weighing frozen Tyson grilled nuggets

kas1317
kas1317 Posts: 67 Member
edited November 23 in Food and Nutrition
I am trying to figure out how to weigh Tyson Naturals grilled nuggets, which the package says is 110 calories for 3oz of chicken. I cooked the chicken, then weighed it because I wasn't sure if I could weigh it straight out of the package,frozen. thoughts?

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  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
    I use pre-cooked weights for most everything.
  • DaintyWhisper
    DaintyWhisper Posts: 221 Member
    edited January 2018
    Yes, most frozen foods should be weighed frozen for the best accuracy. You might end up eating more than you think if you weigh it cooked since foods do lose some weight in the oven. What's 3 oz cooked may be 4 oz frozen, which results in unaccounted for calories.
  • kas1317
    kas1317 Posts: 67 Member
    so, on the package, the 3oz for 110 calories, is weighing it frozen straight from bag? shoot!!
  • aeloine
    aeloine Posts: 2,163 Member
    It's tricky because frozen has more water/ice, which evaporates when cooked. The differences in 3 oz is pretty negligible, I'd say. Maybe look for a "cooked" entry in MFP database.
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