how to weigh food

Augie said:

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?

after.

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Quoted message said:

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

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

From what I hear, you don't get hungry after coking.
<g>

--
Peter
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The Queen of Cans and Jars said:

Augie said:

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.

--
jamie ([email hidden])

"There's a seeker born every minute."

jamie said:

The Queen of Cans and Jars said:

Augie said:

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.

The Queen of Cans and Jars said:

jamie said:

The Queen of Cans and Jars said:

Augie <[email hidden]> 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.

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jamie ([email hidden])

"There's a seeker born every minute."

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"Augie" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

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.

jamie said:

The Queen of Cans and Jars said:

jamie said:

The Queen of Cans and Jars <[email hidden]> wrote:
> Augie <[email hidden]> 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.

Quoted message said:

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.

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
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Quoted message said:

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.

Augie said:

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."

Augie said:

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."

http://www.FitDay.com can accept the data either way.

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Quoted message said:

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