Weigh your food before or after cooking?

[Justatrucker]

Which would be better ? I pack up for a couple days worth of food. I make 18oz of chicken and 8oz of red meat for a dayz worth.

 

[A.font401]

I always weigh after cooking. Always done it that way. I usually eat 8-10 ounces of meat per meal.

 

[rawseed]

Of course after cooking, there's huge difference to certain food between raw and cooked.

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[maxmuscle1]

Keep in mind, certain ways of cooking meat can reduce the amount of fat listed. Especially ground meats.

Max

 

[Justatrucker]

Good am doing it right. Lol I only asking sometimes I watch videos on the tube about meal prep and they weight there meat raw. I fig I ask. Lol


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[ckcrown84]

I do a mix of both depending on what it is lol
Ground Beef I like fresh and always weigh whatever I am going to eat that day and cook it. Then I just evenly portion it (approximate) into my meals.
Rice I always do cooked because its just easier. Approximate 1/2 cup = 25 carbs. 1 cup = 40-50 carbs. Gets frustrating when its like wellll is it packed down, not packed down, etc. I just stay consistent.
Unless you are close to stepping on stage just come up with rules of thumb that are consistent and you will survive

 

[Swolewelder]

Which would be better ? I pack up for a couple days worth of food. I make 18oz of chicken and 8oz of red meat for a dayz worth.

I weigh mine after I cook it. At least with red meat you will end up with less volume if you weigh it prior to cooking it.

 

[Montego]

I weigh everything after cooking other then oats.

 

[GainTrain]

After for sure. My first coach had me weighing all my meats raw before I cooked them..Talk about a pain in the ass. Especially with Chicken!!!

 

[Sherk]

Everything but oats is weighed cooked.

 

[Montego]

Everything but oats is weighed cooked.

Smart

 

[redwolf]

Done it both ways. I thought nutrition facts were based off of raw weight. You also lose about 1/3 weight when its cooked. So 6oz raw chicken will be 4oz cooked. As long as you pick a method and stick with it, then you can adjust accordingly for your goals.

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[Justatrucker]

Done it both ways. I thought nutrition facts were based off of raw weight. You also lose about 1/3 weight when its cooked. So 6oz raw chicken will be 4oz cooked. As long as you pick a method and stick with it, then you can adjust accordingly for your goals.

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Today I did both just for haha’s. Out of 12oz after cooking 6 and 1/4 oz left over. But that’s from air fryer I don’t know if the oven is different


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[redwolf]

Today I did both just for haha’s. Out of 12oz after cooking 6 and 1/4 oz left over. But that’s from air fryer I don’t know if the oven is different


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Never used air fryer. Always baked it

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[Justatrucker]

Never used air fryer. Always baked it

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It’s not bad but! I bake as well. Baking taste better and holds more moisture


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[GarlicChicken]

After because it's way more convenient. I don't have the time to weigh food before coming and doing individual meals