Need some help here, if you are trying to estimate protein grams and
calorie counts for dietary restriction, do you weigh the meat raw or
cooked?

What do you do about bone-in chicken and meat weight estimates?

I'm grilling some chicken drumsticks, what is the meat weight versus the
bone weight?

I know I can just de-bone the cooked meat and weigh it by itself... ;-)
I'll have to wait until they cool enough to do that.

But the first question still remains!

Thanks!
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote in news:Omelet-
:

> Need some help here, if you are trying to estimate protein grams and
> calorie counts for dietary restriction, do you weigh the meat raw or
> cooked?
>
> What do you do about bone-in chicken and meat weight estimates?
>
> I'm grilling some chicken drumsticks, what is the meat weight versus
the
> bone weight?
>
> I know I can just de-bone the cooked meat and weigh it by itself... ;-)
> I'll have to wait until they cool enough to do that.
>
> But the first question still remains!
>
> Thanks!


Om,

Weigh meat after cooking for your protein/calorie count, since the method
of cooking effects the resulting calorie count and nutritional data.

Here are two good places to start. You'll catch on, just take your time,
it can be confusing at first.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

and similar (draws from the same database with different gui/info):

http://www.nutritiondata.com/

All the best,

Andy

In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

>
> Om,
>
> Weigh meat after cooking for your protein/calorie count, since the method
> of cooking effects the resulting calorie count and nutritional data.
>
> Here are two good places to start. You'll catch on, just take your time,
> it can be confusing at first.
>
> http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
>
> and similar (draws from the same database with different gui/info):
>
> http://www.nutritiondata.com/
>
> All the best,
>
> Andy

Thanks Andy!

Got those bookmarked for reference and am reading them. :-)

Right now for the meat, I am mostly using the Hamilton grill.
It's identical to the Foreman grill so drains most of the oils/fats off.
Drumsticks are leaner than thighs, but winglets are mostly bone so those
will be the most difficult!

I just really am not overly fond of boneless skinless breast meat. Too
dry! I did buy some boneless skinless thighs and thawed them, then used
the poultry shears to remove as much of the large fat pads as I could
before grilling them.

They are quite good!

Also put up some 6 oz. portions of trimmed beef bottom round.....

raw. ;-d

I get so damned hungry trying to do this. Thank gods for celery!
It's filling and satisfying. So is fresh frozen cooked spinach.

I'll have to check shrimp prices next week, and I have plenty of whiting
in the freezer. Catfish is going to be out for now :-( My favorite fish
but too high in fat. You should see the amount of oil that cooks out of
those fillets when I grill them in the Hamilton!
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote in
:

> In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
>
>>
>> Om,
>>
>> Weigh meat after cooking for your protein/calorie count, since the
>> method of cooking effects the resulting calorie count and nutritional
>> data.
>>
>> Here are two good places to start. You'll catch on, just take your
>> time, it can be confusing at first.
>>
>> http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
>>
>> and similar (draws from the same database with different gui/info):
>>
>> http://www.nutritiondata.com/
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Andy
>
> Thanks Andy!
>
> Got those bookmarked for reference and am reading them. :-)
>
> Right now for the meat, I am mostly using the Hamilton grill.
> It's identical to the Foreman grill so drains most of the oils/fats
> off. Drumsticks are leaner than thighs, but winglets are mostly bone
> so those will be the most difficult!
>
> I just really am not overly fond of boneless skinless breast meat. Too
> dry! I did buy some boneless skinless thighs and thawed them, then
> used the poultry shears to remove as much of the large fat pads as I
> could before grilling them.
>
> They are quite good!
>
> Also put up some 6 oz. portions of trimmed beef bottom round.....
>
> raw. ;-d
>
> I get so damned hungry trying to do this. Thank gods for celery!
> It's filling and satisfying. So is fresh frozen cooked spinach.
>
> I'll have to check shrimp prices next week, and I have plenty of
> whiting in the freezer. Catfish is going to be out for now :-( My
> favorite fish but too high in fat. You should see the amount of oil
> that cooks out of those fillets when I grill them in the Hamilton!


Om,

I ditched my forman grill into the dumpster last year but my bud gave me
a mini one for Christmas. It does hotdogs "bitchin" but those grills will
dry the hell out of chicken or catfish or burgers.

I cook those in a glass-covered saute pot (tall sided pan) to keep the
moisture from escaping. Usually the food drowns in it's own fat but the
texture is just as you'd expect from a restaurant.

That reminds me, I have a doc appointment tomorrow for bloodwork,
cholesterol, etc.

