Can I ask a silly question...

2girlymama
2girlymama Posts: 44 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Can I ask a silly question -

When putting in measurements for MFP for grains (like rice, barley, etc) and beans, are the nutrional values before or after you cook it? I'm assuming it's after.

Practical example:

So when putting in a recipe fore barley, I measured out 1 cup. It's going to yield 3 cups cooked. So, when I put it in MFP do I put in 3 cups or 1 cup?

I feel silly asking. I should know the answer, so can set me straight once and for all??

Thanks. :ohwell:

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  • Kate6868
    Kate6868 Posts: 159 Member
    I put "barley" in the MFP food database, and it lists both cooked and uncooked. Try typing in "barley uncooked." It will show only uncooked. If I was putting it in a recipe, that's what I would use. If I was just dishing it out of a pan onto my plate, I would search for "barley cooked."
  • CoachMaritova
    CoachMaritova Posts: 409 Member
    the amount that you eat that is actually cooked... if you eat 3 cups of cooked barley, put that... but that seems like a lot for one person ;)
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    Some database entries specify cooked or raw -- I stick to those. A lot of the data is there is wrong either way. Always double check and cross reference.
  • 2girlymama
    2girlymama Posts: 44 Member
    I put "barley" in the MFP food database, and it lists both cooked and uncooked. Try typing in "barley uncooked." It will show only uncooked. If I was putting it in a recipe, that's what I would use. If I was just dishing it out of a pan onto my plate, I would search for "barley cooked."

    Makes sense! Thanks!

    the amount that you eat that is actually cooked... if you eat 3 cups of cooked barley, put that... but that seems like a lot for one person ;)

    Yes - it's going to last several meals for me and my family. :)

    Thanks so much!!
  • california_peach
    california_peach Posts: 1,809 Member
    For the recipe builder I would put it in as uncooked.
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