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Calorie/weight count question?

mrssavvysteve
mrssavvysteve Posts: 239 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
When you have raw meat do you count the weight cooked or raw?

Replies

  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    Raw :smile:
  • atampa
    atampa Posts: 57 Member
    but it weights less when cooked.
  • sarahsmom1
    sarahsmom1 Posts: 1,501 Member
    I count mine raw also
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    but it weights less when cooked.

    That's just how it's done. Like when you get a 1/4 pound hamburger, that's the precooked weight. Just like with pasta, you weigh it before it's cooked because that's the only way to get a consistent weight.
  • lprewett86
    lprewett86 Posts: 43 Member
    I wasn't exactly sure either.
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