommend a good carb counting scale. Any help would be appreciated.

Kind Regards
Alan
 
Alan, I'm not sure what you're asking for. Are you asking for an application like MyFitnessPal that helps you track what you eat each day, or are you looking for a basic food scale that measures your portion sizes.

While a carb scale would be a lovely invention, it doesn't exist yet (or at least one that doesn't cost thousands of dollars). Fortunately, it's not hard to read food labels, weight your portions and calculate the carbs by using basic multiplication.
 
Stivi1 said:
Hi

Can anyone recommend a good carb counting scale. Any help would be appreciated.

Kind Regards
Alan
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Hi Alan, the actual carb counting scales are a waste of money as some of the carb counts are less than accurate to put things mildly. All you need is a set of scales that weigh grams and can be zeroed and a calculator if your maths isn't good so you can work out the carb amount on your plate. There's also a book and app called carbs and cals which you might find very useful.
 
TorqPenderloin said:
While a carb scale would be a lovely invention, it doesn't exist yet (or at least one that doesn't cost thousands of dollars). Fortunately, it's not hard to read food labels, weight your portions and calculate the carbs by using basic multiplication.
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Lol you can pick up the scales in the UK for about £10 but as I said in previous post not 100% with their carb calculations.
Salter do an expensive version not sure how good it is though.
This is just one example https://www.amazon.co.uk/smartLAB-k...1461148906&sr=8-1&keywords=nutritional+scales
 
Good Old Asda Online do a Scale for 10.00 that gives you carbs, fats, protein measurements etc. It is not always 100% but not so badly off that it will cause chaos.

If it is something new I tend to do a double check online.
 
I've not used carb counting scales...mostly due to the reviews I've read in regards to accuracy...I tend to use normal scales and let the 'My fitness pal' app do the rest.
 
CarbsRok said:
Lol you can pick up the scales in the UK for about £10 but as I said in previous post not 100% with their carb calculations.
Salter do an expensive version not sure how good it is though.
This is just one example https://www.amazon.co.uk/smartLAB-k...1461148906&sr=8-1&keywords=nutritional+scales
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All that is is a basic scale with pre-programmed foods and their respective energy contents. It's a cheap version of a basic food scale and MPF which I cited previously.

Actual test equipment that can measure energy content costs thousands of dollars.
 
don't know about carb counting scales, but do know the wife uses a little set of weighting scales and a calculator to work out my carbs in a meal.
 
Stivi1 said:
Can anyone recommend a good carb counting scale. Any help would be appreciated.
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Bought my last set of digital kitchen scales from Argos for around £8 (Argos Value Range), have to say they are a excellent set of scales and even better than the Salter ones I had before :)

You don't need those fancy scales @Stivi1, you can find the nutritional information on most packaging, on-line or in a good book like the Calorie Carb & Fat Bible.
 
I just think the maths is too much for some people for a variety of reasons, so I agree with some of your contributors - these carb counting scales are not 100% accurate but a good indication of what you're going to eat/drink for stuff you know well - but check any new foods accurately first.
 
This is a very old thread from about 4 years back some of the contributors to it may not even post here any more so you may not get to many posts or answers.
 
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