weighing food

[dick0375]

Quick question regarding weighing food - I feel a little silly asking this, but do you consider the weight of the food pre or post cooking (i.e. when you consume 6 oz. of chicken breast, is that a cooked chicken breast or raw chicken?)

[Pumpdogg]

I weigh mine after I cook it. You would be amazed at how you can short yourself on protein if you dont weigh it after cooking. I would not have believed such a statement in the past, however once i started weighing my food I could not eat all of it allot of times. I dont know what the others may say, thats my 2 cents

PD

[dick0375]

Thank you soooo much!!
You have no idea how I pondered this question. I was unsure if I was eating too much. I work too hard and want my diet to be as effective as possible. I have been shorting myself.

[redsquirrel]

I actually weigh my food pre cooked.

[rodman9866]

i also weight my food after cooking; therefore, i always add a little more weight on the scae cuz i know that number will shrink when it gets cooked.

[sana]

just as long as you know the grams of protein content you're using cooked or raw. as long as you stay consistent - it doesn't matter.

[dick0375]

What's the protein difference between a portion of raw and cooked?

[sana]

Originally posted by dick0375
What's the protein difference between a portion of raw and cooked?

it's not a protein difference per se. it's just that when food is cooked, it shrinks. therefore, a smaller amount of weight will yield more protein per oz than raw food.

chicken for example, raw is about 5.3g of protein per oz. cooked is about 8.3g of protein per oz. as long as you're consistent in your method, you're fine either way.

[dick0375]

Oh, I see! Thanks! I was thinking that 6 oz. of raw chicken had the value of around 40g of protein.