Macros given for pre or post cooking?

Josie · July 2018

For foods in the cromometer list, how can I find out whether the macros listed are for dry/pre-cooked amount or for post-cooking? (eg oatmeal, which doubles in volume, or beef, which loses weight when cooked)? Should I enter the dry/pre-cooked amount, or the cooked amount? (Sometimes it's included in the food description, sometimes not.) -Thanks!

Susan_RD_101 · July 2018

@Josie

The macronutrients of a food don't really change when we cook it (with the exception being fibre content, which can be lost in water). Generally speaking, you should enter food in your database the way you intend to eat it (i.e. cooked).

Kind regards,

Josie · July 2018

Thanks Susan- I guess what I meant to ask was about the volume/weight. The weight of a piece of meat, for example, changes when cooked. So should I enter the weight of the raw piece, or the cooked piece? (Or, for oatmeal, the 1/4 cup dry, or the 1/2 cup it becomes when cooked?) Cromometer of course gives different macros for the 2 different amounts. Some- ie veggies- will specify raw or cooked in the choices given. But many don't. I'm not sure which version cronometer is basing it's macros (+ nutrients, etc) on. Hope this makes sense?

Karen_Cronometer · July 2018

Hi Josie,

I would recommend adding the weight of the cooked food when you add it to your diary. There is a great discussion about this going on here: https://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/1053/tracking-ounces-of-meats#latest

Best,

Susan_RD_101 · July 2018

Hi @Josie

I agree with @Karen_Cronometer ; it's better to use cooked food in your diary since this is the way you will be consuming it.

Hope this helps!

sienna2506 · August 2018

Yes, better will be the use of cooked food..

Macros given for pre or post cooking?

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