Weigh before or after cooking??

LearnFromTheRed

I wonder whether someone could help me with a ramen noodles dilemma?

Calories by packet weight: apparently 143
Calories after cooking: apparently nearly 500!

I am missing something very, very obvious here, and if someone could explain what that is, I'd be really grateful xD

81Katz

I mostly weight things like chicken, steak or pork chops after it's cooked. I often cook up an entire bag/package of chicken breast so why (or how more importantly) do I weigh each piece and somehow mark which weighs what and lay them out just right on the grill so I know which piece is what weight. No thanks! I'm a pretty nit-picky tracker but this has worked and I don't think it's hindered me any. But I'm careful about what entries I use or use USDA values.

The only time I weighed meat raw was when it was going into a recipe, say ground beef or turkey.

drojen

Unless it specifies on the package or recipe, I weigh everything before cooking/eating. When you are making a recipe and it calls for 1 lb of hamburger, you don't cook the hamburger first and then weigh out 1 lb, you weigh the lb before cooking. I'm assuming it should work the same way for all things....

ksuh999

If you type, say, "chicken calories" into Google, they now provide detailed nutrition information, including calories for cooked items.

ken_hogan

i weigh all meat before cooking it. Most products should be weighed in its raw form.
Pasta is the one that is hard to do. I tend to measure it out after cooking it b/c it swells when cooked bringing it to a state that you can measure it and know you are not eating more than the serving size.

Chef Jenn

All the pasta I have bought says the NI is for the dry weight.....

mohamadsawsan

intresting question