When weighing food

MaryinBflo
MaryinBflo Posts: 437 Member
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
This is probably stupid but it's something I always wonder and I really am trying to be accurate when I weigh and measure my foods.

I never know if I weigh food before I prepare it if I am getting the correct nutritional content.
Like I buy frozen already cooked chicken breast strips and you just microwave them to defrost and then they are ready to eat. I weigh it frozen so I know how much to use but the frozen weight is more than the cooked weight. Is that how they figure it or do they figure it once it's cooked? The pkg just says serving size is 3 oz.

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  • hdawg
    hdawg Posts: 28
    I'm fairly certain you should go by the weight of the cooked chicken.
  • Demetria
    Demetria Posts: 178
    I agree with hdawg and how many servings are in the whole package? If it is only 2 fpr the whole package then after it is cooked just cut it in half and it should be fine. HTH

    Demetria
  • injuneer81
    injuneer81 Posts: 122 Member
    think of this. if you count the weight before prep you will over estimate your calories. which means you will think you are taking in more than you really are. thereby you will reduce your caloric intake. which in turn will result in more weight loss
  • halfacerk
    halfacerk Posts: 41
    think of this. if you count the weight before prep you will over estimate your calories. which means you will think you are taking in more than you really are. thereby you will reduce your caloric intake. which in turn will result in more weight loss

    I LIKE THIS!!!! I always over estimate just to be safe
  • MaryinBflo
    MaryinBflo Posts: 437 Member
    think of this. if you count the weight before prep you will over estimate your calories. which means you will think you are taking in more than you really are. thereby you will reduce your caloric intake. which in turn will result in more weight loss

    I LIKE THIS!!!! I always over estimate just to be safe


    Yeah that's true but also don't want to eat too little either and therefore hinder weight loss. Thanks for the help!
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