Raw vs cooked

[kingmarc69]

I have a question that I need help with. I work alot of hours and am not starting an intense school program. So i literally cant cook before every meal and only can cook in bulk once or twice a week. Lately Ive been putting my meat in the crock pot after work and that has been the best food prep idea ive ever had. Any how My question is what is the conversion from raw meat to cooked meat?

So if i need 7 or 8oz of chicken or steak raw but am cooking in bulk what would it weigh cooked roughly?

Any input is greatly appreciated.

 

[Gunsmith]

I always weighed mine cooked , cleaner and much easier , worst case is that your getting a little more protein due to some water cooking out.

I weighed some big chicken breast before and after cooking then (baked to 165deg internal temp in a 325 deg oven) and each one lost right at an ounce of weight , thats only equals out to be about 7-8 grams of additional protein if I eat an 8 oz cooked breast as opposed to a 8 oz raw breast.

do that 6 times a day make 48-50 additional grams of protein a day or maybe 200 cals.

I think I get a bigger swing in cals from not actualy weighing out my scoops of peanut butter or oats but releying on a measuring them with a spoon or cup.

in short , I would not sweat the differance in weight

 

[kscowboy]

I weight everything cooked. I cook it and then put in containers. Weight everything in the morning and all i have to do i nuke it. Zip lock bags work great for putting weighed meals in a cooler with a small ice pack and take to work. Then you dont have to worry about washing tuperware and taking it home.

 

[BigChef]

I weight everything cooked. I cook it and then put in containers. Weight everything in the morning and all i have to do i nuke it. Zip lock bags work great for putting weighed meals in a cooler with a small ice pack and take to work. Then you dont have to worry about washing tuperware and taking it home.

That's exactly what I do every morning.

 

[aussiebulldog]

shame those bags are not microwavable.

 

[BigChef]

shame those bags are not microwavable.

You can buy special microwave bags but you get them from Coles/Woollies and they are called GLAD SNAP LOCK Bags.

 

[aussiebulldog]

You can buy special microwave bags but you get them from Coles/Woollies and they are called GLAD SNAP LOCK Bags.

I am using the GLAD ones for a while...thinking I can not microwave them.....