measuring cup or weight?

[Carla123456]

1/2 cup of Quinoa = 80 calories but when I used the digital scale to get a more accurate reading the weight was 70 grams which translated to 249 calories!!!

Does that seem right?

Do you go by the measurement or the weight?

[SunsetRunner]

Hi @Carla123456 and welcome to the forums!  Are you measuring/weighing cooked or uncooked quinoa? That will make a difference. You can google “quinoa, nutritional info” to get the official word on calories, etc.

[Carla123456]

Hi!

 Thanks for replying. 
it’s cooked quinoa. The nutritional info on the package gave info based on 1/2 cup (I scanned the barcode for the Fitbit app) but then I weighed it and it put the gram info (edited the measurement on the Fitbit app) and it gave me a MUCH higher number. 
weird 

[AC363904]

Hi! Are you taking into account the weight of the cup when using the scale?

[emili]

half a cup is 64 grams, so there must have been something else in the cup or your scale may be off. When I measured and counted, I would use the label info to determine what calorie value is assigned for an amount. and then I would weigh to make sure I only had that amount. I wouldn't translate it to anything. So in your scenario a half cup is equal to 80 calories. I would measure out ounces equivalent to the half cup on my scale and log the 80 calories. That would be 2.25 ounces.