Using my Food Scale

baileybiddles
baileybiddles Posts: 457 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi everyone,

I have a specific question for you all.

When I am cooking chicken, should I be measuring 4 ounces in my food scale of RAW chicken, or measure it once it's cooked?

Thank you!

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  • Dee_84
    Dee_84 Posts: 431 Member
    The entry in the database should clarify if the nutrition facts are for cooked or raw chicken.
  • carrie_lou
    carrie_lou Posts: 44
    I was wondering the same thing the other day with frozen vegetables because in the frozen state they measure more than when they are cooked
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    I always measure raw and then I find the database entry that says raw. Rule of thumb is that however the food is packaged is how you measure it.
  • kramalicious
    kramalicious Posts: 143
    Always check your database first, but if you can't tell from that, I'd figure it on a cooked basis since that's the amount you are eating. I count chicken as cooked unless something says otherwise. Good for you for measuring.
  • carrie_lou
    carrie_lou Posts: 44
    I always measure raw and then I find the database entry that says raw. Rule of thumb is that however the food is packaged is how you measure it.

    THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE
  • sweetnlow30
    sweetnlow30 Posts: 497 Member
    I usually measure mine cooked because I cook for the whole family so I don't portion it until the dish is done. There are both raw and cooked entires in the database. I usually search for USDA entries because they tend to be more accurate. Cooked meat will generally have more calories by weight because some of the water has evaporated during cooking. I

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