jacket potatoes

fionamoo
fionamoo Posts: 8 Member
edited November 15 in Health and Weight Loss
Question ! Do you weigh jacket potatoes before you cook then or after? I did it before the other night then after I cooked it and it lost 100g in weight. So which way do I do it to count my cals. Xx

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  • isulo_kura
    isulo_kura Posts: 818 Member
    Count everything raw
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    depends which calorie count you're using - if you're using potato, raw then weigh it raw, if you're using potato baked then ...
  • bunnywestley81
    bunnywestley81 Posts: 178 Member
    I generally weigh everything raw for ease.

    I would take the higher weight just to err on the side of caution.
  • pinkteapot3
    pinkteapot3 Posts: 157 Member
    Most items are listed in the database in both raw and cooked weight, so just make sure you're using the right one. An entry should state whether it's raw or cooked weight.

    I vary. I weigh rice cooked (weighs a lot more than raw). This is because I cook rice for my husband and I in one pot. I'm not going to bother having two saucepans going, just so I can weigh mine raw. On the other hand I weigh pasta raw because we have separate pots for that anyway (he has gluten-free pasta).

    Do whichever fits with the way you cook and just be careful to use the correct cals. :smile:
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    edited March 2015
    weigh everything raw- meat, veggies, etc. what cooks out is water, not calories.

    also, look for the NON asterisked ( * ) items. ones with a * are user entered and not always correct. the easiest way to find the correct one (at least for me, maybe theres an easier way I"ve never heard about LOL) is:

    'item raw' so...

    potato raw
    ground beef raw
    spinach raw
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    If you want something to really mess with your mind, try weighing one right after you buy it and then weigh it after it has been in your pantry for a week.
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    I find raw is the most accurate I can get, I find alot of variation in weight change depending on how I cook things.
  • fionamoo
    fionamoo Posts: 8 Member
    Thank you everyone for helping me. X
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