Confused.. How many .oz is in a cup of lettuce

LadyLaTina72 · 07-12-2007, 01:44 PM

I eat 4 .oz of lettuce, not sure if that is a cup or 2 ETC. I know in Liquid that would be 1/2 cup..

Since I weigh a lot of my food, and I want to start KimKins.. I heard you are allowed 3 cups a day..

Does anyone know How many .oz is in a cup of lettuce?

Thanks in advance

flagal189 · 07-12-2007, 01:52 PM

go to this pos.. it might help!
Meaurements Equivalents Chart
but i would say a handful would be about a cup but that is just my guess-timation!

LindaSue · 07-12-2007, 04:11 PM

This might give you some idea. That's a regular sized dinner plate that the lettuce is sitting on, by the way.

pink parsley · 07-12-2007, 04:15 PM

Linda, I just went to your recipe site - wow!

How much would using a skinless breast cut down on the fat in the Korean Chicken recipe? Do you think most of the fat is in the chicken skin? Because that sounds delish. I have all the ingredients and can make it tonight!

Thanks for posting on this forum!

LadyLaTina72 · 07-12-2007, 07:56 PM

Thank you all for responding. I just check with Calorieking. And it said 1 cup Shredded or chopped was 1.9 .oz.. Which means I have been eating a little over 2 cups.

LindaSue · 07-13-2007, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by pink parsley

Linda, I just went to your recipe site - wow!

How much would using a skinless breast cut down on the fat in the Korean Chicken recipe? Do you think most of the fat is in the chicken skin? Because that sounds delish. I have all the ingredients and can make it tonight.

Here are the counts for one serving of Seoul Chicken made with skin-on thighs:
221 Calories; 16g Fat; 17g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 1g Net Carb

Here are the counts using boneless chicken breasts with no skin:
153 Calories; 3g Fat; 28g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 1g Net Carb

If you were to use thighs without skin:
86 Calories; 5g Fat; 8g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 1g Net Carb

I'm not sure why MasterCook says that a skinless thigh would have less fat than a skinless breast though. Somehow that doesn't make sense, especially since they weigh pretty much the same amount. The amount of protein looks wrong too. I'm going to check the USDA site and see what I can find out.

Nevermind. I figured out why the numbers looked so wrong. I'd entered "chicken thigh, no skin, R-T-C" which gives the counts for the chicken after cooking. Cooking meat renders out fat so the calories are much lower than for raw chicken. I'm still not sure why the calories for raw thigh meat are lower than breast meat though.

105 Calories; 4g Fat; 14g Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 1g Net Carb

LindaSue · 07-13-2007, 09:01 AM

Here's what I got from the USDA site:

Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, raw - 100 grams:

119 calories
19.5g protein
4g fat

Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, raw - 100 grams:

110 calories
23g protein
1.25g fat

LaurieRobo · 07-13-2007, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LadyLaTina72

I eat 4 .oz of lettuce, not sure if that is a cup or 2 ETC. I know in Liquid that would be 1/2 cup..

Since I weigh a lot of my food, and I want to start KimKins.. I heard you are allowed 3 cups a day..

Does anyone know How many .oz is in a cup of lettuce?

Thanks in advance

This what drive me crazy about Kimkins and the ideas.. Yes the plan works, but 1 cup, 2 cups hecks 6 cups of lettuce is less than 50 calories.

Yes I agree it is good to know what a portion size is and looks like but - I know I didn't get fat eating 10 cups of lettuce a day...

Don't let your self get crazy over lettuce -that is not what is going to slow you down....

This is said sincerely - I believe in the plan and it works - I don't believe in it when it is taken to extremes....

pink parsley · 07-13-2007, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaurieRobo

This what drive me crazy about Kimkins and the ideas.. Yes the plan works, but 1 cup, 2 cups hecks 6 cups of lettuce is less than 50 calories.

Yes I agree it is good to know what a portion size is and looks like but - I know I didn't get fat eating 10 cups of lettuce a day...

Don't let your self get crazy over lettuce -that is not what is going to slow you down....

This is said sincerely - I believe in the plan and it works - I don't believe in it when it is taken to extremes....

Good points, Laurie. I agree that none of us are now posting on a weight loss forum because we ate too much lettuce!

For a lot of people, however, it's not the lettuce. It's the stuff they put on it. The difference between 1-2 cups of lettuce and 6-7 cups in terms of the amounts of salad dressing or whatever might make a difference over a long-term period of time to some people.

But I also think all plans do this to some extent, with the aggressive weighing and measuring and whatnot. It's a way to help people take control of their eating in a very conscious way. Even Atkins was saying "2 cups loosely packed" or whatever. It's another strategy to "stay in the moment" and be aware of what we are eating.

But, yeah, lettuce itself is not the culprit.

LaurieRobo · 07-13-2007, 11:08 AM

Hope I didn't sound SNARKY -

This craziness over a cup or two of lettuce on kimkins drive me nutso!!!

