I've always measured my oats by 'cups' and tracked them in Fitday as such. 2/3 cup of oats is ~210 cals.
Recently I've been on a gram measuring rampage and for the first time in YEARS I weighed the oats on my food scale. After scooping in a somewhat generous 2/3, the weight read 80 G. I then went to Fitday, recorded 80 grams of carbs, and found it to be 307 cals!!
This blew my mind. For the last several years have I been eating 100 more cals than I thought, not to mention the increase in carbs.
On my actual oat packaging it states 100 G - 350 cals, so 80 grams would be about 280 which is a LITTLE closer, but still, how can it be so off?
Lastly, Quaker Old Fashioned oats claims 1/2 C = 150 cals, this would mean 2/3 C = about 200.
What is it?
Recently I've been on a gram measuring rampage and for the first time in YEARS I weighed the oats on my food scale. After scooping in a somewhat generous 2/3, the weight read 80 G. I then went to Fitday, recorded 80 grams of carbs, and found it to be 307 cals!!
This blew my mind. For the last several years have I been eating 100 more cals than I thought, not to mention the increase in carbs.
On my actual oat packaging it states 100 G - 350 cals, so 80 grams would be about 280 which is a LITTLE closer, but still, how can it be so off?
Lastly, Quaker Old Fashioned oats claims 1/2 C = 150 cals, this would mean 2/3 C = about 200.
What is it?
