When the menu calls for 5oz of meat/potato, do you measure it before or after you cook it?

With meat the suggestion is to measure it before cooking, although to be honest I find it easier to measure after especially with chicken. I'll bake it then cut it up and put it into small baggies which I weigh. The way I looked at it as long as you are consistent in how to measure your proportions you will be able to increase or decrease proportion size as needed. Consistentcy over the long run is what you are aiming for. With that in mind an oz high or low here and there is not going to be a big deal. Maybe others are more finicky about it than I am.

VA MadDog

Technically all the portions on the Beverly plans are measured before cooking, unless otherwise stated. For example, you may see an option of 1 cup cooked rice or 1 cup oatmeal. The oatmeal is measured before cooking and the Rice after. But as VA Mad Dog stated, it's the consistency that matters. When you know exactly how much you are consuming all the time, it makes it easy to monitor and adjust if and when that time comes.

Before cooking.

You may find this helpful........I took a piece of chicken breast, 6oz to be exact, cooked it and then weighed it again which came to about 4oz. Therfore when I make a ton of chicken breasts, I do not feel like I am waisting time weighing each portion size. Instead, I cook a ton of chicken thne weigh them to my portion sizes for what I need for that day.

Steve

Hello. My question is somewhat related to RW's.

When your diet calls for 6 oz of chicken but you are substituting with shrimp as your protein source. How do you figure out how many shrimp to consume?

I weighed 7 shrimp (suggested pkg. serving size) out on my food scale, it only came to 2 oz. Surely I am not to eat 21 shrimp to equal the 6 oz. equivalent to the chicken. Gosh, I hope not, that's a lot of shrimp/food. Someone, please help.

Thanks,
Jessilynn

Most real food protein sources such as meat and fish have roughly the same amount of protein in them by weight. What may vary is the fat content and the type of fats. Unfortunately I suspect that you would have to eat the same weight of shrimp as chicken or beef in order to get the same amount of protein. Unless you are Bubba Gump - it is an expensive alternative.

VA MadDog