Is there a huge difference in weighing cooked vs uncooked food

[T-Bagger]

No my point is the weight drastically changes from raw chicken vs cooked

Which would change the protein content.

If I weigh 10 oz chicken and it’s only 6 oz cooked that’s 4 oz less protein

I think @Mac11wildcat is right that you’re cooking off water and fat, not actual nutrients.

 

[Dead]

I think @Mac11wildcat is right that you’re cooking off water and fat, not actual nutrients.

Lol yes I know this

Take raw chicken. 8 oz. package says 4 oz is 100 calories

U have 200 calories total.

Then u cook it and the water is gone and u lose 2 oz.

Now u only have 6 ozof chicken 150 calories. After weighing it cooked.
So is the package referring to raw chicken or cooked.

After reading and asking some people it seems the label is referring to raw weight so losing the 2 oz doesn’t mean shit other than the fact u now have 6 oz of cooked chicken instead of 8 raw.

? Maybe I’m not understanding what u guys r trying to say

 

[master.on]

Don't eat anything raw
cooking kills most bacteria, and nutrients heat degradation is overblown
if you fill like you need additional nutrients, then vitamin tabs are cheap.

 

[T-Bagger]

Lol yes I know this

Take raw chicken. 8 oz. package says 4 oz is 100 calories

U have 200 calories total.

Then u cook it and the water is gone and u lose 2 oz.

Now u only have 6 ozof chicken 150 calories. After weighing it cooked.
So is the package referring to raw chicken or cooked.

After reading and asking some people it seems the label is referring to raw weight so losing the 2 oz doesn’t mean shit other than the fact u now have 6 oz of cooked chicken instead of 8 raw.

? Maybe I’m not understanding what u guys r trying to say

My guess is the weight on the package is raw

 

[Dead]

Don't eat anything raw
cooking kills most bacteria, and nutrients heat degradation is overblown
if you fill like you need additional nutrients, then vitamin tabs are cheap.

Masteron I’m not trying to eat anything raw

 

[T-Bagger]

Masteron I’m not trying to eat anything raw

You don’t want to eat a chicken tartare? Lol

 

[wantsomemore]

Weight your meat when it's cooked. Use an APP to calculate protein/calories. Stay consistent to same entry you use on the APP when you increase/decrease weight (EX : 10oz per meal to 8oz per meal).

Weight your rice uncooked. When it's cooked, weight it out evenly per meal. (EX : 2 uncooked servings per meal x 4 meals. Total cooked weight of rice divided by 4 = how many grams of rice per meal).

This should not be hard...

 

[Dead]

Weight your meat when it's cooked. Use an APP to calculate protein/calories. Stay consistent to same entry you use on the APP when you increase/decrease weight (EX : 10oz per meal to 8oz per meal).

Weight your rice uncooked. When it's cooked, weight it out evenly per meal. (EX : 2 uncooked servings per meal x 4 meals. Total cooked weight of rice divided by 4 = how many grams of rice per meal).

This should not be hard...

Yeah I can do that I just was trying to figure out if the calories in 4 oz of raw chicken are the same as 3 oz of cooked chicken due to water loss. Hypothetically speaking if the nutrition label we’re talking about raw food.

I’m just going to buy chicken that isn’t frozen and if I still have huge fluctuations in weight before and after cooking I will assume the nutrition label is talking about raw food and if that’s not workoing I’ll just meal prep and weigh cooked food

 

[JoeBlob12]

The label is giving the raw nutrition. Just ignore that and cook it. Use the cooked weight and then type GRILLED chicken breast into your app and it will give you the cooked nutrition facts.

 

[Necessary Evil]

I weigh everything uncooked/raw. It's way more accurate than cooked since depending on the time you cook any given food the weight can fluctuate; thus giving you the wrong estimation for your macronutrient needs.

Also yeah, use Cronometer; can't do anything without this app.