Why does Basmati rice have so many calories?

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I think I'll go back to potatoes, I only ate rice as I thought it was low cal, are potatoes measured cooked or uncooked

Potatoes are not that far from rice in calories if we're talking cooked, no fat. They're only like 30 or so calories lower or less per 100 grams cooked. When you feel like eating potatoes, eat potatoes, when you feel like eating rice, eat rice. 30 or 40 calories shouldn't be what decides what you eat.

As for logging, when you log any food on the planet, if you're weighing it uncooked, log it as uncooked. If you're weighing it cooked, log it as cooked. Find the corresponding database entry to the state of your food (cooked/uncooked). Personally, I like weighing everything raw when possible.

ETA to add an example:
If I weigh my potatoes after baking, this is the entry I would use



If I weigh them before baking, this is the entry I would use


The difference for potatoes is not that large, but it's good practice to do this for all foods because for some foods the difference is huge.

Personally, I would not use either of those entries as they will not be accurate. You should ideally use entries that come in weight rather than cups or as a pice, slice etc. I would also check whether this weight corresponded with the USDA database for the ingredient.

Actually, both of those entries are very good entries. They're examples of the old-school ones with USDA syntax. If you look them up, there are a boatload of different serving sizes in the drop-down, including 100g.

Most of the "best" entries, the ones of this type, are noticeable by that USDA syntax (after a while you get a feel for their bureaucratic style and just recognize it), and most often the default serving size - like the ones showing in the list in the screen grab - are often in cups. The other serving sizes are normally there, including grams, plus things that are useful for estimating (for restaurant food, say) like different sizes (by inch) of potatoes.