In my kitchen, I’m all about creating and using different methods to make the time spent preparing food simple and enjoyable. Whether it’s using new tools to make tasks easier or learning to make the most out of the ingredients I already have in my kitchen, I’m constantly trying to find ways to simplify life in the kitchen.
Recently, I was contacted by the innovative people at Perfect Portions, a company that is revolutionizing the way people use food scales for portion control and weight management. The Perfect Portions Food Scale + Nutrition Facts is a scale and nutritional calculator in one. Thanks to its countless features, this scale is the perfect tool to use if you are interested in losing weight, maintaining a healthy diet, controlling portions, baking by weight or understanding which foods are instrumental to good health.
Design
This scale is designed with a stylish glass-top surface and touchpad keys. The sleek design of this scale makes it easy to store in a kitchen drawer or leave it out on the counter for convenience and style. Plus, with five different colors to choose from (black, white, silver, red and blue), you can buy one that matches the decor of your kitchen. Thanks to the clever design, the touchpad keys are easy-to-clean with a damp cloth, making this scale both beautiful and functional.
Functionality
This scale is unlike any other scale I’ve ever seen not only in terms of looks but also in functionality. The scale is pre-programmed with nutritional information for nearly 2000 different types of food. The scale also allows you to enter up to 99 customizable food entries, enabling you to easily and accurately track the nutritional values of everything you consume.
Accuracy
Once the food is placed on the glass-top surface, the scale immediately calculates the nutritional value of foods and ingredients. What I love the most about this scale is that all of the information — calories, fats, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates, fiber, sugar and protein — is displayed in the familiar and iconic Nutrition Label format that is positioned right on the glass-top surface. Unlike other nutritional scales, the Perfect Portions Scale breaks down the information into % daily value and allows you to keep track of all the nutritional information for food weighed over time. With a simple push of a button, you can review your total intake of calories, fat or salt at the end of the day or week which makes this scale perfect for goal tracking.
Satisfaction
With the sleek design, ease of use and exceptional functionality, as stated in the name, this is the perfect scale to track and maintain consumption of perfect portions. Currently, I rarely measure my food but now that I have this handy little scale, I’m trying to train myself to get in the habit of measuring my portions to monitor carbohydrates, watch salt intake, count calories, track cholesterol and weigh food. At only $59.99, this scale offers so many features that make it an excellent value for the money. Lucky for you, the kind people at Perfect Portions would love for one of my readers to win one of these amazing scales.
{Giveaway} Perfect Portions Scale
Rule:
- Leave a comment on this post by 11:59 p.m. EST November 4, 2010 telling me how this scale will be useful to you. Please be sure to leave your e-mail address so that I can contact you if you’re the winner!
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I have heard that scales help a ton with baking and i sure do a lot of that. also, i am not good with portion control and this would help me tremendously!
I would use this as a personal tool, but I am also planning to share this with family and consumer sciences educators, as they teach nutrition and health in many schools. They will find this scale to be a great tool in teaching about portion control.
This would be awesome for me right now. I have decided to once in for all lose the excess 50lbs because the extra weight has started to affect my health in a very noticeable way. Portion control is one of the things I have issues with.
This would help me track calories each day. Thanks!
winning this scale well help me not to over eat and understand how much is to much when eating
purple_lover_04 at msn dot com
For baking and portion control over the holidays (gonna have treats, right, so gotta manage how much)
i tweeted http://twitter.com/#!/purplelover04/status/29389599385
purple_lover_04 at msn dot com
I would love this scale for two reasons: one to help me from overeating and two, to help me with baking.
Thanks!
My husband and I have lost a lot of weight lately. It was because of portion control. A scale like this would really help
Us continue losing weight….
I am on weight watchers and this would be perfect for that and I love to bake and do it a couple times of week. I would love to start weighing my ingredients to see if it really does make a difference. Thanks for the great giveaway and have a wonderful week!
Charlene
goofy6820@yahoo.com
This would be useful to me because my old kitchen scale is broken! And the nutrition info is super cool.
Tweeted it!
http://twitter.com/#!/breadandputter/status/29391235864
What a cool scale! A scale is a must for baking!
I really need a decent scale for my kitchen. All I have is a cheap plastic one that I'm worried I'll break someday (it doesn't seem very sturdy).
I've always wanted to have a scale for portion control since I'm so bad at guessing measurements!
I have been looking for a decent scale to use in my baking! I have read that measuring with a scale is the way to go! This scale looks like it would simplify my life in both baking and cooking!
beans5@hotmail.com
I became a new subscriber to your RSS feed today!
beans5@hotmail.com
I have a scale now that I only use for baking but this would come in really handy for portioning out meals.
I would use this scale to help me with weight loss and portion control. Also, I've never used a scale for baking and would love to!
I love kitchen scales! I bought one this year and love it!
Who knew a scale could do all that? This might be the boost I need to actually practice portion control, not just think about it!
Teresa
b.mcbeejr@msn.com
I love gadgets and this scale sounds awesome! I'd probably get into shape just by playing around with it, almost like a game.
bos5032at psu dot edu
I've been looking for the perfect food scale and this looks like the perfect one!
kristintiana at gmail dot com
This scale would be especially helpful for me so that I don't have to constantly refer to the food's packaging or my computer when calculating how many ounces/grahams are needed!
I am trying to eat healthier so this would make it a lot easier!
This would be very helpful, thank you! I "liked" you on Facebook!
This looks like a great way to start watching my diet. Great giveaway!
jmdedmon@yahoo.com
I tweeted, subscribed and added it to my facebook likes.
Jmdedmon@yahoo.com
Sounds like just what we need to simplify our new eating plan! My two teenage daughters and I all started "dieting" three weeks ago, and are constantly spending time trying to weigh and measure our food on an outdated, cheap, scale that I isn't very accurate. Our theory is that we can eat just about normally,IF we eat the correct portions to keep our calories, fat grams, etc in line. We would LOVE the Perfect Portions Scale and would definitely put it to good use!
Thanks for your wonderful blog!
I would love this scale! So many healthy food blogs that I follow list ingredients in weight for their recipes – so this would be so great!
This would be wonderful for helping me on my journey to a new healthy me!
Oh, this would be so helpful to both my husband & my self. I always cook fairly healthy food, but really struggle with portion control. How many almonds are too many? Can I eat 4 apples in one day? I don't know!
GASP! I just added a food scale to my Christmas list, but this one is so much nicer! I'd really like to get within my healthy weight range before I get pregnant with baby #2. My email is sheena clevenger at gmail dot com
I already followed you on Twitter, and I tweeted about this blog, but I don't know how to link my comment! I'm @txmommymonster on Twitter. Hope this counts!
I "liked" y'all on Facebook and posted about this giveaway.
I would use this for better accuracy in baking. Thanks!
This scale would be useful to me because aside from my bathroom scale, I don't have a scale and I've been wanting to get one because I've been cooking more at home lately. Half pound of chicken? Total guestimate at this point!
svalot at yahoo dot com
This scale would be a huge help in our efforts to control portions & lose weight. Thanks for the chance to win it!
megalon22 at yahoo dot com
FB fan of How To: Simplify & left the message on the wall.
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