Weights on Meat

Trailgypsy

Do you weigh your meats before or after cooking?

amtrust

I've always done after cooking....

ydavyd

depends on the food. Ex.pasta, oatmeal, meat: before.......
and ........ ok.... BEFORE for everything

sassyg

Before

nina1968

I always do it after. After you cook your meat, the weight changes. Same thing with pasta measure 1cup after it is cooked

bjberry

When you are looking up foods in the site food database, it will usually say "raw" or "cooked"--I seem to remember it that way.
To be on the safe side, put a protective sheet of paper or plastic on your scale and weigh the meat before and after. That way, you also can figure out how much juice and fat has left the meat, too.

kcdrake

Before. Typically the nutritional information is for the food in the form it is in when sold. For example, the nutrition for ground beef is for the raw beef. Once it is cooked some of the liquid leaves and if you go by weight you'll actually be eating more than the nutritional info says.

LittleSpy

Before. Typically the nutritional information is for the food in the form it is in when sold. For example, the nutrition for ground beef is for the raw beef. Once it is cooked some of the liquid leaves and if you go by weight you'll actually be eating more than the nutritional info says.

^ Yep.

You generally cook moisture & some fat out of meat. So, a 4oz portion of chicken really weighs about 3oz after you cook it. So if you're weighing out 4oz of COOKED chicken, you're really eating more like a 5-5.5oz portion which isn't a big deal, but if you want your diary to be accurate, you should log it accordingly.

Trailgypsy

Thank you everyone! I've always been confused on this.

LaTerri

AFTER, it is the weight of the meat that you consume that will give the accurate protein count.

heathersmilez

I'm bumping this post since its contradicting other posts. Most MFP'ers agreed that you weigh your meat after. Now since I normally eat only chicken breast I wasn't too concerned with this rule since a breast is a breast and there was a small margin of error i.e. about 50 calories worth so it was no big deal.

However, I plan on buying some lean ground beef and well, it is like what, 210 cals per 100 g (of course this varies by brand/leanness) and a 450g tube is 4.5 servings is it not?

So with ground meets you weigh before and solid after? That’s quite an interesting rule, lol.

Thanks for your opinion