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Yes. If you're having oats later and you're watching your weight, a good starting portion is:

Dry oats: 40–50 g

Milk: 150–200 ml (preferably unsweetened)

Fruit: a small portion, such as half a banana or some pawpaw

Sugar: preferably none, or just 1 teaspoon if you really need it.

Since you're already having 70 g dry garri as one meal, 40–50 g dry oats later is a reasonable portion.

You don't need to make the portions extremely small—your goal is to eat enough nutritious food while keeping the overall amount appropriate for your weight-management goal.

Yes 👍🏽 70 g of dry garri before adding water is a reasonable portion if you're watching your weight.

You can soak that 70 g and add your soup separately. The water will increase the volume, but the calories remain based on the original 70 g of dry garri.

So when using your scale, simply measure 70 g of dry garri first. That's the amount I'd recommend starting with.

Yes, you can have 70 g of dry garri as one meal, but I wouldn't recommend eating only that meal once a day for the entire day.

If you're watching your weight, it's better to have 2–3 balanced meals rather than severely restricting your food. Your 70 g garri can be one of those meals, preferably with:

🥣 70 g dry garri

🥬 Plenty of vegetables in your soup

🐟 A good portion of fish/chicken/meat for protein

💧 Water

You can then have another nutritious meal later, such as eggs with vegetables, beans, oatmeal, or a balanced meal with vegetables and protein.

The goal is portion control, not starving yourself. Your 70 g measurement is a good starting portion.

If you are eating 345 g of dry garri, that is quite a large amount for someone watching their weight.

345 g dry garri can provide roughly 1,200–1,300 calories, depending on the type of garri.

The water you add when soaking it does not reduce the calories.

For weight management, a more moderate portion would be around 50–100 g dry garri (roughly ½–1 cup, depending on how it is measured), alongside protein and vegetables.

So if you're planning to eat the whole 345 g, I wouldn't recommend that for a weight-loss/weight-control meal. You can weigh out a smaller portion and keep the rest for another meal.

If you tell me what you want to eat with the garri (groundnuts, milk, fish, egg, soup, etc.), I can help you put together a portion that fits your weight-loss goal.

Happy weekend ❤️