Weighing food before or after its cooked?
I am curious about how to calculate nutritional values of foods based on their weight. Do you weigh it before you cook it and use that measurement or after its cooked.
For example, I have noticed that if I weigh out 6 oz of frozen boneless, skinless chicken tenders, then cook it and weigh it afterward it is around 3-4 oz. And pasta would be the opposite.
I am trying to stick to a strict nutritional regimen and am finding that hard based off pre/post cooked weights. Any guidelines. Thanks.
Erica
I had to do this last night
I had a lamb burger for lunch and it measured 4.9 OZ for mine and 4 OX for my wifes and after it was done cooking I decided to weigh it again becuase it lost so much size and it was only 2.4OZ for mine and 2OZ for hers I am glad I weighed it again becuase that was a difference of almost 150 Cal for mine and 120 for Hers, which is a big difference on strict diet regimens.
I did the same thing with steak was 6 oz before and only 2.8 after I was really suprised and glad becuase If I would have not re-weighed the steaked by daily value would have been a alot higher.
Good question I am glad you asked it.