Weighong food- before or after cooking?

failteromhat
failteromhat Posts: 33 Member
in Food and Nutrition
e.g. Sweet potatoes - they weigh say 400g before cooking but obviously dehydrate in the oven and they only weigh 200g then - so which do I count? On MFP they come up as "Sweet Potato Baked" so I can't tell.

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  • Elsie_Brownraisin
    Elsie_Brownraisin Posts: 786 Member
    I'd read 'sweet potato baked' as the cooked weight.

    When looking for food, you can add 'raw' or 'cooked' and it'll usually bring it up, so as long as you select the right one, it shouldn't make a difference.

    Today I had leftover roast chicken from yesterday and just searched for 'chicken roasted'. I usually weigh food raw, but often use the cooked weight if it's meat off the bone.
  • fsucrack
    fsucrack Posts: 68 Member
    I know that in oz its usually a 2 oz difference between cooked and frozen. So If I am looking to have 6oz of Tilapia for dinner than I take it out of freezer and weight 8 oz for my portion
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    I weigh and log everything raw unless the packaging or MFP entry I'm using says otherwise.
  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
    I weigh and log everything raw unless the packaging or MFP entry I'm using says otherwise.

    This is the best way to approach it. If it works better for you to weigh something cooked, look for a cooked recipe in the database. Sweet potatoes - baked in skin is one option, versus sweet potatoes raw. Or chicken breast roasted versus chicken breast raw.

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