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Baked potato

lins69
lins69 Posts: 17 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Im having a baked potato for dinner do i take the cooked weight or the uncooked weight of the potato as I would imagine it is lighter when it is cooked ty

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  • carrey224
    carrey224 Posts: 8 Member
    I weigh them before I cook them.
  • RelCanonical
    RelCanonical Posts: 3,882 Member
    Since preferred cooking times can vary (and thus vary the weight), use the uncooked weight. Most calorie counts in the database will be for uncooked weight as well.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Weigh before cooking
  • lins69
    lins69 Posts: 17 Member
    Ok thank u lol its a big potato 497g so think my calories will be all used up for the day with it ty
  • Rebecca0224
    Rebecca0224 Posts: 810 Member
    lins69 wrote: »
    Ok thank u lol its a big potato 497g so think my calories will be all used up for the day with it ty

    A russet potato that size would be 370 calories and 10g protein.
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