*sigh*

Andy

In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote in
> :
>
> > In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Om,
> >>
> >> Weigh meat after cooking for your protein/calorie count, since the
> >> method of cooking effects the resulting calorie count and nutritional
> >> data.
> >>
> >> Here are two good places to start. You'll catch on, just take your
> >> time, it can be confusing at first.
> >>
> >> http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
> >>
> >> and similar (draws from the same database with different gui/info):
> >>
> >> http://www.nutritiondata.com/
> >>
> >> All the best,
> >>
> >> Andy
> >
> > Thanks Andy!
> >
> > Got those bookmarked for reference and am reading them. :-)
> >
> > Right now for the meat, I am mostly using the Hamilton grill.
> > It's identical to the Foreman grill so drains most of the oils/fats
> > off. Drumsticks are leaner than thighs, but winglets are mostly bone
> > so those will be the most difficult!
> >
> > I just really am not overly fond of boneless skinless breast meat. Too
> > dry! I did buy some boneless skinless thighs and thawed them, then
> > used the poultry shears to remove as much of the large fat pads as I
> > could before grilling them.
> >
> > They are quite good!
> >
> > Also put up some 6 oz. portions of trimmed beef bottom round.....
> >
> > raw. ;-d
> >
> > I get so damned hungry trying to do this. Thank gods for celery!
> > It's filling and satisfying. So is fresh frozen cooked spinach.
> >
> > I'll have to check shrimp prices next week, and I have plenty of
> > whiting in the freezer. Catfish is going to be out for now :-( My
> > favorite fish but too high in fat. You should see the amount of oil
> > that cooks out of those fillets when I grill them in the Hamilton!
>
>
> Om,
>
> I ditched my forman grill into the dumpster last year but my bud gave me
> a mini one for Christmas. It does hotdogs "bitchin" but those grills will
> dry the hell out of chicken or catfish or burgers.

They can IF you over cook!
Marinade and shorter cooking times.

>
> I cook those in a glass-covered saute pot (tall sided pan) to keep the
> moisture from escaping. Usually the food drowns in it's own fat but the
> texture is just as you'd expect from a restaurant.

Well, I DO like the fact that the fat drains off.
I'm fixin' to pick up a decent toaster oven tho'.
It has it's own charms.

>
> That reminds me, I have a doc appointment tomorrow for bloodwork,
> cholesterol, etc.
>
> *sigh*
>
> Andy

Post the results? :-)

My total Cholesterol tends to be a bit high (around 240) but I believe
that a high triglyceride is worse! My last one was all the way down to
32. Results from low carbing! It's been as high as 300...

HDL fluctuates. Been as low as 35 and all the way up to 105!!! Floating
around 70 at the moment.

Wierd thing, shrimp drives up my HDL for several days! I've checked it
several times and it does it every single time. It was 73 a couple of
weeks ago, 3 days after eating shrimp.

HDL is the GOOD cholesterol.

Be sure to get a hemoglobin A1C

Good luck!
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote in news:Omelet-
:

> Be sure to get a hemoglobin A1C


Please explain!

Andy

On Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:00:45 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> wrote:


>Be sure to get a hemoglobin A1C

Unless there is some reason to run an HBA1c, it will not be done.

IIRC, you work in a lab, so you know that fasting BG is part of the
usual blood work conducted for routine exams. Unless the fasting BG or
a GTT is unusual or something else is suspected or being monitored for
some reason, they wouldn't even be able to code it to get an insurance
company to pay for an HBA1c.

Me? I get one every 3 months, but I am a diabetic. (Always below 6.0
for me)

Boron

One time on Usenet, OmManiPadmeOmelet > said:

> Need some help here, if you are trying to estimate protein grams and
> calorie counts for dietary restriction, do you weigh the meat raw or
> cooked?

I'm not Mr. Pastorio (nor do I play him on tv) but I weigh mine
after it's been cooked. I've lost 22 pounds since Nov. 1st.

> What do you do about bone-in chicken and meat weight estimates?
>
> I'm grilling some chicken drumsticks, what is the meat weight versus the
> bone weight?
>
> I know I can just de-bone the cooked meat and weigh it by itself... ;-)
> I'll have to wait until they cool enough to do that.
>
> But the first question still remains!

Here's a great resource for calorie and macronutrient counts, Om:

http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_ma...ecode=12354500

I've used their software and IIRC, it gives information for both
raw and cooked meats, with and without bones. HTH!


--
JJ (Jani) in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

In article >,
(JJ - RFC) wrote:

> I'm not Mr. Pastorio (nor do I play him on tv) but I weigh mine
> after it's been cooked. I've lost 22 pounds since Nov. 1st.

Well done!
That is an excellent start.

