weighing meat

PaulaDygert

I finally got a scale and was just wondering do you weigh meat before or after it is cooked?

jrich1

I always do it after... I dont want calories counted against me for stuff that cooks off

studentRN

After. Because that's what I'm eating... the finished product.

genann

Not sure if its right or not, but I weigh after cooking...:happy:

StaceG1986

Yep after, because again that's what I'm eating, I don't eat the stuff that has 'escaped' so to speak, lol

PaulaDygert

Thank you!

Azdak

You can do whatever you want, but the serving sizes, calorie counts, and other nutrition information are for the *uncooked* amount.

BeerKahuna

You can do whatever you want, but the serving sizes, calorie counts, and other nutrition information are for the *uncooked* amount.

Not always true. Take bacon for example. The nutrition will be different depending on the cooking method and level of done-ness (if that's a word).

Other than that type of exception though, I agree with you - weight before cooking (of raw foods) is usually how it's done.

CocoFire

My trainer told me to weigh meat after its cooked.

breakingthepath

Weighing it after is ideal, but it's not practical if you've added the meat to something.