How many calories would be in an average chicken breast before it is cooked? And how many ounces would it be? I only just noticed that a lot of my chicken recipes are meant to be for half a chicken breast. that seems so small.

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chicken breast nutrition facts and information in Poultry Products (http://www.nutritiondata.com/foods-chicken%20breast005000000000000000000.html)

a standard serving of protein is usually 3 ounces - or the size of a deck of cards.. 1 ounce is 30 or so calories..

it's rare you will fins a portion that size in the grocery store or in a restaurant... and i don't find it the least bit satisfying

Get yourself a kitchen scale and weigh the breasts...

lost my traiin of thought...

every breast is going to come up with a different weight - and the cooked weight is going to be a lot less than the raw weight - so weiging is your best option.

My advise would be buy a calorie counting book. We have one we keep in our kitchen along with a digital scale. Find one with calorie content by weight and not "serving"

pretty much every online food tracker (daily plate, sparkpeople, fitday, etc) accesses the USDA database and that database gives info based on grams or ounces...

I used to call KFC and ask them this question all the time. "How much do your breasts weigh?" I would then follow up with, "And are they firm and juicy?" And so on.

Yeah, I'm a pretty terrible human being.

P.S. If you're the obsessive type, or struggling with portions at all, a good food scale is really a blessing. In addition to what Mal said, I mean.

Vague general guideline, though, a palm sized portion, or a deck of cards.

I used to call KFC and ask them this question all the time. "How much do your breasts weigh?" I would then follow up with, "And are they firm and juicy?" And so on.

Yeah, I'm a pretty terrible human being.

followed up by - is your refridgerator running? :D

P.S. If you're the obsessive type, or struggling with portions at all, a good food scale is really a blessing. In addition to what Mal said, I mean.

I wouldn't call myself obsessive -at least not by the obsessive standards i've seen some set... but using a food scale was extremely helpful to get my head around what a portion really was.. i've been cooking and baking longer than most people ont his site have been alive and am pretty good at it... I rarely would measure anything - I'd always eyeball amounts... and everything tasted great... but I was doing myself a disservice because I was getting far more calories than I thought I was...

using a food scale is an eductional tool to help get you to where you want to be

Yup yup.

My current scale cost me around 150 bucks. I consider it an investment in peace of mind. Also it's real pretty.

;457051']I used to call KFC and ask them this question all the time. "How much do your breasts weigh?" I would then follow up with, "And are they firm and juicy?" And so on.



I think I have been on a diet too long. That statement should have made me think of boobs but instead it just made me want KFC.

;457089']Yup yup.

My current scale cost me around 150 bucks. I consider it an investment in peace of mind. Also it's real pretty.

Thats steep. You can get within 2g scale for around 20 bucks. That is plenty accurate enough for food IMO. I have an expensive scale I use for making soap and it would be overkill for serving sizes.

Thats steep. You can get within 2g scale for around 20 bucks. That is plenty accurate enough for food IMO. I have an expensive scale I use for making soap and it would be overkill for serving sizes.

Tyler Durden?

i have a glass top salter that I bought when i became an obsessive bread baker (bread baking should never use measring cup measurments and only ounces... becuase moisture i the air can throw off the volume) it's accurate, easy to clean and looks pretty. and i think i paid 40 bucks for it

;457172']Tyler Durden?

Why do you think I am hanging out on a fat loss forum? I need the tallow.