Weigh food before or after cooking or does it not matter....

kmaf2016
kmaf2016 Posts: 51 Member
Hey All,

I normally weigh my food before cooking but sometimes its unavoidable therefore if I weigh after cooking, is this OK too?

Kel

Replies

  • brigg9
    brigg9 Posts: 104 Member
    Weigh your food before it's cooked. The nutritional values on labels are for unprepared portions unless stated otherwise.
  • kmaf2016
    kmaf2016 Posts: 51 Member
    Ah I see...Thanks
  • cross2bear
    cross2bear Posts: 1,106 Member
    It doesnt matter - just make sure that you pick the correct and corresponding value from the MFP data base.
  • tiffkittyw
    tiffkittyw Posts: 366 Member
    Just out of curiosity, has anyone found a database entry for cooked extra lean Jennie-O ground turkey? The 99% fat free? I can't locate an entry so I've been using what is on the package which I assume is the raw weight, but I weigh it after cooking since I make the entire pack at a time.