Cooking Oil Included?

adventuring
adventuring Posts: 178
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
When making something where the instructions say to cook it with some oil, does anyone know if the calorie count on the package includes that or if I need to add the oil separately?

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  • MaureenCreates
    MaureenCreates Posts: 97 Member
    I add it separately.
    The package doesn't know what type of oil you'll be using anyway.
  • savethecat
    savethecat Posts: 290 Member
    I'm pretty sure it's not included. I believe the nutritional information is just for what is contained in the package.

    Not 100% on that, but pretty sure.
  • adventuring
    adventuring Posts: 178
    Cool. Thanks, guys!

    savethecat, that cartoon in your signature is adorable.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    I've always assumed it was included. The butter and milk is included in Mac and Cheese....
  • tararocks
    tararocks Posts: 287 Member
    i think it depends on how the nutritional information reads, a lot of packaged foods will give you one value for the box and then and then another value for a serving "as prepared" when they say that i assume it includes all ingredients necessary to make it, if it doesn't then i add it on its own
  • adventuring
    adventuring Posts: 178
    Hm. It's probably safest to add the oil separately, at any rate. Better to overestimate than underestimate.
  • savethecat
    savethecat Posts: 290 Member
    Cool. Thanks, guys!

    savethecat, that cartoon in your signature is adorable.

    Thanks!
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