Weighting food

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chasitystiff160
chasitystiff160 Posts: 31 Member
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Okay I have a question do you weight veggies and meat after you cook them or before does it matter

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  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
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    Typically I weigh before - cooking can change overall weight depending on method cooked (meat will shrimp; pasta will increase in size etc)
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
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    The nutrition information on your label is generally for the raw or as packaged weight. So if you want to use that info then raw tends to be the way to go. I personally prefer weighing raw whenever possible but sometimes you just have to weigh after cooking. There are entries for both in the database so just make sure you're choosing an accurate and appropriate entry that matches the way you weighed it.

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