Costco Pork Tenderloin 4-pack?
Acidique
Posts: 119 Member
I recently bought a 4-pack of relatively small pork tenderloins at Costco. When I scan in the bar code to my journal, it states 4 oz as a serving at 120 calories. It doesn't specify whether that's cooked or raw. Normally when I measure meats I use the raw weight, and weigh it all before I cook it. In this case I can't really do that because it's a large chunk of meat we usually toss in the crock-pot. If I weigh it after cooking will this be an accurate calorie count?
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I'm pretty sure you're supposed to measure meat AFTER it's been cooked. For instance the weight of a chicken breast is much different after it's been cooked. Cut your meat then weigh it after it's been cooked.0
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I'm pretty sure you're supposed to measure meat AFTER it's been cooked. For instance the weight of a chicken breast is much different after it's been cooked. Cut your meat then weigh it after it's been cooked.
Actually it's more accurate to weigh raw. When you cook meat it loses moisture, so, 4 oz of cooked chicken is more condensed than 4 oz of raw chicken. If you set 4 oz of each side by side the cooked chicken would have more calories, because you actually have more chicken and less water. I hope that makes sense.0 -
Off topic, BUT, if you're at Costco and want the small pork tenderloins (boneless pork chops) buy a whold tenderloin and slice off the "chops" you want. You can leave some for a roast if you want. You'll save close to a dollar a pound. Got a knife, save money.0
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You can weigh raw it before and add it to the recipe builder, then weigh it after (minus pot) to set up your servings. I like to set mine at 1gram servings so I can log 78 servings (grams) or whatever I end up with on my plate.0
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Oh wow, I was so focused on the bar code for accuracy that I completely forgot about the normal USDA entries. This is so great! Thank you, that's exactly what I needed. I was just making it too complicated. Hah.
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Oh wow, I was so focused on the bar code for accuracy that I completely forgot about the normal USDA entries. This is so great! Thank you, that's exactly what I needed. I was just making it too complicated. Hah.
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Haha, so was I! I thought it was in a recipe in the crockpot, not just by itself.
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I'm pretty sure you're supposed to measure meat AFTER it's been cooked. For instance the weight of a chicken breast is much different after it's been cooked. Cut your meat then weigh it after it's been cooked.
the reason you listed is the exact reason that you should measure before cooking0
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