Question:
Is 3/4 cup of meat too much?

I am 11 months post-op. I portion out my meat when i buy it into seperate bags. I put 3/4 cup of raw meat in a bag. After cooked is this too much to be eating post-op?    — Sabrina H_NC (posted on September 23, 2003)

September 23, 2003
Probably not, depending on how much fat or water cooks out of the meat. Some days I can eat close to half a cup of cooked meat (especially ground meat) but others I can eat only a few bites. Judge by cooking some and see how full you feel. I really don't weigh or measure my food - I just eat til I'm comfortable, knowing that I never put much on my plate.
   — Patty_Butler

September 23, 2003
Depending on the type of meat, after you cook it, you may be getting only 3 - 4 oz of cooked meat. Not bad at all, 3/4 of a cup is approx. 6 oz uncooked.
   — Kriola

September 24, 2003
I measure meat in weight, not volume. That helps with trying to figure out how much of a denser meat (like ham or chicken) I should have versus a lighter one (like ground beef or fish). At six months out, I usually portion 3 to 3 1/2 ounces in weight for meat (before cooking), and that satisfies me just fine.
   — Vespa R.