when should I weigh my food?

mjrc2
mjrc2 Posts: 121 Member
in Food and Nutrition
When I cook veggies like greens, should I weigh them before they're cooked? I am steaming the greens and not adding any fat or sodium.

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  • pinuplove
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    Uncooked is always better, generally speaking. Just make sure the diary entry you use matches the state of the food you're weighing (cooked vs raw).
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    the most reliable will be to weigh before cooking. You can weigh them after cooking, but you should use a "cooked" entry from the database. For things like vegetables, tag your database search with "USDA"...ie "greens USDA"

    If you cook them and use an entry for uncooked, your calorie count will be off.

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