Weighing meat

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Should I count the weight of meat before I cook it or after when recording it in my food diary?

cmriverside

There are database entries for both. Use the appropriate one.

I weigh it uncooked.

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Of course it would be that simple. Thank you!

Ready2Rock206

Raw whenever possible but as long as you use the correct entry for cooked our uncooked you should be good.

arrghmatey1

Are the fats from the meat retained in the recipe?

Cooking a burger weigh it cooked.

Cooking chili weigh it raw.

luisgromero132

Are the food (meats) suggestions on their weight on this app raw or cooked. Im confused. Help. For example i choose a type of meat and next to it is either 120 grams or 4.0 ounces...is that raw or cooked because I've been thinking it means cooked and been eating that amount and more.

livingleanlivingclean

luisgromero132 wrote: »

Are the food (meats) suggestions on their weight on this app raw or cooked. Im confused. Help. For example i choose a type of meat and next to it is either 120 grams or 4.0 ounces...is that raw or cooked because I've been thinking it means cooked and been eating that amount and more.

Entries should state whether they are raw or cooked.... If not, I'd find a different entry.

ldwatene

livingleanlivingclean wrote: »

Entries should state whether they are raw or cooked.... If not, I'd find a different entry.

I've always wondered this as well. Good to know.

Derf_Smeggle

The USDA nutrient database is a great way to verify the MFP entries you are using. Whether cooked or raw.

auntstephie321

Fwiw I always weigh mine cooked and use whatever entry, don't know if it's for cooked or not, and I've lost the weight I wanted to do even if it's off it wasn't by that much that it stopped me from losing

sosteach

I always weigh raw...by the time I cook it I want to EAT not weigh LOL.

mybigfat

I have been doing raw as well

trigden1991

Raw. Cooking methods will change the weight drastically.