EEKS! Man you aren't kidding. These things are 50% fat per serving! That is quite a lot for some veggies. I for sure can't have them in my house.

Shannon, I would use the raw because the info on the package is about servings *in that container*. While they are in that container, they are raw. The nutritional info for cooked chicken depends heavily on how you cooked it.

OTOH what I usually do is look up nutritional info online for cooked chicken and compare to the amount of cooked I ended up with.

Thanks Jessica! When I really thought about it that was where I was going, too. I add in the oils and spices I use separately, and really, those would impact the cooked weight as well... I'll figure using the precooked weight for my numbers, then just figure out what percentage of the total cooked went into each serving.... Sounds complicated when I say it, but it really wasn't.

Sidebar, I budgeted the last three days to eat a Payday bar that a vendor brought me on Wednesday for my snack this morning. Just finished it and was sorely disappointed... the nuts were almost chewy... Next time I need to stick to my trail mix with mixed nuts and assorted chips & raisins.... Don't you hate it when a planned 'treat' item doesn't live up to expectation?

This annoys me no end! I have in my head what it's going to taste like, how wonderful my once-favorite thing will be, and then it's not! Boo, hiss.

B - protein pancake with raspberries/yogurt on top;
S - hard boiled egg, cherries
L - out with GF, probably a salad
S - cottage cheese, applesauce, walnuts
D - ?? I'm home for the first night this week

So it's DS's jumpstart day. He had a great morning! Didn't get lost. Excited about a couple of the classes and teachers. Whew!!

So far, not a great nutrition day. Stress noshing + putting off cleaning! Argh! Time for some water and a commitment to get back on program.

I get the super lean (4% fat) from my specialty butcher, but I've seen it at Trader Joes as well.

Today's buzzword: Busy!

B - PBJ (told you I was busy!)
S - Watermelon
L - Leftovers from Thai last night - 3/4 cup cooked brown rice, 1 cup broccoli, bell pepper, and bean sprouts w/ beef in oyster sauce
S - Yogurt
S - Popcorn
D - Pork chop, sauteed cabbage, roasted ear of corn
S - Not sure yet

E - 20 min leg, 20 min arm, PT, 60 min cardio

Our houseguest comes tonight for the next week - wine tasting, meals out...oh my!

Lucky you! The leanest I can get is 7% fat.....

Add me to the busy crowd. Tonight will the first night all week DH and I have both been home (and he was only gone Mon, I was out T, W, Th...). I have NO plans outside the house for the weekend (well, grocery shopping and church....)

Today went well. Did 7 miles at the park, of which I ran 5.5. Not the fastest runner, but the distance of actual running was a personal best!

And, my bowl of blueberries, blackberries & mango was so much better than the Payday bar was yesterday!

B: 1/2 pb&j before the park, coffee
L: spaghetti, grapes
S: kashi go lean w/ skim, blueberries, mango, blackberries, coffee & animal crackers
D: ground chicken breast with hungarian & jalapeno pepper browned, served over rice
S: coffee, small amount of air popped popcorn, peanut butter banana protein smoothie

Baseball game tomorrow night... going to plan my day accordingly...

Well, the good news is, I exercised and was OP until 8pm.

The bad news involves three courses of amazing food and 2/3 a bottle of wine. But we ARE celebrating a special occasion. Or so I tell myself.

At least we split dessert.

I had a feeling you were going to say that =(
There is no ground beef (that I am aware of and I am pretty aware) that is 4% fat! The only nutrition facts for Trader Joes was on Daily Plate and even there the fat content was 27% per serving! The label reading 96-4 is misleading and does not mean 96% lean and 4% fat! Food companies lie to us and unless you are able to learn to read the labels correctly then you are shooting yourself in the foot!

You must do the math on the nutrition facts. Look at calories per serving and then how many of those calories come from fat. For instance the Trader Joe's Super Lean Beef is 150 calories per serving, and 40 of those calories are from fat. 40/150 is 27% fat per serving.

Pat,
See my above post. I assume that you are talking about the beef that states 93-7 lean on it's packages?? This is a trick that the food company does to get you to think you are buying lean beef. Most 93-7% ground beef is about 140 calories with 40 of those calories coming from fat per serving. 40/140 is 29% fat per serving! This is NOT a lean choice! I have searched everywhere and I have yet to find any beef that is under 20% per serving. I have only found one brand that is right at 20% fat per serving.