How to account for marinade calories

OyGeeBiv

I'm going to make a marinade for meat. Of course, I'll only actually be consuming a small portion of the marinade when I eat the meat. The only way I can think of to figure out how much I'm eating is to weigh the marinade before adding the meat, and after I remove the meat, and then do the math. HOWEVER I know some of the liquid from the raw meat will combine with the marinade, too, so... how do I account for that? Ideas?

rosebarnalice

The other way that I do it is to simply log the calories per portion. If I put in 2 tbsp of olive oil and that's for 4 servings of meat, then I log 1/2 a tbsp per serving.

janejellyroll

This is just me: unless it is an exceptionally calorific marinade, I just count all the calories in it. I don't really know what the formula for absorption is, so I just stay on the safe side and count them all.

lisalewis7588

I count all of the calories in it. But, I try to always OVERestimate rather than UNDERestimate the calories I'm eating.

OyGeeBiv

I guess I'll make the marinade, but use as little as possible, and log all of it. Thanks everyone.