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weighing meat/poultry

ohthatbambi
ohthatbambi Posts: 1,098 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Am I supposed to weigh it before or after it is cooked. Four ounces of raw chx weighs more than 4 ounces of cooked chicken, so which do you use? Same thing with fish too.

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  • ltlhmom
    ltlhmom Posts: 1,202 Member
    Great question! I weigh pretty much everything after it is cooked. The only thing raw I weigh is when I make hamburger. But I never really thought about it. I think I have seen somethings on the daily that say raw or cook.
  • willnorton
    willnorton Posts: 995 Member
    WEIGHT WHAT GOES IN YOUR MOUTH..

    ITS WHAT YOU INGEST THAT COUNTS
  • sallymurph
    sallymurph Posts: 56 Member
    It depends. 4oz cooked is approx 130cals. When I am creating a recipe and I don't know the caloric value I usually weigh it raw.
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