ounces of canned tuna

[Beth66]

My can of tuna says that it contains about 5 ounces drained. However, if I drain it and weigh it, it weighs only about 3.5 ounces. This false advertising kinda pisses me off, but that's besides the point.

How would you log it in your totals? That you ate 3.5 ounces tuna (105 cals) or that you ate a can (150 cals)?

[krispy1138]

Originally posted by Beth66@May 23 2006, 01:07 PM
My can of tuna says that it contains about 5 ounces drained. However, if I drain it and weigh it, it weighs only about 3.5 ounces. This false advertising kinda pisses me off, but that's besides the point.

How would you log it in your totals? That you ate 3.5 ounces tuna (105 cals) or that you ate a can (150 cals)?
I would log what I actually ate (i.e. the number of ounces of actual tuna).

[jrb1980]

wierd. i have always trusted the can.

[PowerManDL]

Is a 45 calorie difference going to mean that much?

I mean, even with weighing and measuring there's only so accurate you can get.

[Blondell]

Originally posted by PowerManDL@May 23 2006, 03:22 PM
Is a 45 calorie difference going to mean that much?

I mean, even with weighing and measuring there's only so accurate you can get.
That would depend on how much you are eating. Today I'm having 4 cans. That's 180 cal difference. It matters to me. But, also, I know that a 6oz can usually yeilds 3.5 oz and measure it accordingly. :)

[PowerManDL]

But in that context, how accurate can you get?

I mean, without a calorimeter, you really can't say "how much" is in anything you eat without a pretty significant margin of error.

[Blondell]

Originally posted by PowerManDL@May 23 2006, 03:32 PM
But in that context, how accurate can you get?

I mean, without a calorimeter, you really can't say "how much" is in anything you eat without a pretty significant margin of error.
Well, yes you are right about that, but I try to be as accurate as possible without having it be a pain, ya know. If it were one can then it would not be as big an issue. But, 180 cals is not a small amount, imo. I want to know how many cals I am getting. Especially w/ the amount of canned tuna I eat.

[Cindy Day]

I go by the label. If the entire can has X amount of protein in it, and I eat a fraction or the whole can, then I make fitday say however many ounces/grams meet that amount of protein I ate (i.e., 33g pro or half or 2/3 of that) thereby getting the accurate number of calories and other macros.

[Beth66]

Is a 45 calorie difference going to mean that much?


In the grand scheme of life, no. Not at all.

However, when eating on a deficit and counting macros, the difference could add up to whether I can have that cottage cheese and peanut butter before bed or not. :innocent:

[PowerManDL]

That's all I'm saying; keep it practical. There's no reason to obsess over tiny amounts.

I'd go as far as to speculate that a lot of people could end up off by 200-300 calories a day, and that's with meticulous weighing and measuring.

Of course, the body's maintenance level isn't ever going to be exactly 15 * body weight, either, so maybe it balances out.

Ugh. This is why I don't bother doing more than a ballpark in terms of calorie amounts.

[Jenny]

Solution...don't drain the can :p .

[Blondell]

Originally posted by Jenny@May 23 2006, 03:58 PM
Solution...don't drain the can :p .
:huh: You're not serious are ya? :ban:

[Jenny]

Originally posted by bdd814@May 23 2006, 03:05 PM
:huh: You're not serious are ya? :ban:
:lol: No, I can't stand tuna that's not drained!

[Blondell]

Originally posted by Jenny@May 23 2006, 04:09 PM
:lol: No, I can't stand tuna that's not drained!
:oops: But the cals would still be the same.

[Pandora]

I do find it odd that there's only about half as much tuna in the can as the nutritional label claims, though/ I've noticed that before, too. 6.5 ounces is really 3.

[jrb1980]

Originally posted by PowerManDL@May 23 2006, 07:22 PM
Is a 45 calorie difference going to mean that much?

I mean, even with weighing and measuring there's only so accurate you can get.
Depends how small you are and how much tuna you eat.

[Brandi]

This is an abomination!

Or something...

[andi]

Originally posted by Brandi@May 23 2006, 03:50 PM
This is an abomination!

Or something...
:lol:

[MichelleS]

is you are that worried about it buy the packages the calories on the back are for the 3.5 oz tuna :p

[Jenny]

I don't have to worry about calculating macros anymore...yea!!! As of today, Erik does this for me! :clap:

Jen <--Who eats whatever Erik tells her to&#33;

[Brandi]

EriK.

[MichelleS]

Originally posted by Jenny@May 23 2006, 05:05 PM
I don&#39;t have to worry about calculating macros anymore...yea&#33;&#33;&#33; As of today, Eric does this for me&#33; :clap:

Jen <--Who eats whatever Eric tells her to&#33;
:finger: first is Erik with a K you better get that right or he gets :curse:

[MichelleS]

Originally posted by Brandi@May 23 2006, 05:05 PM
EriK.
you beat me to it

[fitmommy]

Yup, my brother is an Erik w/ a K. He gets real pissed if someone spells his name with a c. I get real pissed when someone calls me "Martha" when my name is "Marta"....but that&#39;s a whole &#39;nother Oprah.

Not liking that the tuna can is short w/ the tuna. :curse: I count my macros too and it does make a difference at days end. I am going to have to measure my next can and see what the content are.

[Blondell]

Originally posted by fitmommy@May 23 2006, 06:31 PM

Not liking that the tuna can is short w/ the tuna. :curse: I count my macros too and it does make a difference at days end. I am going to have to measure my next can and see what the content are.
You&#39;ll actually end up being able to eat more. ;)

[PinkGlitter86]

I always thought the number on the can was the weight of the entire unit, including the can and water...*shrugs* I dunno.

[liberty]

You mean you all aren&#39;t eating the can :lol: My parents can tuna for me so minimal water allllll chicken of the sea, yum.
C

[Kathryn]

Originally posted by Beth66@May 23 2006, 07:07 PM
My can of tuna says that it contains about 5 ounces drained. However, if I drain it and weigh it, it weighs only about 3.5 ounces. This false advertising kinda pisses me off, but that&#39;s besides the point.

How would you log it in your totals? That you ate 3.5 ounces tuna (105 cals) or that you ate a can (150 cals)?
I noticed that too the other day...I weigh it now

[PowerManDL]

Fortunately my body doesn&#39;t react to precise energy totals tallied from an inherently inaccurate measurement.

[PowerManDL]

Just for the hell of it, BodyRecomp&#39;s take on the matter (http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15118).

[Beth66]

Fortunately my body doesn&#39;t react to precise energy totals tallied from an inherently inaccurate measurement.

You are just a more balanced, centered -- and let&#39;s face it -- better person than I. I am an anal-retentive nut-job and you are not.
;)

[Inatic]

Got me wondering to.. what else can we stress about. :)