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Old Thu, Jul-24-03, 01:41
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Plan: Atkins & Schwarzbein
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Sorry Adrix

I realised I'd not responded to that part of the question, but had gone off line at that time.

I always use the raw weight of vegetables, I never weight them after they are cooked. You will see that if you use Fitday's own information the calories and carb content varies quite a lot between cooked and raw. This is because usually they lose some of the water weight on cooking and hence become more dense and higher in carbs. As I live on my own, this is no problem as I only cook for one. However, if you are a family it is more difficult to weigh your portion before you cook them.

In general, veggies are not to high in carbs and so you can probably get away with weighing them cooked. The trouble is, what is cooked? Some like them crispy, whilst others like them soft. Hence the composition will vary a lot. Hence the preference to weigh them beforehand.
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