marinades

cmbneeley

so, in our home, we like to marinate chicken... and i was looking at the nutrition facts and it goes by tablespoon. but we usually let it marinate overnight and then bake or pan cook (with water, no oil) the chicken and veggies and discard the excess marinade. my question is this... how do i account for the marinade's calories? do i have to measure what it was when i started to marinate, then measure what is discarded after cooking, then just estimate the amount each of us got in our piece? any one have a simpler way of doing this?

hazeyskyy

Great question! I've wondered this myself!

JMJohnson1005

I have wondered this as well.

mirna_ayala0428

I marinade my meats in Goya Mojo and I was planning on accounting about the 2 tablespoons. :bigsmile:

MzBug

Depending on how it is cooked, I add 1-2 tablespoons of marinade calories to my diary. If cooked over open flame I add the 1, if baked, fried, GF grilled or crock potted I use the 2. I probably don't eat that much of the marinade, but I would rather be safe than sorry. I also use half the oil in the marinade when I know I will be cooking it inside and not on the grill outside.