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The problem is that a packaged slice can be very different than another. The exact weight of each slice vary. While some may be 3/4-ounce, others could be as much as an ounce per slice depending on how thickly they’re sliced at the deli. Because the nutrition payoff comes from whatever it is you actualy … Read more

You have good intentions when you purchase a block of tempeh and intend to cook it. Three days later, it’s hanging out in your refrigerator as you contemplate your plan of attack. On Tuesday night, you plop that sucker in the skillet, thinking about all the portions you’ll get out of it. Why aren’t they … Read more

But there’s one thing about purchasing shrimps: you almost never get to pay for the shrimps you wind up eating. What starts out as a two-pound bag (including the glaze of icewater, the weight of the shells, and potentially even the head if you purchased a whole animal) becomes something else entirely when stripped down … Read more

There’s no guessing about food prep; you can put a raw salmon fillet on the scale and use the calculator to turn that weight into actual nutrition. Out come the tweezers, and then comes the seasoning (salt and pepper). What happens next? A number appears on the scale, the raw weight; and now it becomes … Read more

Cans of tuna line your pantry. They all look identical from the outside but behave completely differently on nutrition label. Then you check the nutritional information. A can contains low-fat protein. Another can contain protein smothered in a fatty dressing of oil. That’s no magic. There is no marketing. It is just food science. The … Read more

Not all salmon is created equal. The protein percentage stay pretty much the same regardless of whether it’s fatty or lean. Some are fatty and some is lean. How much meat stays on the fish after cooking depend off the cut. Even if they look similar, one might shrink more then another once cooked. Most … Read more

When you purchase shell-on crab, a lot of what you’re paying for is water and calcium armor. Only edible meat within is nutritious, so why spend on entire creature? Unless you know how much to expect from your haul, many end up buying by the pound and throwing away a large part of their purchase. … Read more

When most people shop for pork chops, they looks at them, not weigh them. So maybe you spot a nice, big bone-in rib chop. It’s large, so you figure there must be a lot of protein in there. Nope. Your gut feeling are incorrect. The bone is filling space and weighing something down, but isn’t … Read more

There’s something about standing in the freezer aisle clutching a bag of ground turkey while you vaguely plan dinner. On one side is the turkey, and on the other side is a label filled with numbers. Those numbers feel closer to algebra than diet information when you try to relate them to nutritional advice. Then … Read more

How much protein is in a turkey burger? Most people think they know how much protein is in a turkey burger until the scale says otherwise and the label on the package contradicts their memory. But difference between what we imagine, and what the real world reflects, is typically about as simple as cooked weight … Read more