Help with marinade!!!

So, what do I do for calorie content if I marinate chicken overnight- I know the marinade has a total cal count. but obviously the chicken does not soak up all of it. HELP....let me know if you have the answer

 

 

Marinade-

3-4 fresh limes squeezed- approx. 1/2 cup

1/4c. Soy sauce

1/4c. Vegetable Oil

1 tbls. Honey

2 teaspoons minced garlic

11/2 teaspoons chili powder- usually use hot sauce a few squirts- I don't have chili powder

 

I marinate 24oz boneless chicken thighs for the next day

Meal is Grilled chicken tostadas with monteray jack cheese, lettuce tomato, salsa...mmm mmm good.

I really would not worry about it.  You could log it as a tbsp of BBQ sauce, if you had one piece of chicken, but I wouldn't sweat it.

if you really want to be compulsive about it, i guess you can put the ingredients into the recipe analyzer, measure the total volume, then measure how much is leftover and subtract to find how much was absorbed by your food. 

Oh, that does sound yummy!  As for logging those cal's, I guess I would just take the total calories of marinade, divide it by 1/2 for one serving or 1/4 for for servings.  Makes sense to me, I guess.  Personally, I would think that if it's lean chicken breast you are marinating, I would make the marinade calories negligible, unless it as used as a sauce as well (like BBQ sauce).

Dope! Your marinating chicken thighs.  Hmmmmm, I guess I would then say 1/2 the total calories of the marinade.

Thanks everyone. I always wondered what to do when marinating things- I prefer to marinate, makes the meat tastier, and allows you to eat it without all the extra- like bbq sauce.

Playergirl- If you want the rest of the recipe i'll send it to you....

 

 

Oh yeah, and I wont be compulsive about it- just wanted to make sure it wasn't going to mess with the calories too much.

I don't think this is a bad question at all. I don't know if it's a good idea or not, but I always count it as a tablespoon or two (more if it's something thick that sticks more) of the recipe.

Thanks Chris- I don't feel so silly now

Whenever I marinate I count the total calories of the sauce I use - I figure it's better to over-estimate than under!

That being said, that sounds like a great marinade.  Can you send me the recipe?

I really don't think it matters that much since you are using chicken thighs instead of breasts.  Just log and count all of it per serving.