Baked potato confusion ???
SlinkyPinkyBunsOfSteel
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Say I had a raw potato that weighed 250 grams and after I cook it, it weighs (for example) 200 grams. What would I put it as in my food diary? 250 or 200 grams of baked potato?
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Assuming you are eating the cooked final product, then I would log it in as such.0
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If the MFP entry does not make it clear if the info is cooked or raw weight google the food and find out.0
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It's the before cooked weight. Almost always. You don't weigh things after they are cooked. That doesn't make any sense.0
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I thought that cooking some foods could change their nutritional values? Never mind, I've found the answer and have added it to the food database. Thanks for your answers!0
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It's the before cooked weight. Almost always. You don't weigh things after they are cooked. That doesn't make any sense.
I do if the nutritional information is for the cooked product (baked/boiled/steamed etc) then I will weigh it before putting it on my plate.0 -
Say I had a raw potato that weighed 250 grams and after I cook it, it weighs (for example) 200 grams. What would I put it as in my food diary? 250 or 200 grams of baked potato?0
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OP, search MFP for "Potatoes - White, flesh and skin, raw" and enter the raw weight if you measure prior to cooking. If you weigh it after cooking, search MFP for "Potatoes - White, flesh and skin, baked" and use that.You don't weigh things after they are cooked. That doesn't make any sense.0
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OP, search MFP for "Potatoes - White, flesh and skin, raw" and enter the raw weight if you measure prior to cooking. If you weigh it after cooking, search MFP for "Potatoes - White, flesh and skin, baked" and use that.You don't weigh things after they are cooked. That doesn't make any sense.
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What? Oh, sorry. I just started having wet bacon thoughts.0 -
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OP, search MFP for "Potatoes - White, flesh and skin, raw" and enter the raw weight if you measure prior to cooking. If you weigh it after cooking, search MFP for "Potatoes - White, flesh and skin, baked" and use that.You don't weigh things after they are cooked. That doesn't make any sense.
LOL, what? ^^^ Unless is specifies nutritional content is "cooked", use the raw content. You think bacon goes from being 50-75 calories per slice to what, exactly when its cooked?0 -
OP, search MFP for "Potatoes - White, flesh and skin, raw" and enter the raw weight if you measure prior to cooking. If you weigh it after cooking, search MFP for "Potatoes - White, flesh and skin, baked" and use that.You don't weigh things after they are cooked. That doesn't make any sense.
It's also going to depend on how long it was cooked, how it was cooked, etc. Frying bacon at a high temperature is going to result in more fat left on the bacon, whereas cooking it slowly ensures that more fat is cooked out.0 -
It's the before cooked weight. Almost always. You don't weigh things after they are cooked. That doesn't make any sense.
why doesnt it make sense u r not eating the raw product. u r eating the cooked one. this stuff is so confusing.0 -
It's the before cooked weight. Almost always. You don't weigh things after they are cooked. That doesn't make any sense.
why doesnt it make sense u r not eating the raw product. u r eating the cooked one. this stuff is so confusing.
It's really not that confusing. For meat, rice, pasta, baked potatoes, steamed vegetables, etc. what changes is the water content, not the nutritional content (for the most part). Unless you're cooking something like eggs, where you usually cook it in a fat, the calorie content doesn't change enough to warrant weighing it after cooking. And, as I pointed out above, sometimes it will depend on your method of cooking. So, it's best to weigh food before cooking it and also log whatever you cook it in (butter, olive oil, etc.)0 -
It depends on whether the database entry is the cooked or raw value, obviously. You can always find "raw potato" in the database and use that.0
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OP, search MFP for "Potatoes - White, flesh and skin, raw" and enter the raw weight if you measure prior to cooking. If you weigh it after cooking, search MFP for "Potatoes - White, flesh and skin, baked" and use that.You don't weigh things after they are cooked. That doesn't make any sense.
LOL, what? ^^^ Unless is specifies nutritional content is "cooked", use the raw content.You think bacon goes from being 50-75 calories per slice to what, exactly when its cooked?
If you choose 1 slice raw vs 1 slice cooked, the difference in calories is over three fold. I actually weigh my food rather than use the mysterious "slice" but the point remains the same.0 -
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Mmm, potatoes.0
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