Calories count

maray_is
maray_is Posts: 5 Member
edited November 21 in Food and Nutrition
How do I get the calorie info on my food if I don't know it?

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,347 Member
    Look it up in the database
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    edited July 2015
    I don't know what you're looking for. The usda has a database. It's not complete and you have to get used to how to find stuff, but you could try there.

    http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search

    Once you know what it is, you can enter it into mfp yourself.
  • RockstarWilson
    RockstarWilson Posts: 836 Member
    Maray, most chain restaurants must provide nutrition info somewhere, either in the restaurant, on the menu, or online. Anything you but at the supermarket, except fresh prepared food and produce, has nutrition info.

    If you dont know it, or what it has (if, say, at a potluck or family gathering), then give it your best guess. Put a simple name in the food log and see what others came up with.
  • echmainfit619
    echmainfit619 Posts: 333 Member
    If you're using the iPhone app use the bar code scanner. Scan it and enter the number of servings you ate. Voila.
  • Timelordlady85
    Timelordlady85 Posts: 797 Member
    Always double check the bar code scanner it is not always accurate just as the entries on here aren't always accurate either. when in doubt, if you can weigh it with a food scale do that and look it up online like under the USDA website.
  • Carol_L
    Carol_L Posts: 296 Member
    USDA database is one place to go, particularly for produce. Various agricultural organization (beef producers, chicken producers, farmers who sell to the public) can also be good for specific items (beef, pork, chicken, bison, emu, ostrich, etc.) Manufacturer websites if it's for a specific packaged product (flour, sugar, oils, cereal grains) have nutrient info and recipes - there's no shortage of places to find things if you look.
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