Ironlyfe80
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For those of you who track macros, do you use uncooked weight or cooked weight? For example, I cook 16 oz chicken, but ends up being 12 oz cooked, which number do you count?
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Counting macros
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TheH0517
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Cooked measurements when counting macros.
Does a car drive the same with 3 wheels?
Does a car drive the same with 3 wheels?
Rice and oats are measured cooked. Meats and chicken measured uncooked.
CJames
Member
Uncooked... everything.
Shit. That should say rice and oats are measured uncooked also. Brain fart on my part.
Holistic
Member
I use cooked weight... online it says use raw... I've heard both ways... with meats (protein source).... if you worry about the small things you will hate counting macros...after a while u can almost eye it... since meat loses weight when u cook it... i end up with some extra protein... if you are competition dieting.. it may matter..most things I measure out dry because most macros on containers are dry...oatmeal, rice, etc
TheH0517
Well-known Member
Why count macros uncooked? It just doesn’t make sense to me because the measurements will always change after it’s cooked. Please educate me!
PaulHeyman
Member
It doesn't matter as long as you are consistent
Morefyah
Banned
The volume and weight difference between a cup of raw oats and cooked oats is quite substantial.
The macros on the side of the oatmeal box are for oats uncooked. Same goes for rice. You can obviously find the cooked macros for those foods but what's listed on the original packaging is uncooked. Rice and oats absorb lots of water during the cooking process so 1 cup of uncooked rice is a totally different mass and volume than 1 cup of cooked rice is.
TheH0517
Well-known Member
Hell ya, that’s why I like to measure once it’s cooked to get an accurate measurement. I need to know what I’m eating, not necessarily what I’m cooking. Rice normally triples in size while meat normally loses 1/4 of its weight. Please tell me if my thinking is off.
Morefyah
Banned
You're not wrong but with rice, like I mentioned in the last post, the macros on the bag are for rice uncooked.
Eman
Master
I think he means how it's measured on the label for the most part. Chicken, for example, will list it's nutritional value uncooked.
TheH0517
Well-known Member
I can understand how that can throw off measurements. I use MyFitnessPal and try to make sure I use the cooked option, but it can probably still give false information since the label only tells you uncooked.
Morefyah
Banned
I eat 1 cup of raw oats blended into my shakes. Therefore I eat 90g or 1 cup of oats.
No more no less!
No more no less!
TheH0517
Well-known Member
If I’m real honest, I know with meat I like to measure cooked because my fatass likes to make sure I don’t miss out on that 1/4 that’s dropped after being cooked.
TheH0517
Well-known Member
I eat 1 cup of raw oats blended into my shakes. Therefore I eat 90g or 1 cup of oats.
No more no less!
I need to try it, I’ve read about so many people blending oats into their shakes but I never have.
Sounds good with some protein, milk, and fruit.
Morefyah
Banned
Ahh, your learning homie.
If you eat a cup of cooked oats you’ll feel bloated and sick.
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