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Weighing Food

stepgonz
stepgonz Posts: 48 Member
edited January 20 in Food and Nutrition
Okay i hope this is not a dumb question but when are you supposed to weigh your food? Before or after cooking. The reason I ask is because when i weight chicken breast it weighs different frozen, raw, and cooked. Which number do i use

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  • zhvah18
    zhvah18 Posts: 158 Member
    I always weigh my food raw. There are so many variables that can effect the calorie count of the cooked item.
  • toddis
    toddis Posts: 941 Member
    Depends on how the food is listed in the database. If it says chicken breast baked...I measure it after baking, etc.
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