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This is exactly how I figured out my meat portions before I had my food scale. It's not exact (especially when you are dealing with things like chicken breasts, that aren't easily divisible), but it works. I was pretty successful with this method--I think I lost 20 lbs (just over halfway to my goal) before I finally bought a food scale. I do love my food scale and it's definitely made figuring out meat portions a lot easier (and my meat buying is a lot faster, since I don't have to find the package that weighs as close to 1 lb as possible Originally Posted by zenor77
Can you look at the package of meat to see how big it is before he makes the patties? Lets say he gets a 1lb package of meat. There are 16oz in a lb, so if he makes 4 patties from a 1 lb package then you'll know they are the right size (16oz/4=4oz.) If he buys a bigger package just adjust accordingly. If he want to make some bigger, he can divide the package into 4oz portions, leave one out for you and then add other portions together to make bigger patties. I know he may think this is a pain, but it's your health and he needs to understand that (in my opinion at least. )
), but I don't think it is critical to losing weight. Unless you are getting 99% lean ground turkey, it's actually not that much leaner than the leanest ground beef. 95% lean ground turkey is about the same calorie-wise as 93%-95% lean ground beef. But I guess if you can't get the leanest ground beef, then the ground turkey is a good option (if you can get that).
Another thought on the burgers is to add some other ingredients to bulk them up and add flavore, like diced onions or peppers, bread crumbs, minced fresh herbs, etc. I made Greek Turkey Burgers last week and with 99% lean ground turkey and reduced fat feta, the patties were enormous and came in at under 200 calories each. We ate them on whole wheat pitas.