Marinades

toinel

When counting calories, how do you deal with marinades? I put chicken breast in a ZipLoc bag with marinade, and then I grill it.

How much of the nutritional info of the Marinade should I add to my food tracker?

Thanks!

Toine

RNewton4269

I add the calorie count of a serving of marinade to whatever I am cooking- whatever the method.

MelissaL582

I list everything under the "recipe" tab. Love that thing!

Angie80281

Honestly, I never include them. Not all of the marinade soaks into the meat, and a lot of it is cooked off anyway. I don't feel that the amount of calories involved is worth the hassle of trying to figure out how much was consumed.

toinel

Thanks.

I guess the reason I asked the question is that even though I use 1 cup of marinade on the chicken, not all of it ends up eaten, since there is marinade left in the bag.

Most of these marinades are so full of fat and sodium (or carbs), I Want a real representation of the amount I actually end up eating.

Toine

melsinct

I usually estimate 1 tablespoon of marinade for one serving (say for 1 chicken breast).

takm0527

It's more work...but I measure the marinade before and after. The difference I then divide by the number of servings of meat.

toinel

It's more work...but I measure the marinade before and after. The difference I then divide by the number of servings of meat.

Thanks! That actually sounds like the most accurate way to do it. I might do that as well.

What does "Onederland" mean? (if you don't mind me asking)

Thanks,

T