When do I weigh my food? Before cooking or after?

csorenson22
csorenson22 Posts: 23 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm trying to be diligent about my food diary. But I'm unsure as to when I weigh my food. Foods like chicken/steak before or after grilling? Another good example is popcorn. 1 cup of cooked popcorn versus uncooked popcorn is a big difference.

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  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    Meat and veggies must be weight before cooking. Same with pasta. The popcorn I eat is after popping.

    You really have to read the labels on the food when you can. My rice is cooked while the rice my bf used is uncooked.
  • csorenson22
    csorenson22 Posts: 23 Member
    What about rice? Is that after as well?
  • Yanicka1
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
    If you see that one portion is 45g for example..... It mean uncooked.
  • brian51uk
    brian51uk Posts: 6 Member
    I weigh all my food raw (uncooked)
  • jfan175
    jfan175 Posts: 812 Member
    Either or. Almost every food listed here has an entry for cooked, even the method (boiled, roasted, grilled, steamed, fried, etc.)

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