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Calories for marinades

terrie_k
terrie_k Posts: 406 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
How do you do calories for marinades?
For example.. I made some chicken souvlaki with lemon potatoes, there was at least 2 cups of liquid left which I don't drink and contains high cals like oil.

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,853 Member
    If I want to be really exact, I weigh the marinade before I put the meat in, weigh what's left and log the difference.
  • terrie_k
    terrie_k Posts: 406 Member
    Good thought! Didn't think of that.
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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,853 Member
    JerSchmare wrote: »
    After cooking, it's zero. Just weigh the meat and be done with it.

    How do you figure that? I use marinades that can have a fair bit of fat and/or sugar in them. They're clearly all over the meat while cooking.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I'm making satay chicken tomorrow. I pour the marinade over the chicken pieces to marinade, then i throw the whole lot in a wok, all the sauce goes in. The satay marinade weighs roughly 300g (I haven't weighed it yet), there's 2 of us eating it, so i just log 150g and be done with it.
  • rmgnow
    rmgnow Posts: 375 Member
    Yah. Weigh the meat when it's done. Is that number
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