How do I figure out how many calories

Makoce · February 2013

I have 6 oz of chicken breast but cannot figure out how many calories per oz. how can I figure out how many calories for things without a bar code and am unsure about on the mfp list

moniquedeanne · February 2013

Google it.

WBB55 · February 2013

this is my favorite site
http://nutritiondata.self.com/

it says that 1 oz of raw chicken breast without skin is 31 calories
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/poultry-products/701/2

Makoce · February 2013

Ooh. Thanks!! Gonna bookmark that site

tricksee · February 2013

Always add a few more calories on top too!!! Food companies are liars!!!

WBB55 · February 2013

but that is no guarantee that the food you have is that exact 31 calories. chicken you buy at a grocery store has often been injected with a sugar/salt water mix. that increases the weight of the flesh as well as the calories.

Makoce · February 2013

Trying to figure out this site. I cooked it on the stove top with a tbsp of olive oil. It went from 7oz to 4oz. Im looking at the "chicken breast" category and am not seeing it.

sofielein · February 2013

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=1+ounce+chicken+breast+calories

Gapwedge01 · February 2013

Calorieking.com. Enter into food search.

Use a digital food scale and measure meat pre-cooked.

WBB55 · February 2013

there's different ways to count this. Personally, I use the raw amount of the chicken and then add the oil as a separate line in my journal. So for me, I'd have the 31 calories x 7 ounces = 217 calories plus the tablespoon of oil. The olive oil bottle should tell you how many calories that is.

Makoce · February 2013

Okay so uncooked calorie count vs. cooked.

DjangoAndDeadlifts · February 2013

USDA has most basic foods in several varieties: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/list

People have already entered a lot of this on MFP. I'll often search something like "boneless chicken breast usda" to find it on here.

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