Weighing before or after cooking?

stablesong

Hey guys. The other day I had some fish, which I bought frozen. I weighed it before I cooked it and it was around 4 oz, then after cooking I noticed it had shrunken considerably. Around an entire ounce, in fact. Tonight I am making spaghetti with chicken, and I'm unsure how to weigh both the meat and the pasta. Should I weigh the meat frozen or after I cook it? Should I weigh the pasta dry or after boiling? I want to get an accurate calorie and macro count. Thanks!

zamiesgirl

I could be wrong but I weigh my meat when its raw.. and some for my pasta just read the serving size on the pasta I think it says something like serving size 2 oz dry. I know after you cook it you have more like 4 oz so i only take out 2 oz. I may be really wrong on it all. If I am someone please let me know as well

flechero

You likely just cooked out moisture... use the weight before cooking to be accurate, with serving size nutritional info.