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directedmage552
directedmage552 Posts: 14 Member
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When logging my meals do i log the weight of the chicken before or after its cooked? After i cook my chicken it weighs about 4oz less.

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  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
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    Depends on what you have chosen to log your chicken ie. if it says 'chicken-cooked' or 'chicken-raw'. Generally choosing the raw option and weighing it raw is the way to go.
  • directedmage552
    directedmage552 Posts: 14 Member
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    Doesnt it loose calories and weight when you cook it?
  • DogRiverDude
    DogRiverDude Posts: 433 Member
    edited May 2015
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    directedmage552 wrote: »
    Doesnt it loose calories and weight when you cook it?

    It loses weight but Calories stay the same. It'll lose some nutrients though (depending on time and method cooked).

    EDIT: I suppose if you cook off some of the fat Calories will decrease.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
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    Some moisture dissipates from cooking, hence the different calorie load per gram. I don't recommend eating raw chicken.
  • directedmage552
    directedmage552 Posts: 14 Member
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    Thanks guys!
  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
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    directedmage552 wrote: »
    When logging my meals do i log the weight of the chicken before or after its cooked? After i cook my chicken it weighs about 4oz less.

    I go with before because when I grill chicken, it always "shrinks" to a smaller size.
  • Carol_
    Carol_ Posts: 469 Member
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    When I was a teenager, working in fast food restaurants, a quarter pound burger was the weight before it was cooked.

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