Calculating Marinated Foods

tammykoon

I was wondring how to handle the calorie count on meat that I marinate. Example: If I make chicken and marinate it over night in a dressing, do I count all of the dressing in my calculations? Or do I guesstimate how much really goes onto the meat when it is cooked? Any tips?

Brandie6004

I was wondering the samething the other day...

steve4580

I think I read recently that you measure the marinade beforehand and then measure the excess that you throw out afterward, and then you can figure how much went into the meat.

LJSpady

I think I read recently that you measure the marinade beforehand and then measure the excess that you throw out afterward, and then you can figure how much went into the meat.

Brilliant!

BeeElMarvin

I think I read recently that you measure the marinade beforehand and then measure the excess that you throw out afterward, and then you can figure how much went into the meat.

Sounds reasonable...

julslea

Sounds like a plan to me. I put chicken breast in the crockpot this morning and put bar-b-q sauce on them. Now I know how to figure calories out.

tammykoon

Thanks! I would never have figured this one out. It was driving me nuts because we always marinate foods.

stanvoodoo

Just use the rceipe calculator and it should be very close even if you toss out some of the marinade. The meat absorbes most of the good stuff like flavor, sodium and calories!

Enjoy!

Countrymade

I have always wondered this too. I found marinated foods are listed in the database. Just type in marinated and several come up.
Hope this helps. Good Luck.