approx. how big is a 4oz chicken breast?

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  • bj1220
    bj1220 Posts: 11 Member
    Why would you weigh it before if fat can cook off or water evaporate? You're not eating that. Can someone explain?
  • goodtimezzzz
    goodtimezzzz Posts: 640 Member
    this is why I pretty much gave up all "manimal" products...:)
  • bgelliott
    bgelliott Posts: 610 Member
    You should get a food scale-- you can find them all over the place in the household/kitchen section of many stores or Walmart. I weigh my food every day because I want to know the exact weight!

    WM sells them for less than $10- and weigh BEFORE cooking

    Actually you should weight after cooking. Cooked meat will weigh less than raw.
  • bgelliott
    bgelliott Posts: 610 Member
    Why would you weigh it before if fat can cook off or water evaporate? You're not eating that. Can someone explain?

    I don't know why anyone would weigh raw either. It weighs considerably less once cooked.
  • knsink
    knsink Posts: 1 Member
    edited June 2017
    I bought a food scale from Amazon that measures in grams as well as ounces. It has been extremely helpful when it comes to portioning food out for meals. I weigh all of my ingredients since it's really easy to double the portion size for food without realizing it. Everything here in the US is supervised. I hope that weighing and eating the correct portions will help in my weight loss journey. I weigh the food after it's been cooked
  • Heather4448
    Heather4448 Posts: 908 Member
    ZugTheMegasaurus wrote: »
    Since I don't have a food scale, I just do some quick math to get a rough estimate. I buy packs of chicken breast in bulk and then cook the whole thing up to have throughout the week. In order to estimate, I look at the weight listed on the package (usually about 5 pounds). Not perfect, but better than nothing.

    Debbie Downer checking in.
    I bought a 5 pound pack of chicken breasts to cut up for easy meal Prep. This should have given me 5 one pound bags of raw, sliced chicken.
    Right?
    WRONG!
    I got 4 bags weighing just over 4 pounds total. So disappointed and a little angry!
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    You should weigh before it's cooked because the calorie counts are based on the uncooked weight. If you Weigh it after its cooked, you will be underestimating the calories. If you find an entry In the database for "cooked" chicken breast then use that, but the cooked weight can vary depending on how it was cooked and how much water was lost, so it won't be as accurate. Just my opinion anyways.
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