LadyLaTina72 · 07-13-2007, 11:40 AM

I agree with you.. You did not sound Snarky at all..

rhlong · 07-13-2007, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaurieRobo

Hope I didn't sound SNARKY -

This craziness over a cup or two of lettuce on kimkins drive me nutso!!!

i agree with pink parsley. it is not about the lettuce. it is about learning portion control which is essential to any plan. Speaking as a compulsive overeater, you can overeat on anything. You can overeat on lettuce. No, overdoing it on lettuce will not make you fat but it is about learning to see what a normal portion/serving of food should be.

flagal189 · 07-13-2007, 12:24 PM

Amen Rhonda! I am also a compulsive overeater and I have to retrain my brain to eat the right amount of any food..even lettuce!

Antigone · 07-13-2007, 07:17 PM

I try to do Kimkins except for the salad green limitations. I eat more than 3 cups/day. I feel better doing so rather than be tempted to fill up on meat.

Guess Im doing Scarsdale now.

Antigone · 07-13-2007, 07:29 PM

I try to do Kimkins except for the salad green limitations. I eat more than 3 cups/day. I feel better doing so rather than be tempted to fill up on meat.

Guess Im doing Scarsdale now.

07-12-2007, 01:44 PM	#1
LadyLaTina72 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 146 Gallery: LadyLaTina72 Stats: 268/208.4/165 WOE: A little bit of every Low Carb Eating.. Tweaking Start Date: ReStarted 1/17/07 @ 268	Confused.. How many .oz is in a cup of lettuce I eat 4 .oz of lettuce, not sure if that is a cup or 2 ETC. I know in Liquid that would be 1/2 cup.. Since I weigh a lot of my food, and I want to start KimKins.. I heard you are allowed 3 cups a day.. Does anyone know How many .oz is in a cup of lettuce? Thanks in advance

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07-12-2007, 01:52 PM	#2
flagal189 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 174 Gallery: flagal189 Stats: 234/210.2/150 WOE: K/E and Atkins '72 Start Date: 6/19/2007	go to this pos.. it might help! Meaurements Equivalents Chart but i would say a handful would be about a cup but that is just my guess-timation!

07-12-2007, 04:11 PM	#3
LindaSue Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 8,120 Gallery: LindaSue Stats: 167/117/120 - 5'7" WOE: Atkins Maintenance Start Date: July 2002	This might give you some idea. That's a regular sized dinner plate that the lettuce is sitting on, by the way.

07-12-2007, 04:15 PM	#4
pink parsley Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 181 Gallery: pink parsley Stats: 159/137/125 WOE: K/E Start Date: 6/25/07	Linda, I just went to your recipe site - wow! How much would using a skinless breast cut down on the fat in the Korean Chicken recipe? Do you think most of the fat is in the chicken skin? Because that sounds delish. I have all the ingredients and can make it tonight! Thanks for posting on this forum!

07-12-2007, 07:56 PM	#5
LadyLaTina72 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 146 Gallery: LadyLaTina72 Stats: 268/208.4/165 WOE: A little bit of every Low Carb Eating.. Tweaking Start Date: ReStarted 1/17/07 @ 268	Thank you all for responding. I just check with Calorieking. And it said 1 cup Shredded or chopped was 1.9 .oz.. Which means I have been eating a little over 2 cups.

07-13-2007, 09:01 AM	#7
LindaSue Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 8,120 Gallery: LindaSue Stats: 167/117/120 - 5'7" WOE: Atkins Maintenance Start Date: July 2002	Here's what I got from the USDA site: Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, raw - 100 grams: 119 calories 19.5g protein 4g fat Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, raw - 100 grams: 110 calories 23g protein 1.25g fat

07-13-2007, 11:08 AM	#10
LaurieRobo Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 726 Gallery: LaurieRobo Stats: Pregnancy High 237 175/155/150-155 WOE: Fueling my workouts and running with plenty of FAT Start Date: March 2002	Hope I didn't sound SNARKY - This craziness over a cup or two of lettuce on kimkins drive me nutso!!!

07-13-2007, 11:40 AM	#11
LadyLaTina72 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 146 Gallery: LadyLaTina72 Stats: 268/208.4/165 WOE: A little bit of every Low Carb Eating.. Tweaking Start Date: ReStarted 1/17/07 @ 268	I agree with you.. You did not sound Snarky at all..

07-13-2007, 12:24 PM	#13
flagal189 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 174 Gallery: flagal189 Stats: 234/210.2/150 WOE: K/E and Atkins '72 Start Date: 6/19/2007	Amen Rhonda! I am also a compulsive overeater and I have to retrain my brain to eat the right amount of any food..even lettuce!

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Antigone MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 1,633 Gallery: Antigone Stats: 220/195/130 WOE: Atkins Induction Start Date: mid-August 2008 (restart for the nth time)	I try to do Kimkins except for the salad green limitations. I eat more than 3 cups/day. I feel better doing so rather than be tempted to fill up on meat. Guess Im doing Scarsdale now.

07-13-2007, 07:29 PM	#15
Antigone MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 1,633 Gallery: Antigone Stats: 220/195/130 WOE: Atkins Induction Start Date: mid-August 2008 (restart for the nth time)	I try to do Kimkins except for the salad green limitations. I eat more than 3 cups/day. I feel better doing so rather than be tempted to fill up on meat. Guess Im doing Scarsdale now.