Do I weigh meat before or after its cooked?

GabyFace87
GabyFace87 Posts: 8 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi I am new to couting calories and I started intermittent fasting 3 days ago. I wanted to know if I wanted to eat 3.5 ounces of chicken breast would I weigh it raw or cooked. I know when I cook the chicken it will lose water making it weigh less but do I leave it like that or add more chicken? Please help

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Before is usually better, but whichever way you choose make sure you select the right entry to log it
  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    I've used both methods but generally use the cooked value, as it seems easier to find in the database. Just specify when you make your entries - raw or cooked.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Weigh it raw, log as raw weight.

    Weigh it cooked, log as cooked weight.
  • GabyFace87
    GabyFace87 Posts: 8 Member
    Thanks everyone
  • PoundChaser2
    PoundChaser2 Posts: 241 Member
    I weigh after its cooked.
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