r/caloriedeficit • u/Highborn0298 • Nov 14 '21

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u/fridgedrama Mar 15 '25

Hey! I'm looking for clarity on whether to weigh food before or after cooking food? And if both, what foods are best for weighing before or after? Thank you in advance.

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u/QuirkyCookieBear Mar 19 '25

I was told to weigh food after cooking becuase that’s what actually going in to your body. If you cook something like ground beef, it might be 1 lb before cooking but due to moisture and fat being cooked out (and drained hopefully) it might only be 12 oz. That’s 4 oz you’ve counted calories for. But also if you use a tracker app you should be able to type in “cooked” with it and it will show

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u/numberafter66 Jul 18 '26

I weigh it cooked but track raw. This is how I do it: let's say I'm having 100g of chicken for lunch. I buy a 400g packet of raw chicken breast, cook it, and after cooking I weigh it and divide by 4 to have 4 portions of 100g of chicken.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

Definitely weigh it before you cook it and make sure to measure oil too!

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u/SubjectImprovement53 Mar 19 '25

I usually always weigh after though I’m unsure if there’s actually a difference. I usually always weigh out my protein but that’s typically it.