Weighing the food you eat can be really helpful for more accuracy, especially when you're starting out or aiming for specific results, like losing weight or gaining muscle mass. However, you don't have to weigh everything all the time.
Weighing helps you track your calorie and nutrient intake accurately, which is especially useful at first when you're still getting used to the quantities. As you get familiar with portions, you can rely more on visual estimates.
The balantia app offers descriptive quantities for all foods, so you can keep records accurately even without a scale. Plus, on each food screen, there's a info icon at the top right, showing quantified descriptions like “1 cup”, “1 slice”, “1 palm”, and so on. This makes logging easier and more practical, without losing accuracy.
You can also occasionally weigh new foods you add to your diet or when you make changes to your nutrition plan. Bringing in weighing flexibly, where needed, gives you a good mix of accuracy and ease in your daily life.
