Weighing food

aznsdgrl
aznsdgrl Posts: 110 Member
in Food and Nutrition
When weighing food, do you use the pre-cooked weight or the cooked weight?

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  • zlauerMom
    zlauerMom Posts: 183 Member
    precooked if possible
  • hefflm
    hefflm Posts: 2
    I usually weigh it prior to cooking and after. With that being said, I mostly eat slow cooked chicken and steel cut oats. One loses water weight (I've noticed boneless skinless chicken breast loses about 33.3% of its weight), the other gains water weight (which varies depending on how soupy I make the oats.)

    I am probably just OCD though! haha
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    Precooked whenever possible for me, too.
  • aznsdgrl
    aznsdgrl Posts: 110 Member
    Do you see much of a difference between pre-cook weight and cooked weight? I ask because I usually cook 5-7 chicken breasts at a time to have them on hand.
  • hefflm
    hefflm Posts: 2
    The cooked weight is about 2/3 of the uncooked weight. I start with 3 lbs of raw chicken in a slow cooker. I finish with approximately 2 lbs of cooked chicken.
  • janiesmommy
    janiesmommy Posts: 13
    It is my understanding that you weigh before cooking.
  • xxnellie146xx
    xxnellie146xx Posts: 996 Member
    Calories on meats are for their raw weight, unless otherwise specified
  • CLFrancois
    CLFrancois Posts: 472 Member
    Raw/precooked.
    Water weight and cooking methods can make quite a difference in the weights.

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