how would I log this?

Belle_Fille
Belle_Fille Posts: 469
edited September 23 in Food and Nutrition
tonight were going to have bisquick chicken (chicken thighs breaded with bisquick). how would I log it? Im not sure how much bisquick it takes to coat it?

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  • Jizes318
    Jizes318 Posts: 409 Member
    Well when i bread things I start with a cup.. I add the chicken and a cup of whatever to my recipes.. if I need more just add however many more cups, tbsp etc...

    If you just dump a bunch you cant record it... to be honest its hard to be exact... I use the recipe tab every time I make a meal. It adds up everything for me and I can divide it per serving.
  • Hannastyrbjorn
    Hannastyrbjorn Posts: 343
    get a kitchen scale and weigh it?
  • BigBoneSista
    BigBoneSista Posts: 2,389 Member
    Well when i bread things I start with a cup.. I add the chicken and a cup of whatever to my recipes.. if I need more just add however many more cups, tbsp etc...

    If you just dump a bunch you cant record it... to be honest its hard to be exact...

    Thats how I do. I make sure I use servings sizes or whole measurements.
  • katerinab
    katerinab Posts: 107
    I would measure out the biquick you use to coat it with and log it. No, you likely won't use the full amount and there will be a little left over after you're done, but it's better to count a little on the high side than on the low side. Like if we were to use Shake N Bake, we would use the nutritional information for the whole packet of coating and divide it by the number of pieces of meat coated. Can't really account for the extra, but you're still covered.
  • kappyblu
    kappyblu Posts: 654 Member
    Go to the food tab and click on recipes. Click on enter a new recipe. Put in all the ingredients and how many servings it makes. Then you know how many calories are in a serving. :smile:
  • mvedas
    mvedas Posts: 69
    tonight were going to have bisquick chicken (chicken thighs breaded with bisquick). how would I log it? Im not sure how much bisquick it takes to coat it?

    A quick tip - I've recently switched to using ground up in a food processor - Fiber One cereal for all of my 'coating' recipes (chicken Parmesan, oven fried chicken, that sort of thing). It's much healthier (no bad white flour!) and surprisingly delicious! I found the idea at Hungrygirl and just tweak it a bit to suit my needs. Making buffalo chicken strips with it on Sunday for superbowl! And will have the leftovers on salad the next day!
  • ktblueyz
    ktblueyz Posts: 72
    things like that I just guess. each chk breast will probably take 1-2 tblsp's to coat it. so just add the chk and the butter or oil to your food entry, and add 1 or 2 tblsp of bizquick or flour to your entry
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