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

csorenson22

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.

Yanicka1

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

What about rice? Is that after as well?

Yanicka1

If you see that one portion is 45g for example..... It mean uncooked.

brian51uk

I weigh all my food raw (uncooked)

jfan175

Either or. Almost every food listed here has an entry for cooked, even the method (boiled, roasted, grilled, steamed, fried, etc.)