@miker8888, carbonic acid ( carbonated beverages) isn't great for teeth, either. And your scale suggestion also is a good one. I measure foods in grams rather than cups or tablespoons. Most food labels include gram serving sizes. Because a frozen food nutrition label usually refers to the item in its frozen, uncooked state, I weigh those things while still frozen before preparing. Some items (spices and seasonings come to mind) can be measured in spoons or cups or fractions thereof but whenever possible measuring gram weight of, say, green beans or lettuce is more accurate than measuring by cup or spoon. Food scales come in various shapes and sizes - mine is an inexpensive small one with no batteries or digital readouts, just a place to position the food item and needle in a circle marking ounces and grams - easy to use.

@miker8888 Your comment brought to mind something my husband has said often. He is a kidney transplant recipient, who now eats what he wants to. i keep a pretty strict renal diet, myself, so many times we are fixing two different looking/tasting meals. When he says, "well, you can have some of [fill in the blank] because your phosphorous/calcium/potassium levels have been really good!", my response is, "they're good because I am watching what I eat!"
Ginger