scoops

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It is 180 calories for two scoops, which is 3.4 tablespoons (or 49 grams).

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  1. noun A shovellike utensil, usually having a deep curved dish and a short handle: a flour scoop.
  2. noun The amount that such a utensil can hold.
  3. noun A thick-handled cuplike utensil for dispensing balls of ice cream or other semisoft food, often having a sweeping band in the cup that is levered by the thumb to free the contents.
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  • In an excited rush of plucks, scoops, and tilts, a generous allotment from each pan was transferred to two dinner-size plates. —  The Beach House
  • Had ever a journalist such an opening and so little chance of using it--the scoop of scoops, and no one to appreciate it? —  The First Men In The Moon
  • Just behind the takeaway scoops was a gasket, and behind that were holes designed to inject and coat the interior of the tunnel behind the head with a smooth layer of chemical and weather-resistant plastic. —  Analog SFF, November 2006
  • The size of the scoops are pretty decent, and the Jing'an one at least had super friendly service. —  Shanghaiist
  • While I realize Eklund hasn't been correct with any of his "scoops", assuming there his some merit to his claim, who do we think will be on the move? —  Rangers Report
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