most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-06-19T17:38:26Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/82130 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/82130/cooking-adds-calories-to-your-meals Stall 2011-12-08T18:25:35Z 2011-12-08T19:54:30Z

<p><a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2011/12/08/why-calorie-counts-are-wrong-cooked-food-provides-a-lot-more-energy/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2011/12/08/why-calorie-counts-are-wrong-cooked-food-provides-a-lot-more-energy/</a><br> So it seems like if you're trying to make your Paleo dollar stretch, it would be a good idea to cook your expensive grass fed steaks, etc a bit past raw/rare to get the most out of it. If you're trying to lose weight, eating raw foods would be a good idea. I prefer the taste of rare/ medium rare steak myself but now I won't be upset if it comes closer to the medium spectrum. Obviously, you don't want to overcook anything to avoid nutrient loss.<br> What are your thoughts?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/82130/cooking-adds-calories-to-your-meals/82135#82135 coprophagous 2011-12-08T18:46:04Z 2011-12-08T18:46:04Z

<p>cooking meat adds accesible calories and ruduces nutrition, because everything other than meat that i consume is raw i say go for it and cook the meat.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/82130/cooking-adds-calories-to-your-meals/82149#82149 Erica 2011-12-08T19:54:30Z 2011-12-08T19:54:30Z

<p>I think it's more that when you cook something it reduces in size, so if you're having more cook foods you'll consume more. For example, 100g uncooked spinach would make a nice big salad, but if you cook it down as a side you'd use double or triple as much because it shrinks down to nothing. Not that calories in spinach matter, just using it as an example.</p>