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measuring food weigt - dry foods eg pasta/rice

chocciechip
chocciechip Posts: 207 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi guys,

Can anyone help me - I'm trying to figure out if I should be weighing dry ingredients or their weight when cooked, obviously that makes quite a big difference - any ideas?

Claire x

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  • ct1986
    ct1986 Posts: 200
    Pasta, etc. is typically measured dry. Most packages will say serving size 2 oz. dry or something along those lines as well.
  • chocciechip
    chocciechip Posts: 207 Member
    Thanks! :happy: you can tell I'm new at this :wink:
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    I've read online that 2oz dry pasta is about 4oz cooked. I think rice give a cup amount, 2/3? 3/4? I don't understand why they do that. Who's going to eat dry pasta or rice???
  • aeragusa
    aeragusa Posts: 40 Member
    I've read online that 2oz dry pasta is about 4oz cooked. I think rice give a cup amount, 2/3? 3/4? I don't understand why they do that. Who's going to eat dry pasta or rice???

    I think it's just a matter of it being easier to measure before it's cooked. Now what I don't understand is how popcorn loses calories when it's popped!
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