entering cheeseburgers on diary

goku89
goku89 Posts: 160
in Food and Nutrition
i can enter the grilled cheeseburger (mine was not grilled, too cold so i pan fryed it...maybe it doens't count?) or Home-american cheeseburger, the grilled is 480 calories, the other is like 280...

my question is what is the difference? the only on i see is the weight grilled has a 1/4 lb option, the other has a 114 G (grams) option.

i guess i'll go with the other since i didn't grill it...and cause its less calories right

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  • vanguardfitness
    vanguardfitness Posts: 720 Member
    Usually with meats I'll weigh it raw first. I'll weigh just about all of my components for a meal raw before doing any cooking. Then I add them into the log as separate entries. If you want to be accurate I think this is the way to go, but just keep in mind it's more time consuming.

    Eating ain't easy.
  • Michiiba
    Michiiba Posts: 27
    I don't pay any attention to how my meat is cooked and just enter the raw calories based off of weight.
  • goku89
    goku89 Posts: 160
    i dont have a scale...

    lol oh well
  • Michiiba
    Michiiba Posts: 27
    You can get a digital cooking scale at wal-mart or any other box store for about $10, it's well worth the money.
  • shazbox1
    shazbox1 Posts: 175 Member
    I think pan frying it would result in more calories than grilling it. When grilling, the fat melts off and drips away. Then frying, it sort of just sits in it....
  • goku89
    goku89 Posts: 160
    i dont know which cheeseburger option to enter...oh well
  • daffodilsoup
    daffodilsoup Posts: 1,972 Member
    If I'm stuck between two options, I usually enter the higher calorie option to be safe. I'd rather overestimate than underestimate.

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