Chicken Weight

BettyBeth14
BettyBeth14 Posts: 171 Member
edited December 16 in Food and Nutrition
Hi All

Got a little confused today! I weighed my chicken for my salad raw - it came to 119gs. When cooked it came to 87g. which wieght should I use for logging. It was stir fried in teriyaki which I account for in my diary at 1tablespoon, but now im ery confused on the chicken?!?!?!

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  • BIGJIMMYU
    BIGJIMMYU Posts: 1,221 Member
    always the cooked weight as that is what you r putting into your body.
  • BettyBeth14
    BettyBeth14 Posts: 171 Member
    ta muchy - looks like i've been over counting my cals then :-) xx
  • vulcangrrl
    vulcangrrl Posts: 31
    Do you log it as raw or cooked?
    There are options for chicken breast - raw, and chicken breat - baked, etc etc.

    So log either, but make sure that you choose the right one :)
  • BettyBeth14
    BettyBeth14 Posts: 171 Member
    Tink i've been totally messing my cals up :-( Whoops! Must pay closer attention in future -
  • AZKristi
    AZKristi Posts: 1,801 Member
    Enter the weight before cooking. For the most part, the weight lost during cooking is water which doesn't contain any calories.
  • caroline_g
    caroline_g Posts: 201 Member
    always the cooked weight as that is what you r putting into your body.

    That's not true, at all. Look at the packaging, some give calories for 'as per instructions' (meaning when cooked the way they recommend) and some give it as raw weight. There's usually options on here for both, I always go with raw weight because it's easier to weigh things before they get cooked. If I cook say, spaghetti bolognese, how am I meant to know how much the meat/tomatoes/onions/mushrooms weigh when they're all cooked together? As long as you pick the right option on here, you'll be fine.
  • Zomoniac
    Zomoniac Posts: 1,169 Member
    Before. 99% of produce meant to be cooked lists the values for uncooked weight on the packaging. Otherwise how do you know how much to use before cooking?
  • boobee32
    boobee32 Posts: 450 Member
    i log mine as cooked.
  • boobee32
    boobee32 Posts: 450 Member
    always the cooked weight as that is what you r putting into your body.

    That's not true, at all. Look at the packaging, some give calories for 'as per instructions' (meaning when cooked the way they recommend) and some give it as raw weight. There's usually options on here for both, I always go with raw weight because it's easier to weigh things before they get cooked. If I cook say, spaghetti bolognese, how am I meant to know how much the meat/tomatoes/onions/mushrooms weigh when they're all cooked together? As long as you pick the right option on here, you'll be fine.

    I log meat once cooked. I log vegtables before cooking. dont know why, or if its right or wrong, but that is how i do it.
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