Do you weigh chicken raw or cooked for calories?

KasimK
KasimK Posts: 14 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Do you weigh chicken raw or cooked for calories? (Which is more correct cooked or raw)

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  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 8,458 Member
    I weigh it raw and uncooked, and also weigh any sauces, oils, or seasonings with calories. I’ll cut it into pieces and track “my” peice in the pan. Don’t bother weighing anyone else’s, unless I’m intentionally planning on leftovers for lunch.
  • lemurcat2
    lemurcat2 Posts: 7,885 Member
    If it is boneless, I weigh it raw. If it has bones, I weigh it cooked (after I cut it away from the bone). There are cooked and uncooked entries, and if you choose the correct one for when you weigh it, both are fine.
  • IronIsMyTherapy
    IronIsMyTherapy Posts: 482 Member
    You can do either, but log the same as you weigh. For example, if its cooked, search "cooked (insert meat)". I prefer cooked for practicality; I cook a whole family pack of chicken, put in a container in the fridge and then I can either meal prep or have bulk meat to make fit my macros end of the day.
  • Seabassx2
    Seabassx2 Posts: 33 Member
    Interesting to know how much fat cooks off a burger.

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