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The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:
jamie wrote: The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote: Augie wrote: I am new to the Atkins diet so pleas can you tell me when you weigh for example meat you do it before or after coking? after. I prefer to weigh it before. Depending on how it's cooked and how long, it loses differing amounts of moisture, and therefore weight, during cooking. er, yes. that's why i weigh it afterwards. But it has the same calories after it's lost X percent of its water. That's why I weigh it before. -- jamie ) "There's a seeker born every minute." |
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Eaton Wings wrote in message .. .
"Augie" wrote in : hello, I am new to the Atkins diet so pleas can you tell me when you weigh for example meat you do it before or after coking? Thank you I get on the scale and note how much I weigh. Then I eat. I get back on the scale and note the difference. That is how I weigh my meat. Eaton How you measure or weigh something depends on what the reference for the carbs of the particular item is. If it's listed as X carbs for 8ozs uncooked, then weight it uncooked. It it's listed as X carbs for a cup cooked, then measure it by cup cooked, etc. Meat shouldn't need to be weighed, since it has zero carbs, unless it's some processed product with added sugar, filler, etc. |
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Eaton Wings wrote in message .. .
"Augie" wrote in : hello, I am new to the Atkins diet so pleas can you tell me when you weigh for example meat you do it before or after coking? Thank you I get on the scale and note how much I weigh. Then I eat. I get back on the scale and note the difference. That is how I weigh my meat. Eaton How you measure or weigh something depends on what the reference for the carbs of the particular item is. If it's listed as X carbs for 8ozs uncooked, then weight it uncooked. It it's listed as X carbs for a cup cooked, then measure it by cup cooked, etc. Meat shouldn't need to be weighed, since it has zero carbs, unless it's some processed product with added sugar, filler, etc. |
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jamie wrote:
The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote: jamie wrote: The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote: Augie wrote: I am new to the Atkins diet so pleas can you tell me when you weigh for example meat you do it before or after coking? after. I prefer to weigh it before. Depending on how it's cooked and how long, it loses differing amounts of moisture, and therefore weight, during cooking. er, yes. that's why i weigh it afterwards. But it has the same calories after it's lost X percent of its water. honestly? i never thought of it this way. you're right, of course. That's why I weigh it before. the only reason i weigh stuff is if i intend to record it, and i generally record what i actually consume. if i eat something raw, that's what i weigh & record. if i eat something cooked, then *that's* what i weigh and record. six of one, half dozen of the other. or something. |
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Augie wrote:
| hello, | | I am new to the Atkins diet so pleas can you tell me when you weigh | for example meat you do it before or after coking? | | Thank you Step #1. Weight yourself Step #2. Eat the food Step #3. Weigh yourself again Step #4. Subtract weight in step #1 from step #3 g -- Peter Before/Current Pix: http://users.thelink.net/marengo/wei...htlosspix.html |
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"Augie" wrote in message ... hello, I am new to the Atkins diet so pleas can you tell me when you weigh for example meat you do it before or after coking? Thank you All packaged food has, I believe, the specifications of that food pre-cooked. Fattier meat will yield less usable food after cooking after the fat is poured off. Assuming the fat is removed after cooking, measuring the weight after cooking gives you a better idea of what you are eating if you weigh it after cooking. After a time, though, you will kind of "know" what works for you, and you will rely more on your bathroom scales more than the kitchen scales. |
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Augie wrote:
hello, I am new to the Atkins diet so pleas can you tell me when you weigh for example meat you do it before or after coking? Thank you It depends on whether the nutrition count I'm using refers to cooked or uncooked. For example, in Fitday, 4oz of cooked lean ground beef has 302 calories, 21g fat, 27g protein. However, if you start out with 4oz of raw lean ground beef the yield after cooking will be less and so will the nutritional counts......237 calories, 16g fat, 22g protein. If your source doesn't say if the counts are for cooked or raw I would find another source of information. -- Jeri "Change is inevitable, except from vending machines." |
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Augie wrote:
hello, I am new to the Atkins diet so pleas can you tell me when you weigh for example meat you do it before or after coking? Thank you It depends on whether the nutrition count I'm using refers to cooked or uncooked. For example, in Fitday, 4oz of cooked lean ground beef has 302 calories, 21g fat, 27g protein. However, if you start out with 4oz of raw lean ground beef the yield after cooking will be less and so will the nutritional counts......237 calories, 16g fat, 22g protein. If your source doesn't say if the counts are for cooked or raw I would find another source of information. -- Jeri "Change is inevitable, except from vending machines." |
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http://www.FitDay.com can accept the data either way.
"Augie" wrote in message ... hello, I am new to the Atkins diet so pleas can you tell me when you weigh for example meat you do it before or after coking? Thank you |
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