Weigh raw egg with or without shell?

kakar0t
kakar0t Posts: 7
in Food and Nutrition
Hi guys,

I want to weigh my eggs (using the egg - raw) and was wondering if I weigh them with the shell and input that or do I weigh the liquid inside after breaking them?

Same question for bananas - raw: is this with or without the peel?
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  • healthynotthin
    healthynotthin Posts: 223 Member
    ...Are you serious?
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    I only weigh what I eat............................
  • blakejohn
    blakejohn Posts: 1,129 Member
    I only weigh what I eat............................

    egg shells and banana peels tastes so good.............with enough hot sauce
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    Do you plan on eating the shell?
  • VeggieKidMandy
    VeggieKidMandy Posts: 575 Member
    i weigh it cooked.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Not sure if serious!

    In case you are:

    Why don't you just use the database that says '1 egg' or '1 banana'.
  • LeggyAmericanGirl
    LeggyAmericanGirl Posts: 285 Member
    ROFLMAO

    How cute, this reminds me one time my ex hubby friend was making us dinner. He was preparing mashed potatoes. Dinner was late he was trying to mash the potatoes before boiling them!!!
  • tumblyweed
    tumblyweed Posts: 416 Member
    :huh:
  • foxfirekenzie
    foxfirekenzie Posts: 244 Member
    I'd say that since an egg shell weighs something like one megabajillinth of an ounce, you might not need to seriously worry about it.
    As for the banana, that is a bit easier to weigh without the peel, but I think you might be better off just logging in the 'banana, large, medium, small etc.'

    By the way, have you ever watched the show MONK?
  • healthynotthin
    healthynotthin Posts: 223 Member
    By the way, have you ever watched the show MONK?

    :flowerforyou: you win.
  • EndlessSacrifice
    EndlessSacrifice Posts: 325
    Why would you even weigh your food in the first place?
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    I weigh the shopping cart and grocery bagger.
    One can never be too careful!
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I weigh EVERYTHING and even I don't weigh eggs. They're already weighed when they're sorted in to the sizes they're sold as- Large, XL, Jumbo, etc.

    As for bananas- I did actually weigh a few of them when I first started so I could get a visual understanding of 'large' and 'medium' bananas. You weigh them without skin. The thing about bananas is- one of the main benefits is that you can get them as convenience foods- and weighing them every time you're going to have one is very inconvenient. Don't make this harder on yourself than you need to.
  • rebelq
    rebelq Posts: 64 Member
    Hi guys,

    I want to weigh my eggs (using the egg - raw) and was wondering if I weigh them with the shell and input that or do I weigh the liquid inside after breaking them?

    Same question for bananas - raw: is this with or without the peel?
  • rebelq
    rebelq Posts: 64 Member
    Thanks for the laugh! Of course, if you actually EAT the peel, that's a different story...
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Why would you even weigh your food in the first place?

    Now I am not even sure if this is serious!
  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    Personally, I love this question:heart:
  • kakar0t
    kakar0t Posts: 7
    Okay, thank you for the helpful replies guys. I just thought one day- what if the mfp data includes the weight of the inedible portion of the food. Also, I get some pretty darn large eggs sometimes and they aren't labelled as any size so sometimes I can't really pick a size when counting egg calories. To everyone who thinks this is a joke, Ill admit it is a pretty funny thing to ask but please stay safe.

    Also, my decision to weigh foods is closely related to my nutrition goals, thank you for your concern on this I guess.
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    you weigh eggs?
  • zaph0d
    zaph0d Posts: 1,172 Member
    stop throwing out the shell that's where all the nutrients are
  • kakar0t
    kakar0t Posts: 7
    I haven't weighed eggs before but I plan to with my latest batch of eggs that a family friend brought over which are all different sizes.
  • delilah47
    delilah47 Posts: 1,658
    I believe eggs have the calories on the package. And, I don't think they expect you to eat the shell. Other than that, the MFP database has different size eggs and the calories.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I haven't weighed eggs before but I plan to with my latest batch of eggs that a family friend brought over which are all different sizes.

    The shell doesn't weigh much. Do it whichever weigh (hehe) is easiest for you.
  • chubbygirl253
    chubbygirl253 Posts: 1,309 Member
    I would agree with only weighing what you eat. A banana peel is far heavier than an egg shell. An egg shell has so little weight I would just weigh the stinking egg whole and be done with it.
  • Bob314159
    Bob314159 Posts: 1,178 Member
    You should eat the shell it has calcium - but wash it first. After washing, use a hair dryer on a cold setting to make the water evaporate so as to avoid weighting it.
  • barbaramitchell101
    barbaramitchell101 Posts: 360 Member
    LOL
  • angiechimpanzee
    angiechimpanzee Posts: 536 Member
    :huh:
    ^^^
  • blakejohn
    blakejohn Posts: 1,129 Member
    You should eat the shell it has calcium - but wash it first. After washing, use a hair dryer on a cold setting to make the water evaporate so as to avoid weighting it.

    good advice
  • rebelq
    rebelq Posts: 64 Member
    Sorry- really thought you were kidding- didn't mean to mock!!! You are working too hard, but good for you for being so serious! Just don't get bogged down on the little things.
  • Silver_Star
    Silver_Star Posts: 1,351 Member
    WITHOUT. Unless you want to snack on lovely,crispy egg shells and make lovely wraps with banana peels.

    omNomNom:noway:

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