Logging Rice weight. Pre or post cook?

Sebani

Hiya, does anyone know what is the more accurate way of logging the calories in rice? Is it the weight of the rice before it's cooked or after? Because i assume the weights change once it's absorbed the water and whatnot. Anyways please let me know your thoughts! Thanks!

zyxst

I weigh rice dry.

Francl27

Before will be way more accurate. You can use some 'cooked rice' entries but in my experience they are completely off.

Kalikel

Before, dry.

karyabc

I eat rice everyday of my life pretty much, 150 g white rice cooked= 195 cals, is the entrie I've used since forever and works perfectly.

Francl27

karyabc wrote: »

I eat rice everyday of my life pretty much, 150 g white rice cooked= 195 cals, is the entrie I've used since forever and works perfectly.

The one I use is 150 calories for 100g (calculated it myself from dry rice).

MKEgal

It doesn't matter which you use, as long as you're accurate with measuring and you use the right entry in the database.

Search for something like [USDA white rice uncooked] or [USDA white rice cooked] to get the most accurate results.

Francl27

MKEgal wrote: »

It doesn't matter which you use, as long as you're accurate with measuring and you use the right entry in the database.

Search for something like [USDA white rice uncooked] or [USDA white rice cooked] to get the most accurate results.

It matters. If I used the USDA cooked entry for my rice, it would be off by almost 50%!

flaminica

Francl27 wrote: »

karyabc wrote: »

I eat rice everyday of my life pretty much, 150 g white rice cooked= 195 cals, is the entrie I've used since forever and works perfectly.

The one I use is 150 calories for 100g (calculated it myself from dry rice).

These are both good to know. I've virtually eliminated rice (which I enjoy) because it's been a nightmare to log properly. The calorie info (both here and on other sites) is all over the place.

Francl27

flaminica wrote: »

Francl27 wrote: »

karyabc wrote: »

I eat rice everyday of my life pretty much, 150 g white rice cooked= 195 cals, is the entrie I've used since forever and works perfectly.

The one I use is 150 calories for 100g (calculated it myself from dry rice).

These are both good to know. I've virtually eliminated rice (which I enjoy) because it's been a nightmare to log properly. The calorie info (both here and on other sites) is all over the place.

It's fine once you do the math yourself and use your own entry. Same for pasta. I still don't eat them that often because they don't really fill me up (especially rice). I still eyeball and use 'cup' entries for rice (it makes me cringe, but what can you do lol) when I eat out.

flaminica

Francl27 wrote: »

flaminica wrote: »

Francl27 wrote: »

karyabc wrote: »

I eat rice everyday of my life pretty much, 150 g white rice cooked= 195 cals, is the entrie I've used since forever and works perfectly.

The one I use is 150 calories for 100g (calculated it myself from dry rice).

These are both good to know. I've virtually eliminated rice (which I enjoy) because it's been a nightmare to log properly. The calorie info (both here and on other sites) is all over the place.

It's fine once you do the math yourself and use your own entry. Same for pasta. I still don't eat them that often because they don't really fill me up (especially rice). I still eyeball and use 'cup' entries for rice (it makes me cringe, but what can you do lol) when I eat out.

The problem I think is that I always cook basmati rice, not regular parboil. I've crowdsourced calorie counts for basmati and been given totals as low as 85kcal per 100g and as high as 380kcal per 100g. Most of those don't specify whether cooked or dry, and some probably factor in added oil or salt. It's a quicksand of misinformation.

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laur357

GuitarJerry wrote: »

The problem with weighing dry is I don't just cook one serving. In general, 2/3 cup of cooked rice is one serving.

Same here. I cook 4-6 servings and make fried rice or lunches with the rest. I start out weighing dry, then end up trying to weigh and divide the whole cooked pot to pull out accurate servings. (My mental math skills are improving. Hah.)

karyabc

Sorry you can't enjoy it as much as you want , for me rice is the one thing that I get to eat fresh cause my mom does it daily, so there is no way I can know the calories dry cause she does huge amounts for the whole family, I just weigh 150g of rice cooked , it fills, it's good, cheap and log my 195 cals.

socioseguro

I measure "rice dry" for the recipe, so I can add the right amount of water.
I log "cooked rice" measurement at MFP. I mix cooked brown rice and quinoa. I log them separately.

edwardetr

MKEgal wrote: »

It doesn't matter which you use, as long as you're accurate with measuring and you use the right entry in the database.

Search for something like [USDA white rice uncooked] or [USDA white rice cooked] to get the most accurate results.

And you cook it the same ever time.

Francl27

GuitarJerry wrote: »

The problem with weighing dry is I don't just cook one serving. In general, 2/3 cup of cooked rice is one serving.

So you do the math. I never cook just one serving either. But I weigh it dry, figure out how many servings it is, then weigh it cooked to figure out how many grams each serving is.

As I said, it takes 2 minutes, and for me it's worth taking that time to make sure I stick to my calories.

But yeah, I typically cook rice the same way and it's always similar.