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4oz of raw or cooked chicken?

cocates
cocates Posts: 360 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
How do you interpret a 4oz piece of chicken (protein) - is it cooked or raw?

I'm fine for weighing either way but clearly a 4oz piece of cooked chicken weighed prob 5-6oz raw.

Thanks!

Replies

  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    I log raw.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    If you weigh it raw then log it raw. If you weigh it cooked then choose an entry that specifies it was cooked.
    I log mine cooked.
  • haviegirl
    haviegirl Posts: 230 Member
    AS Lounmoun indicated, you'll find entries for both raw and cooked. So as long as you choose the appropriate entry, you're good either way.
  • sympha01
    sympha01 Posts: 942 Member
    If you weigh it when it's raw, use a "raw weight" entry when you log it at that weight.

    If you weigh it after it's cooked, use a "cooked weight" entry when you log it at that weight.
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