How do you track these calories?

establishingaplace

If you make a stock and intend to discard the stuff going into the stock, do you count the calories in the ingredients or no?

queenliz99

alphaloria wrote: »

If you make a stock and intend to discard the stuff going into the stock, do you count the calories in the ingredients or no?

You mean like carrots, celery, and onions? They really very low in calories, hardly worth bothering with, IMO.

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

I just use the oxo versions calories in the database. There is no way to be truly accurate.

establishingaplace

queenliz99 wrote: »

alphaloria wrote: »

If you make a stock and intend to discard the stuff going into the stock, do you count the calories in the ingredients or no?

You mean like carrots, celery, and onions? They really very low in calories, hardly worth bothering with, IMO.

Yep, similar low-cal stuff.

earlnabby

I count them as though they stayed in the stock because 1) there isn't a lot of calories anyway and 2) i would rather overestimate my calories than underestimate.

lynn_glenmont

I just use an entry for a low-sodium or salt-free commercial stock (since I don't salt my stock) for whatever kind of stock I made (veggie, chicken, or beef).

blankiefinder

That's a hard one if you're using things like a a whole chicken with skin. It obviously will have a lot more fat and calories than one made from a cube.

After doing some research, this is what I figured for my homemade chicken stock. 86 calories per cup, and 2.9g of fat.

rosebarnalice

Since I always save the veggies and use them for something else, yes.