Raw or Cooked?

Ziggy1031
Ziggy1031 Posts: 12 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I'm starting to weigh my food. Do I weigh meat, veggies, etc. before or after I cook it?

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,364 Member
    I tend to weigh raw, but really it doesn't matter as long as you pick the right database entry. So if you weigh cooked, find an entry for cooked.
  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
    edited March 2017
    You'll find both raw and cooked entries in the food database. That said, it's generally better to weigh your food raw.

    Food loses water (and fat, when applicable) when it's cooked. And both cooking time and method will have an impact on how much weight is lost during the cooking process.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    Ziggy1031 wrote: »
    I'm starting to weigh my food. Do I weigh meat, veggies, etc. before or after I cook it?

    Raw is more accurate but you need to make sure you are using the database entry for raw. Cooking methods will make a difference in the final weight. Example: you have a 6 oz. sirloin steak. If you cook it well or medium well, you cook out more of the water than if you cook it medium rare. Your well done steak will weigh less than the medium rare steak, but the calories would be close to the same.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    crazyravr wrote: »
    For me always raw and always uncooked.

    Same because this matches the USDA database where i obtain all of my information.
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