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  • February 12, 2015 at 8:34 pm #27008
    buzycybill
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    Are meats and veggies measured raw or cooked?

    Thanks for your answer!

    February 14, 2015 at 1:05 am #27033
    Ossie-Sharon
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    Hi, buzycybill. Raw 🙂

    February 14, 2015 at 10:43 am #27048
    Deborahjjhayes
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    Ossie , I can’t believe this. Everything you cook shrinks at different levels depending on the amount of fat in it. So how do you measure leftovers?

    February 14, 2015 at 10:45 am #27049
    Deborahjjhayes
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    Also, How can you cook up a big batch of vegetables to use all week if you weigh it raw?

    February 16, 2015 at 10:07 am #27094
    Ossie-Sharon
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    Hi, Deborah. Yes, you can weigh it raw to use it all week. As for shrinkage, the range is between 50-75%, which is why the general recommendation (not just here) is for a portion eaten to be 1 cup raw and 1/2 cup cooked. Between you, me, and the lampost, our menu patterns are set up to “absorb” the difference, so even if you ate a full cup of say, spinach, cooked instead of raw, it would be absolutely fine. This is, of course, especially true of the “free” vegetables.

    February 17, 2015 at 2:47 am #27120
    Deborahjjhayes
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    What about meat?

    February 20, 2015 at 12:06 am #27232
    Deborahjjhayes
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    Ossie, waht about measuring meat? Things like ham and roast are impossible to weigh before. ???

    February 20, 2015 at 8:46 pm #27265
    Ossie-Sharon
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    Hi, Deborah. If it is lean, it won’t matter in this program.

    February 22, 2015 at 5:06 pm #27291
    Deborahjjhayes
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    Great, thank you!

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