Measuring raw spinach??

happyteacher
on 4/3/12 6:21 am

Just a quick question-

If you enter 1 cup raw spinach in for myfitnesspal, is that a packed cup, a loose pile in a cup, or...? No clue how to measure spinach apparently!

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trayb17
on 4/3/12 6:27 am

VSG on 01/05/12

Hmmm, I never thought about it before, but i would think a loose pile...I am interested to see what others have to say.

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Marabell
on 4/3/12 6:47 am

VSG on 06/07/12

I agree with loose cup..

(deactivated member)
on 4/3/12 7:19 am

VSG on 12/07/11

I'm going to go with tightly packed. 10 oz of raw spinach is 8 calories. Sometimes it's just easier to go by weight than by volume. I use Livestrong.com and generally I can track using weight instead of volume. Makes my calories seem a little more accurate to me. Either way, I don't think it'll make that much difference.

emelar
on 4/3/12 7:23 am - TX

VSG on 11/18/10

Spinach and most raw greens have such a minor nutritional and calorie impact that I don't usually bother counting them. And, when I do, I pick whichever measure sounds good to me at the time!

happyteacher
on 4/3/12 9:11 am

VSG on 12/19/11

Thanks- I didn't even look up by weight, that would totally work. Every one I picked on myfitnesspal was done by cup. Thanks for your input! I was not so worried about the calories, but given enough it does count as some protein- and that I want to be accurate on as I typically barely hit my 90 each day.

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califsleevin
on 4/3/12 9:54 am - CA

VSG on 05/09/11

That's why I pretty much weigh everything - that very question of measuring spinach has long been a problem when using volume measures. So, while the 5 calories that the 20g of chopped spinach that I typically have in my salads may be insignificant, I do track the vitamins and minerals that it contains.

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