>
> > What do you do about bone-in chicken and meat weight estimates?
> >
> > I'm grilling some chicken drumsticks, what is the meat weight versus the
> > bone weight?
> >
> > I know I can just de-bone the cooked meat and weigh it by itself... ;-)
> > I'll have to wait until they cool enough to do that.
> >
> > But the first question still remains!
>
> Here's a great resource for calorie and macronutrient counts, Om:
>
> http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_ma...ecode=12354500

Awesome JJ, thanks!

>
> I've used their software and IIRC, it gives information for both
> raw and cooked meats, with and without bones. HTH!
>
>
> --
> JJ (Jani) in WA
> ~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> Need some help here, if you are trying to estimate protein grams and
> calorie counts for dietary restriction, do you weigh the meat raw or
> cooked?

Cooked. The % balance of nutrients will change in the process, mostly
with loss of both fat and water-based juices.

Use the USDA database. It's what most of the others are based on.
<http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/>

But I caution you against trying to get exact figures. First, there are
only charts for the dead food that's already gone. Yours may be
different sizes or different composition or whatever. Second, since your
caloric usage isn't calculated exactly, your intake can't be, either.
Since everybody's body uses food differently than everybody else's, it
will be trial and error until you get a good handle on your needs.

The database is a good, useful approximation.

> What do you do about bone-in chicken and meat weight estimates?

You use yield factors for things like that. Professional culinary texts
will often carry that kind of info.

Here's a quick chart for bone-in Chicken:
% usable meat/finished portion ounces from 1 pound cooked
Whole Body 52-54%/8.5
Parts Breast 62-64%/10.0
Hindquarter 48-50%/8.0 (leg and thigh)
Drumstick 46-48%/7.5
Thigh 52-54%/8.5
Wing 42-45%/7.0

These are "reasonable" values for average chickens.

> I'm grilling some chicken drumsticks, what is the meat weight versus the
> bone weight?

Depends on the age of the critter when it was killed, although a
reasonably normal yield ratio is 46% to 48% of cooked weight, depending
on degree of doneness. The more cooked, the less weight. Less fat, less
moisture. The cook range for the percentages is 160° to 180°. I can't
recommend the higher temperature finish. Dry chicken.

> I know I can just de-bone the cooked meat and weigh it by itself... ;-)
> I'll have to wait until they cool enough to do that.

Nah. Weigh the cooked whatever before you eat and then weigh the sad,
depleted and savaged carcass afterward. Those poor, innocent, pillaged,
gnawed bones. Subtract the weight of the formerly living, breathing
flesh from the now-murdered, plundered bones. Voila. The difference
("delta" to an engineer or mathematician) is the weight of what you
actually consumed.

Or you can eat it, weighing yourself before and after.

No, seriously...

Pastorio

In article >,
"Bob (this one)" > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
> > Need some help here, if you are trying to estimate protein grams and
> > calorie counts for dietary restriction, do you weigh the meat raw or
> > cooked?
>
> Cooked. The % balance of nutrients will change in the process, mostly
> with loss of both fat and water-based juices.

Cool! :-)

>
> Use the USDA database. It's what most of the others are based on.
> <http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/>

Danke!
It was posted earlier also, but worth the re-run.
I think Andy posted it.

>
> But I caution you against trying to get exact figures. First, there are
> only charts for the dead food that's already gone. Yours may be
> different sizes or different composition or whatever. Second, since your
> caloric usage isn't calculated exactly, your intake can't be, either.
> Since everybody's body uses food differently than everybody else's, it
> will be trial and error until you get a good handle on your needs.

Well, this type of diet is pretty much foolproof.
Lyle calculates it based on the amount of weight you need to lose, and
your current weight and body composition, as well as gender.

100 to 120 grams of protein per day is about it for me, the rest is all
"negative calorie" type foods. High fiber, low starch/sugar. I've been
low carbing long enough now, I pretty much know what to avoid. <G>
I also know what my body responds to.

>
> The database is a good, useful approximation.
>
> > What do you do about bone-in chicken and meat weight estimates?
>
> You use yield factors for things like that. Professional culinary texts
> will often carry that kind of info.
>
> Here's a quick chart for bone-in Chicken:
> % usable meat/finished portion ounces from 1 pound cooked
> Whole Body 52-54%/8.5
> Parts Breast 62-64%/10.0
> Hindquarter 48-50%/8.0 (leg and thigh)
> Drumstick 46-48%/7.5
> Thigh 52-54%/8.5
> Wing 42-45%/7.0

Perfect! :-)

>
> These are "reasonable" values for average chickens.
>
> > I'm grilling some chicken drumsticks, what is the meat weight versus the
> > bone weight?
>
> Depends on the age of the critter when it was killed, although a
> reasonably normal yield ratio is 46% to 48% of cooked weight, depending
> on degree of doneness. The more cooked, the less weight. Less fat, less
> moisture. The cook range for the percentages is 160° to 180°. I can't
> recommend the higher temperature finish. Dry chicken.

