Method for controlling the consumed product in an apparatus for dispensing fluid or creamy food products, characterized in that it provides for a. associating a tank for containing a product to be dispensed with measuring means for measuring the weight of said tank, said measuring means being configured in such a way as to measure the weight of the said tank and the weight of its content and possibly the weight of parts of the apparatus to which the tank itself is connected, to the extent of integrating the entire weight of the apparatus; said measuring means comprising at least one pair of load cells integrated in the support feet of the base of the said tank; said load cells being predisposed to perform the measurement of the weight of the entire apparatus, including the weight of the product contained inside the tank; b. measuring the weight of the apparatus continuously or at predetermined intervals, by means of said load cells, during the daily work cycle; c. comparing the measured values with a predetermined reference value, for example the empty weight of the apparatus itself, and, consequently, measuring weight variations; d. calculating the consumed product starting from an initial supply of said product, said weight variations being an indication of the progressive consumption of the product introduced into the said tank; e. sending said measurements of said consumed product to an external control unit predisposed to manage said apparatus by remote control means; said steps b, c, d, e being performed by means of an internal control unit arranged on board the apparatus and predisposed to manage the measured values; the said load cells being connected to said internal control unit; said internal control unit comprising said remote control means and a suitable electronic board that manages the operation of the apparatus. a. associating a tank for containing a product to be dispensed with measuring means for measuring the weight of said tank, said measuring means being configured in such a way as to measure the weight of the said tank and the weight of its content and possibly the weight of parts of the apparatus to which the tank itself is connected, to the extent of integrating the entire weight of the apparatus; said measuring means comprising at least one pair of load cells integrated in the support feet of the base of the said tank; said load cells being predisposed to perform the measurement of the weight of the entire apparatus, including the weight of the product contained inside the tank; b. measuring the weight of the apparatus continuously or at predetermined intervals, by means of said load cells, during the daily work cycle; c. comparing the measured values with a predetermined reference value, for example the empty weight of the apparatus itself, and, consequently, measuring weight variations; d. calculating the consumed product starting from an initial supply of said product, said weight variations being an indication of the progressive consumption of the product introduced into the said tank; e. sending said measurements of said consumed product to an external control unit predisposed to manage said apparatus by remote control means;