Weighing out your food?

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BIB, I'm sure you know more about this than I do but this seems really strange. Raw chicken in moist. I always assumed the difference in weight pre and post cooked was the loss of water which would be negligible for macros. If the chicken isn't getting lighter because of a reduction in liquid, what accounts for the reduction in weight?

Just trying to understand.

You are correct, it is water that is lost. Let's put it this way you have 2 pieces of cooked chicken one weighs 4oz and one weighs 3oz. The 3oz one has been cooked 10 minutes longer than the 4oz one but both were exactly the same weight before they were cooked. So which one of the 2 cooked pieces of chicken has the most protein?

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You are correct, it is water that is lost. Let's put it this way you have 2 pieces of cooked chicken one weighs 4oz and one weighs 3oz. The 3oz one has been cooked 10 minutes longer than the 4oz one but both were exactly the same weight before they were cooked. So which one of the 2 cooked pieces of chicken has the most protein?

Pick me BIB, pick me!!!!!

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You are correct, it is water that is lost. Let's put it this way you have 2 pieces of cooked chicken one weighs 4oz and one weighs 3oz. The 3oz one has been cooked 10 minutes longer than the 4oz one but both were exactly the same weight before they were cooked. So which one of the 2 cooked pieces of chicken has the most protein?

Well, I don't want to assume because that's what got my foot stuck in my mouth at the beginning of this thread. I'm going to say they both have the same amount of protein.

So, just so we can take this through to it's conclusion. Lets say I have a raw chicken breast that weighs 8oz. If we assume 7g of protein per oz then it's 56 grams. The fact that it cooks down to say 5.5oz is not relevant. It still has 56 grams of protein. No nutrients are lost in the cooking process? Right?

So I've based my diet on eating 6 oz of cooked chicken. Which was probably 8oz raw. So I need to redo my protein macros for the day.

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Well, I don't want to assume because that's what got my foot stuck in my mouth at the beginning of this thread. I'm going to say they both have the same amount of protein.

Bingo

So, just so we can take this through to it's conclusion. Lets say I have a raw chicken breast that weighs 8oz. If we assume 7g of protein per oz then it's 56 grams. The fact that it cooks down to say 5.5oz is not relevant. It still has 56 grams of protein. No nutrients are lost in the cooking process? Right?

Yep. Well, some of the fat will likely cook off but as chicken breast has minimal fat anyway I would worry about it.

So I've based my diet on eating 6 oz of cooked chicken. Which was probably 8oz raw. So I need to redo my protein macros for the day

TBH, if you are always eating the same amount and cooking it for the same length of time each time then I wouldn't sweat it. It'll be such a small difference each time that you could just go with doing it how you are. But, yes to be more exact (anal), then weigh before cooking.

kelkel's comments about not weighing food I like. I can (as I bet he can) eyeball a chicken breast and know it's about the same size I always have so there's no real need to weigh after a while. I can do the same with my oats and potatoes too, I'd be within a few grams of my visual estimation.

Don't sweat the small stuff

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kelkel's comments about not weighing food I like. I can (as I bet he can) eyeball a chicken breast and know it's about the same size I always have so there's no real need to weigh after a while. I can do the same with my oats and potatoes too, I'd be within a few grams of my visual estimation.

Don't sweat the small stuff

Thank you. I swear I learn something on here everyday.

[kelkel]

I can (as I bet he can) eyeball a breast and know it's about the same size I always have

I like to "eye-ball" as many breasts as possible on a daily basis.