Food diary - weights!

Georgexx92 · October 2013

Hi all!
I have a question, it may be silly but I've confused myself...
Do you weigh your pasta dry or cooked? As it doesn't give me the option of the weight of 'cooked pasta'
Or is it no different?

Kudo's to anyone that can awnser my silly question!
Thanks I'd advanced

pastryari · October 2013

Confuzzled4ever · October 2013

would have been easier to just answer the question.. dontcha think???

I don't know.. or I would.

EmilyOfTheSun · October 2013

The nutrition label on the package will usually tell you if the info is for precooked or cooked weight.

Georgexx92 · October 2013

Hi sorry, ive ha an account for a couple of years but only just started using the site!!
I will use that tool in futer

And check out the links you posted adini.
Thanks anyway confuzzled, that is exactly what I am right now lol!
& Emily, I would but we store ours in a plastic container and the packaging was long gone!
I'll add on a few grams for the time being just to be certain..
Thank you for your help!

suziepoo1984 · October 2013

would have been easier to just answer the question.. dontcha think???

I don't know.. or I would.

Yes, maybe it would. But this way the OP knows next time she has any kind of questions, the help and loads of information is already readily available :flowerforyou:

SezxyStef · October 2013

would have been easier to just answer the question.. dontcha think???

I don't know.. or I would.

Yes, maybe it would. But this way the OP knows next time she has any kind of questions, the help and loads of information is already readily available :flowerforyou:

and it revives zombie threads from 2 years ago...Yah...

Pasta is typically measured uncooked.....actually if you can weigh all your food uncooked.

pastryari · October 2013

would have been easier to just answer the question.. dontcha think???

I don't know.. or I would.

:huh:

Her question is in those threads. Should I weigh and cook the pasta for her, too?

Now she's aware of the search function and the mass of information that is out there. I posted something useful, you did not. What was your point again?

pastryari · October 2013

would have been easier to just answer the question.. dontcha think???

I don't know.. or I would.

Yes, maybe it would. But this way the OP knows next time she has any kind of questions, the help and loads of information is already readily available :flowerforyou:

and it revives zombie threads from 2 years ago...Yah...

Pasta is typically measured uncooked.....actually if you can weigh all your food uncooked.

How does it revive them? She doesn't need to post in the threads, just read to get her answer.

pastryari · October 2013

Hi sorry, ive ha an account for a couple of years but only just started using the site!!
I will use that tool in futer And check out the links you posted adini.
Thanks anyway confuzzled, that is exactly what I am right now lol!
& Emily, I would but we store ours in a plastic container and the packaging was long gone!
I'll add on a few grams for the time being just to be certain..
Thank you for your help!

You're welcome. Glad I could help. Good luck! :flowerforyou:

ldrosophila · October 2013

just make you life easier measure it out cooked about 1/3c for a serving

Georgexx92 · October 2013

What I thought was 185calories of (cooked) pasta is actually 455!!!
What a school girl error!! ... Thought it was too goo to be true haha!

I will weigh everything 'uncooked' from
Now on & make sure that I select the uncooked weights in my diary..
So glad I learnt this lesson sooner rather than later

Thanks for all your help guys ????

kts3639 · October 2013

I believe 2 oz of dry, uncooked pasta is equal to about 1 cup cooked pasta. I know that isn't a specific weight, but it's usually what I go by when logging pasta. I weigh most of my food, but this is one of those things that unless I am cooking a single serving for myself and am able to weigh it before hand, it just doesn't happen. And I have a family, so single serving pasta rarely happens

Hope that helps!

Georgexx92 · October 2013

I cook for 3 people each night so I normally just divide total weight by 3 (which I was getting wrong lol)
Though I think my knowledge of 'portion' sizes is rather distorted coming from a family of BIG EATERS!
But I'm going to work on that ... In fact I'll start researching now'

amyoliver85 · October 2013

The rough difference between dry and cooked pasta, if cooked al dente, is 3x the weight. This means if you weigh cooked pasta and it weighs 6 ounces, you can justify the dry weight as 2 ounces. Because not all people cook their pasta precisely al dente, I recommend assuming that 6 ounces cooked is 2.5 ounces dry. Although this will up the number of calories by a quarter, it is better to go over slightly.

I hope that helps.

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