Weighing Meat

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jezziebelle
jezziebelle Posts: 37
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So we all know about portion control. We know that a serving of meat is about 4-5 oz.

Question: When are you supposed to weigh the meat? When it's frozen, when it's thawed but raw, or after it's cooked?

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  • veggieheadie
    veggieheadie Posts: 79
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    I always weigh it after I cook it, right before I eat it. I don't know if that's right or not, but that's what I've always done.
  • Wolfena
    Wolfena Posts: 1,570 Member
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    Generally 4 ounces of raw meat will lose about 25% of it's weight while cooking and become 3 ounces afterward. You should be able to find both in the database depending on when you weighed it - I prefer to use the cooked weight, because a lot of times (particularly with something like ground beef) the cooked weight's nutrition is much more pleasant to look at because the fat has been cooked out and is less!
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,293 Member
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    A serving of meat is 2.5-3Oz cooked
  • mvl1014
    mvl1014 Posts: 531
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    ...a serving of meat is about 4-5 oz...

    Culinarily and nutritionally, it's 3oz cooked.
  • jezziebelle
    jezziebelle Posts: 37
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    Whoops! I was wrong a serving size IS 3 oz. but the question still stands....is that after it's cooked?
  • Wolfena
    Wolfena Posts: 1,570 Member
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    Whoops! I was wrong a serving size IS 3 oz. but the question still stands....is that after it's cooked?

    Yes

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