Corn

Mandi98U
Mandi98U Posts: 115 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
I know this may seem basic but any suggestions on how to log corn on the cob when I search it in the data base I see such a wide variety of calories amounts I don't know how to pick one that's close I'm currently logging one of the highest ones but I feel as if I'm way overestimating.

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  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    This is one of those cases where you just have to give your best guesstimate. MFP's database can help with that.
  • Kimegatron
    Kimegatron Posts: 772 Member
    Sometimes I will just google the nutritional value of something, like a banana, and copy the nutrient facts. You can probably do that with corn, I assume.
  • BWBTrish
    BWBTrish Posts: 2,817 Member
    edited August 2015
    look up corn at the usda nutrition site, chose here the closest entree

    Weigh your corn (totally) eat the corn..weigh what is left and subtract.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    I would look it up on the USDA website. That site often lists foods in different forms (cooked, raw, ground, etc.)
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/6432?fg=&manu=&lfacet=&format=&count=&max=35&offset=&sort=&qlookup=corn
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  • Mandi98U
    Mandi98U Posts: 115 Member
    BWBTrish wrote: »
    look up corn at the usda nutrition site, chose here the closest entree

    Weigh your corn (totally) eat the corn..weigh what is left and subtract.

    That's genius I don't know how I didn't think of that
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    I'd look for it in the USDA database and then find or make an entry for it in MFP.
  • daniwilford
    daniwilford Posts: 1,030 Member
    I weigh it cob and all, then eat, weigh the cob, subtract and log that as Usda Br 11168 - Corn, Fresh, Boiled, Drained. Don't forget to log the butter too. Enjoy!
  • harmoniebaby
    harmoniebaby Posts: 5 Member
    BWBTrish wrote: »
    look up corn at the usda nutrition site, chose here the closest entree

    Weigh your corn (totally) eat the corn..weigh what is left and subtract.

    That is a great idea!

    I also find that "eyeballing" what I eat, imagining what it would fill up in a measuring cup, helps me to learn how to estimate properly. You can take a guess, then cut all the corn off the cob and put into a measuring cup. Eventually ,you will get the eyeballing thing down.
  • OldHobo
    OldHobo Posts: 647 Member
    Mandi98U wrote: »
    BWBTrish wrote: »
    look up corn at the usda nutrition site, chose here the closest entree

    Weigh your corn (totally) eat the corn..weigh what is left and subtract.

    That's genius I don't know how I didn't think of that
    Aah, a, "what about the cob?" deal. I was thinking sweet corn vs. field corn.
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