Logging

ivyylam333
ivyylam333 Posts: 24 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I've been logging my food and all and it's been pretty accurate bc I even use a good scale and all but it's weird because for example I'll put in broccoli and the only choice it gives me will be 1 cup ...FLUID ounces..Militer...how come it doesn't ask me for grams or anything? A that right does anyone else have that problem?

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  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    Yeah, it's really annoying. I think a lot of the entries are from users that have no idea what they're doing or something... Sometimes I have to search for a while. One example is I have tried to log raw tomatos several times. There's no *kitten* entry for *kitten* tomatos. WTF. I gave up and just logged my tomatos as bell peppers, close enough.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    (try tomatoEs) :)
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited February 2016
    You could have misspelled broccoli?
    I just typed russel stovers. Nothing was showing. I was about to create my own.
    Then. oops. Russell. MFP is so picky.
    Try again, I just typed it and it shows correctly.
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    edited February 2016
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    (try tomatoEs) :)

    I tried "Tomato" but I'll try that too next time :smile:

    Edit: I actually just looked. Still no good entries for "tomato" "tomatoes" etc... Not sure why this wasn't one of the default entried MFP put up when they launched the app.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    (try tomatoEs) :)

    I tried "Tomato" but I'll try that too next time :smile:

    Edit: I actually just looked. Still no good entries for "tomato" "tomatoes" etc... Not sure why this wasn't one of the default entried MFP put up when they launched the app.

    I just searched for "Tomato Raw" and got all kinds of entries???
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    You need a college edumacation to figure it out.
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    (try tomatoEs) :)

    I tried "Tomato" but I'll try that too next time :smile:

    Edit: I actually just looked. Still no good entries for "tomato" "tomatoes" etc... Not sure why this wasn't one of the default entried MFP put up when they launched the app.

    I just searched for "Tomato Raw" and got all kinds of entries???

    None of them seem legit.
  • galgenstrick
    galgenstrick Posts: 2,086 Member
    Oh *kitten* lol! I tried "Tomato Raw" too and actually got some decent entries. wow, so you have to include the word "Raw"? seriously??
  • Cynsonya
    Cynsonya Posts: 668 Member
    For any non-processed food like fruit, vegetables, or meat I enter (food)+usda after. For example: tomato usda.

    It gives you the USDA calories count in grams.
    I believe this to be reliable.
  • brb_2013
    brb_2013 Posts: 1,197 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    galgenstrick wrote: »
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    (try tomatoEs) :)

    I tried "Tomato" but I'll try that too next time :smile:

    Edit: I actually just looked. Still no good entries for "tomato" "tomatoes" etc... Not sure why this wasn't one of the default entried MFP put up when they launched the app.

    I just searched for "Tomato Raw" and got all kinds of entries???

    Yeah I have no issues finding tomato entries.... I usually use Roma tomatoes so I search "Roma tomatoes fresh grams" and I usually find an entry with grams as the serving size. You'll figure out how to search over time. Always check them against an outside source for accuracy, all entries are not created equal.

    As a matter of fact I think we need a system to help weed out those terrible entries.
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