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Weigh before or after?

katmarsc
katmarsc Posts: 118 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
MFP friends,

Do I weigh food before or after it is cooked? making lean hamburger on grill tonight... it may shrink some, but what is the proper weight to calculate?

thanks...

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  • ladybu6205
    ladybu6205 Posts: 165 Member
    I've always been told to weigh BEFORE cooking with meats...
  • Anidorie
    Anidorie Posts: 291 Member
    i weight my food after i cook it. and when you search for it look for "cooked meat" that shoul help.
  • sexygenius
    sexygenius Posts: 1,078 Member
    almost everything is supposed to be weighed before, pasta,meat,veggies,dead human flesh,fruits,grains,ect...
  • katmarsc
    katmarsc Posts: 118 Member
    almost everything is supposed to be weighed before, pasta,meat,veggies,dead human flesh,fruits,grains,ect...

    Ok, was doing good until I got to the human flesh.... LOL... not on the menu tonight :noway:
  • downtome
    downtome Posts: 529 Member
    I weigh my meats after I cook them, sometimes before but normally after. It can't be that much of a big difference! Pasta I weigh before (dry).
  • KokomoJoe
    KokomoJoe Posts: 435
    I used to weigh everything before, however I am starting to do major prep for the week now. Today I cooked up a pound of ground turkey. I will now use the cooked weight if I make a taco with it or something. Today I cut up some fish and made each fillet 3 oz. I've marked it as that and will use that. So it really depends.
  • sexygenius
    sexygenius Posts: 1,078 Member
    almost everything is supposed to be weighed before, pasta,meat,veggies,dead human flesh,fruits,grains,ect...

    Ok, was doing good until I got to the human flesh.... LOL... not on the menu tonight :noway:

    haha I was wondering if anyone would catch that!!! you win!!!! and your prize?! invisible virtual cake!!!!! now wasnt that yummy?
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