How to record chicken in My Fitness Pal - raw weight?
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bigweb said:
It depends what your goals are as to how accurate you need to be.
What he means is, if you're lazy and don't really care about your goals you should use the uncooked packet weight, but if you're serious about your goals/training you should weigh each cooked component of each meal.Deadlift said:
What he means is, if you're lazy and don't really care about your goals you should use the uncooked packet weight, but if you're serious about your goals/training you should weigh each cooked component of each meal.
I'd hardly say that every one who doesn't weigh their food is lazy. What is the % difference between cooked and uncooked weight of chicken?I use my fitness pal as a guide for nutrition. Also to keep my calories in check.
If you are a professional body builder then go to the extreme.
Tiggsy said:
so to be clear - if chicken has 20g of protein per 100g.....and i start with 100g of raw product and end with 60g of cooked product - i'm NOT eating 20g of protein? right?
Correct. There is 20-25g of protein in 100g of cooked chicken breast. Uncooked weight is irrelevant.Gassing Station | Health Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff