verified food - oh nooooooo!
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That's actually not too bad. But the question is, will we have just the one plate??
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Does it give you options for the size of the plate?
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doylejohnpaul787 wrote: »
Does it give you options for the size of the plate?
If you eat from someone else's plate, does it still count?
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I would pay for premium if the database was clean....0
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PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »ChrisM8971 wrote: »But a broiler is a whole/half chicken, isn't it? I'm just looking for breast.
It may be, not sure because I am from the UK and don't use that term. However the breast or thigh only entries all start "chicken broilers or fryers" just select the one you want from the list that comes up
I don't think we use that term in the US, either...do we? Anyone? It's the first time heard it, and I wouldn't think it would apply to a certain cut of meat. A breast lobe isn't a broiler or a fryer. It's just a breast.
A broiler or fryer is a particular size of chicken--they're the smaller ones, and roasters are larger. I'd imagine broilers are the ones that get cut into parts most often. But if you're weighing the meat raw, I doubt it matters how big the chicken was in the first place.
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I started recently so i guess the database was already crap, but basically i still always check the nutrition facts when they're available as the database is wrong so often.0
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TimothyFish wrote: »I just love how some of the entries are supposed to be verified as correct, but they don't match what is on the package or listed by the restaurant on their website, but there's no way to correct the entry or flag it as incorrect.
Ugh, you're right about not being able to edit. This is not an improvement.
http://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/1859089
What are Verified Foods?
When MyFitnessPal has a high degree of confidence in the accuracy of a food’s nutrition facts, we mark that food as "Verified."
However, just because a food is not Verified, it does not mean that the information is wrong. We just don’t have enough signals to verify it yet. New Verified Foods are being added continuously, so the verified database should grow over time.
Because the data in verified foods is considered extremely reliable, Verified foods are not editable.
With the debut of Verified Foods, we have retired the asterisk (*) previously used to notate user-generated foods on the website.
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doylejohnpaul787 wrote: »
Does it give you options for the size of the plate?
If you eat from someone else's plate, does it still count?
Ok, this killed me!!! LOL! Of course it doesn't count!0 -
This is why I generally just use www.calorieking.com to enter food- math and I do not get along and it's just easier for me to enter the exact number of grams on calorieking that I weigh for food; it will calculate the calories for me instead of me trying to find the 1 gram of it on MFP, which sometimes there isn't, and (hoping that it's right) and then multiplying the calorie amount for one gram by the number of grams that I'm using. It's just less steps.0
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What's so annoying is they are breaking pre existing entries. I found an entry I wanted to use yesterday but when I'd select the 1g unit and enter 130, it would switch it to 130 half cups in my diary and become this massive number of calories. Looking in the item, the gram measurements would be gone - only 0.5 cups and ounces. Then the item would self delete. Ugh. I guess I have to email support.DuckReconMajor wrote: »I started recently so i guess the database was already crap, but basically i still always check the nutrition facts when they're available as the database is wrong so often.
The other thing that irks me is the units on the verified items in general. It's almost like they're using some out the box functionality for liquid units of measurement - cups, oz, ml - completely useless for weighing solids in grams. The direction is obviously wrong and they need to fix that on the requirements level
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ChrisM8971 wrote: »But a broiler is a whole/half chicken, isn't it? I'm just looking for breast.
It may be, not sure because I am from the UK and don't use that term. However the breast or thigh only entries all start "chicken broilers or fryers" just select the one you want from the list that comes up
Where I am, "broiler" chickens are ones that are commercially raised specifically to be sold to restaurants or for immediate consumption. There's generally more meat per piece, because the chickens aren't running around searching for food and losing mass. It's probably a certain breed, as the chickens are just bigger in general. There are also "village" chickens, which are the free range ones that roam around everywhere. There are a few different breeds that people have which are resistant to various diseases. They generally taste better, but there's less meat and it's tougher. There are also "layers", which are for eggs.
So a broiler or fryer would just be a chicken that is specifically raised for human consumption. Not sure if there are specific breeds that qualify for the USDA label for broiler/fryer, but I imagine it doesn't make much difference.0 -
Maybe it's time to go back to calorieking.com. The database was much better!0
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I'm considering something similar, though I might continue tracking my weight here.0
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