weighing food

monica208
monica208 Posts: 229
edited September 22 in Health and Weight Loss
are you suppose to weigh your meat and veggies before or after you cook it?

im so confused on that

thanks

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  • ljm0104
    ljm0104 Posts: 42
    I usually weigh my food before I cook it. Some of the food on here will specify like rice, pasta, etc. Vegetables and chicken usually don't matter.
  • secostley
    secostley Posts: 409 Member
    Definitely before you cook it. Something I need to start doing myself!
  • beethedreamer
    beethedreamer Posts: 465 Member
    i usually weigh everything before. I really don't know which is better, but it works for me :)
  • BritanyV
    BritanyV Posts: 7
    I don't know but I've been wondering this myself!
  • KittMahan
    KittMahan Posts: 106
    The higher the item's calorie count the better off you are weighing before.

    Pasta noodles and rice? Definitely weigh and log it dry, before cooking.

    Broccoli and cauliflower? Not such a big deal, weight it or measure it after cooking. A bit off won't kill your count...
  • sandeeface518
    sandeeface518 Posts: 41 Member
    can anyone suggest a good food scale? I need to start weighing my food instead of just eyeballing it.
  • Pandorian
    Pandorian Posts: 2,055 MFP Moderator
    Before is best to get a reasonable estimation for a lot of meats. Veggies I would think either but I weigh all my stuff before / or as I serve it, great to tare the scale with the bowl on it and just start adding my yogurt or oatmeal etc for an accurate count of what I'm having

    It's what the restaurants do...Why you'll see the little * on fast food menu's by their burgers, * net weight before cooking!
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