Caloric Counter

grandma107
grandma107 Posts: 70 Member
edited November 13 in Health and Weight Loss
Does anyone have a good website to determine how many calories certain foods have?

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Besides MFP?
  • grandma107
    grandma107 Posts: 70 Member
    MFP doesn't tell you how many calories are in a slice of pizza. I am looking for a tool that gives me a caloric count of whatever I am eating.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    edited February 2015
    If it comes from a chain (i.e. Pizza Hut/Domino's/Papa John's), it's in the database.
    If you made it yourself, MFP has a recipe builder that will give you the amount of calories per serving.
    Other than that, you just have to make your best guess as to the calories.
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    You can try calorieking but I'm not sure their list is any more extensive than MFP, they do have some great recipes on there though.
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    grandma107 wrote: »
    Does anyone have a good website to determine how many calories certain foods have?

    MFP
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    There's no way any site can give you the exact number of calories you are eating. A slice of pizza? How much cheese? How much oil? What ingredients? How many ounces of Italian sausage or other toppings? It differs everywhere, even in chain restaurants that have nutritional information. as malibu927 said, you have to make your best guess sometimes.
  • grandma107
    grandma107 Posts: 70 Member
    Where is.MFPs database? I guess I don't know how to access this. Thanks
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calorie-chart-nutrition-facts
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    edited February 2015
    grandma107 wrote: »
    Where is.MFPs database? I guess I don't know how to access this. Thanks

    Just click "food" at the top of the website. then right under that you'll see "Database". Also, if you have a smartphone or tablet, I highly recommend getting the app because you can just scan barcodes and the food will pop up.

  • NaomiJFoster
    NaomiJFoster Posts: 1,450 Member
    That's exactly what this site is. At the top of your page, click 'food' then click on 'breakfast' or 'lunch' or 'dinner'. Then type in the food you're looking for. You do have to sort through things...there are a lot of duplicate entries and inaccurate entries. Once you've found your item, make sure you enter the right amount.
  • grandma107
    grandma107 Posts: 70 Member
    Got it! Thank you all so much. I didn't realize you could type the food and get the caloric count. You are all so cool!
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