Calories - Raw vs Cooked?
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dainesechick
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Hi everyone,
I'm just starting to record my calories and have a question that I hope some of you might be able to answer.
Does the amount of calories in a food change once it is cooked?
When I make my own home-made recipes, I want to make sure I am recording the correct amount of calories, so as long as I know the amount of calories in the raw ingredients (plus any oils used for cooking), would the finished meal have the same number of calories.
Thanks
I'm just starting to record my calories and have a question that I hope some of you might be able to answer.
Does the amount of calories in a food change once it is cooked?
When I make my own home-made recipes, I want to make sure I am recording the correct amount of calories, so as long as I know the amount of calories in the raw ingredients (plus any oils used for cooking), would the finished meal have the same number of calories.
Thanks
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I think some things do change when cooked. Maybe just search the database (or google) to see if the particular foods you're preparing have a different calorie count for cooked vs raw.0
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Nutrition data has the calorie listing for most foods both raw and cooked.
http://nutritiondata.self.com/0
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