question about how to log marinade

amunet07

Hi, I was hoping someone could tell me how they log marinade.

Montreal seasoning made with water, vinegar & extra virgin olive oil. I made the packet but only ate what stuck to the steak...what do you log as the amount of olive oil consumed. (steak was 3.60 oz. I guessed a tablespoon ??? (amazed at how many calories that was)

Thanks

Alatariel75

I'm a bit pedantic about this.

I make the marinade, and work out the calories in the lot by weight. I marinade my steak, then weigh the remaining marinade. That way I know exactly how much went on my steak.

If I'm marinading more than one bit of meat at a time, I just divide the amount used by the number of portions marinated.

amunet07

I'll have to remember that next time. thanks

SandyBVTN

Alatariel75 wrote: »

I'm a bit pedantic about this.

I make the marinade, and work out the calories in the lot by weight. I marinade my steak, then weigh the remaining marinade. That way I know exactly how much went on my steak.

If I'm marinading more than one bit of meat at a time, I just divide the amount used by the number of portions marinated.

Wow - I'm impressed!! Going to use this in the future too, thanks!

Alatariel75

SandyBVTN wrote: »

Alatariel75 wrote: »

I'm a bit pedantic about this.

I make the marinade, and work out the calories in the lot by weight. I marinade my steak, then weigh the remaining marinade. That way I know exactly how much went on my steak.

If I'm marinading more than one bit of meat at a time, I just divide the amount used by the number of portions marinated.

Wow - I'm impressed!! Going to use this in the future too, thanks!

No worries! I love my marinades and they can get a bit calorie heavy when I really get into it

zipa78

amunet07 wrote: »

Montreal seasoning made with water, vinegar & extra virgin olive oil. I made the packet but only ate what stuck to the steak...what do you log as the amount of olive oil consumed.

Either I don't, or then ballpark it. I use a teaspoon (5 ml/grams) or tablespoon (15-25 ml/grams) as the value, whatever seems more appropriate. It doesn't matter. No one gets fat or fails to lose weight because they were off by 10 grams on the occasional condiment.