Spring Has Come in with a Bang
March 28, 2010 by Sarah
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Hi Blog Friends!!!
It seems like so long, since I have posted. All I can say is work, girl’s busy schedule, and Easter coming up. We are busily trying to prepare for Spring. You will find no complaints here as Spring bring nicer weather and outdoor activities.
Spring has also made me realize that I have been slacking in the organization front when it comes to preparing for the week. I decided that after I came home with the groceries this week that I was going to divide items up so all I would have to do is pull things out of the fridge and go. I did have the luxury of having a great new kitchen gadget to assist me in bagging up my lunch box items.
Portable Nutritional Tracker
The Ultra Slim Escali Cesto portable nutritional scale allows the user to have access to weight and nutritional data at home and away. The user friendly "touch glass"display shows calories, sodium, protein, fat, carbohydrates, cholesterol or fiber via the input of 999 different food codes. The Cesto can calculate total nutritional value for up to 99 different meal components.
This scale is an amazing addition to any kitchen. Today I measured to make sure I was getting the 1/2 cup of fruit I wanted for my snack tomorrow. I didn’t even need to dirty a measuring cup! I placed the container that I wanted to use to store the fruit directly on the scale. I entered the 3-digit code food code for strawberries, and weighed my berries.
A few short seconds and I had my correct portion controlled snack. I loved the fact that not only did it measure for weight but also gave me the nutritional stats for the strawberries. Each cup had approximately 42 calories of strawberries. Great tool if you are counting calories or want to know what 42 calories of strawberries looks like.
Look at me being so organized. You will be seeing my new scale out a lot and in pictures. Escali will totally change how you measure the food in kitchen. They have many models and colors to choose from. I am so excited that I am able to integrate their scale into my kitchen!
What are some things you do to stay organized in the kitchen and watch portion control?
I am going to try to keep dry with the incoming rain storms coming to New England. Not sure how much time I will be able to post or comment this week. I am going to preparing for my Easter dinner for 20. Any ideas welcomed!
This Escali scale is a neat gadget. Very helpful with portion control, which is something I need.
Wow, that scale seems really handy!
great tool for the kitchen..look at you so organized….
sweetlife
Cool gadget!
I am very impressed with your dinner preparations for 20! I would be completely stressed out!
loook good I love my kitchen scale too!
I freeze food in only the portion that I will need so that I don’t waste.
I love my kitchen scale. It’s a lifesaver!
Food scales are such a fabulous tool when trying to closely track nutrition for personal goals and also for proper portions of things that are easy to go overboard with. I like scales because weighing usually gives more food than just using a measuring cup.That’s so nifty that this one gives nutrition info too!
i love that scale! its awesome. im proud of you!!
20 ppl! yiiikes! were makin honey ham, mac and cheese, collards an corn bread… lol
That scales looks great! I need to get a food scale like woah lol
that scale is pretty awesome! How do you figure out the 3 digit code though?
Great Question LK! There is a book that comes with the scale that has a list of codes. There are over 1000 items with codes.
I bought a food scale earlier this year to bake with and I swear that thing is addictive. It makes baking SO MUCH EASIER. Heck it makes doing everything so much easier. Except push-ups. They’re still pretty hard.
Definitely a worthy buy!
Happy spring!
That food scale seems cool. I have a pretty low-tech one (although it is still digital).
That is a SWEET scale. I wish I hadn’t just bought one!