Question on weighing food????

gonnadoit2010
gonnadoit2010 Posts: 53 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have a question for anybody out there. When you are weighing meat, do you take the before or after cooked weight? I just cooked a chicken breast for dinner and it was 6.2 oz raw and after cooked it was 3.9 oz. . I want to make sure I'm counting the calories correctly. Thanks.

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  • angieleighbyrd
    angieleighbyrd Posts: 989 Member
    I googled it, but I didn't get an actual answer. All I got was pages of forum posts answering the same question. Everyone answered to weigh it before cooking.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    I take the "after" weight
  • stronglikebull
    stronglikebull Posts: 402
    i find an entry in the database for raw meat and use that, i think it's more accurate but that's just me!
  • kateblue72
    kateblue72 Posts: 113
    The data base does have weight for some meats - both cooked or raw. Generally I take the cooked/grilled weight. :)
  • imthelobster
    imthelobster Posts: 179 Member
    I usually weigh raw, and just make sure to log it as the raw weight.
  • TenderBranson
    TenderBranson Posts: 114 Member
    I usually do it before. Make sure you get as much water out of it as you can.

    Also you can add raw or cooked in your diary.

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