The grill I'm using does not have temp. regulation. All I can do is
regulate the time. I cook it until the meat is just done, slightly pink
at the bone. Experimentation has shown me that if I load it up with
drumsticks (arranged well, it holds 12 pieces to the 4 lb. bag) 20
minutes is perfect.

For wings, Frozen, full grill, 12 minutes. Thawed, 8 minutes. The
Hamilton is a large grill and I CLOSE the top so both sides cook at the
same time.

It ain't dry. ;-) But thanks!

>
> > I know I can just de-bone the cooked meat and weigh it by itself... ;-)
> > I'll have to wait until they cool enough to do that.
>
> Nah. Weigh the cooked whatever before you eat and then weigh the sad,

Thought about that. <G> I remove the gristly ends for the dogs tho', so
I need to weigh the bones prior to doing that.

> depleted and savaged carcass afterward. Those poor, innocent, pillaged,
> gnawed bones.

Yummy!

> Subtract the weight of the formerly living, breathing
> flesh from the now-murdered, plundered bones. Voila. The difference
> ("delta" to an engineer or mathematician) is the weight of what you
> actually consumed.

Dead bird. It's a good thing!

>
> Or you can eat it, weighing yourself before and after.

ROFL!!!

>
> No, seriously...
>
> Pastorio

Thanks dear! <smooch>
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> Need some help here, if you are trying to estimate protein grams and
> calorie counts for dietary restriction, do you weigh the meat raw or
> cooked?
>
Raw.

> What do you do about bone-in chicken and meat weight estimates?
>
I've never done that. When on my diet in 2004, the only chicken I had
was chicken breast (fillet, no skin).

> I'm grilling some chicken drumsticks, what is the meat weight versus the
> bone weight?
>
> I know I can just de-bone the cooked meat and weigh it by itself... ;-)
> I'll have to wait until they cool enough to do that.
>
> But the first question still remains!
>
> Thanks!

PS I learned a lot from alt.support.diet when I lost 60 lbs in 2004 (my
one year anniversary of maintaining is coming up - hard work). Maybe
people there can help you, too.

In article >,
jake > wrote:

> PS I learned a lot from alt.support.diet when I lost 60 lbs in 2004 (my
> one year anniversary of maintaining is coming up - hard work). Maybe
> people there can help you, too.

I'm on alt.support.diet.low-carb, but thanks! ;-)
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

> I'm on alt.support.diet.low-carb, but thanks! ;-)

Shoulda known you know your way around cyberspace

In article >,
jake > wrote:

> > I'm on alt.support.diet.low-carb, but thanks! ;-)
>
> Shoulda known you know your way around cyberspace

<lol> There are always new things to learn tho'!
So the suggestion was still appreciated.
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

One time on Usenet, OmManiPadmeOmelet > said:
> In article >,
> jake > wrote:

> > PS I learned a lot from alt.support.diet when I lost 60 lbs in 2004 (my
> > one year anniversary of maintaining is coming up - hard work). Maybe
> > people there can help you, too.

> I'm on alt.support.diet.low-carb, but thanks! ;-)

I used to do a.s.d -- there are some really nice folks there, but
naturally, the suject matter draws trolls...


--
JJ (Jani) in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

In article >,
(JJ - RFC) wrote:

> One time on Usenet, OmManiPadmeOmelet > said:
> > In article >,
> > jake > wrote:
>
> > > PS I learned a lot from alt.support.diet when I lost 60 lbs in 2004 (my
> > > one year anniversary of maintaining is coming up - hard work). Maybe
> > > people there can help you, too.
>
> > I'm on alt.support.diet.low-carb, but thanks! ;-)
>
> I used to do a.s.d -- there are some really nice folks there, but
> naturally, the suject matter draws trolls...

That's what killfiles are for. ;-)
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

>
>
>>>PS I learned a lot from alt.support.diet when I lost 60 lbs in 2004 (my
>>>one year anniversary of maintaining is coming up - hard work). Maybe
>>>people there can help you, too.
>
>
>
>>I'm on alt.support.diet.low-carb, but thanks! ;-)
>
>
> I used to do a.s.d -- there are some really nice folks there, but
> naturally, the suject matter draws trolls...
>
>
I agree on both counts. But I found the trolles easy to ignore. The
group was helpful to me in staying encouraged and for learning.

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> Need some help here, if you are trying to estimate protein grams and
> calorie counts for dietary restriction, do you weigh the meat raw or
> cooked?
>

Don't we have an actual registered dietitian on this newsgroup? I forgot
her name... is she lurking?? She'd be the expert here.
Goomba