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Logging eggs

Soldomin0830
Soldomin0830 Posts: 8 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
When logging my breakfast should I choose how the egg is cooked rather than snacking the bar code? I usually hard boil them, but every once in a while I have a fried egg. But when I do, I cook it without fats. No oils or butter, I just use the green pan and it doesn’t stick. Do the calories change depending how it is cooked?

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  • Soldomin0830
    Soldomin0830 Posts: 8 Member
    Meant scanning the egg, not “snacking”
  • beautyonthebeach83
    beautyonthebeach83 Posts: 99 Member
    I don't think how they're cooked affects their calorie count in a significant way unless you're adding oils/sprays, so I have always just logged the eggs. :)
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    No, just the additions will add to the calorie count. Doesn’t matter how it’s prepared unless you add things.
  • missysippy930
    missysippy930 Posts: 2,577 Member
    And the obvious difference in the size of the eggs different calorie counts
  • Soldomin0830
    Soldomin0830 Posts: 8 Member
    Thank you all!
  • nanastaci2020
    nanastaci2020 Posts: 1,072 Member
    If I have full control over the cooking method and know it adds no extra calories: I log the egg. I will sometimes have scrambled eggs @ a restaurant and will use an entry for scrambled eggs that includes a higher # of calories/fat to account for oil which I assume they use.
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