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Weigh potatoes before or after cooking?

Samrny
Samrny Posts: 62 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
That's the question :)

I don't *really* eat meat, and when I do I buy it pre-cooked so I don't worry about that, but I am mostly curious about potatoes and other veggies, do I weigh before or after cooking?

Replies

  • brb_2013
    brb_2013 Posts: 1,197 Member
    Before
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I weigh everything before cooking, and that tends to be more accurate for most foods. But if you want/need to weigh it after cooking it should be fine as long as you pick an accurate entry from the database that indicates how it was cooked.
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    Weigh as much as you can raw. Make sure you use a raw entry or cooked entry when you cant weigh it raw.
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