Weighing food

quatiecelebs

So, I recently bought a scale. Now I'm not sure if you should weigh your food before or after cooking.
For example, oats and quinoa weigh differently before and after cooking with water

Can somebody clear this up for me?

aamb

I weigh before, especially with ingredients like oats

kimny72

The nutrition information on foods is raw, unless it specifically says "as prepared" or something like that.

diannethegeek

The packaging usually gives the nutrition information for the food raw unless it specifies otherwise. But there are entries in the database for both raw and cooked. I prefer to weigh raw because I find it easier, but you can weigh it either way as long as you use an accurate entry in the database that matches.

yasho13

heyy hii

You have to weigh all your foods uncooked. Eg: chicken 4oz before cooking has 30gms protein and after cooking if you weigh the chicken then it will be around 3oz but same nutrient- 30gms protein.
So Please weigh your foods uncooked.

Regards,
Yashovardhan Singh
Intern at Getsetgo.fitness

raquele3394

I weight meats, veggies, oats, fish before eating. Polenta, rice, quinoa, farro, and grains after cooked. If a making a recipe, I weight before cooking.

callsitlikeiseeit

raw unless the package states otherwise

ktekc

if i'm cooking for just myself i weigh raw and log raw. if i'm cooking for more than just me i weigh cooked and log cooked. trying to seclude my little chicken thigh on the grill and keep track of the bugger just isn't worth it for me.