Need logging help!

nlkklrocks

Hi everyone - I am pretty new to logging and just started weighing everything and paying more attention to logging accurately. For dinner tonight, I am making boneless center cut pork chops and can't find a consistent calorie count for a 4 oz piece - there are selections saying it's 140 calories and others saying it's 250 calories for 4 oz, both of which have green check marks so I have no idea which is correct! Any help is greatly appreciated

kimny72

I always try to add the word "raw" to what I'm searching for (assuming I'm weighing it raw!). That gives you the best chance of finding the USDA entry. You can always Google to find the USDA info online when you have a situation where the values are all over the place. Unfortunately, sometimes the Green Check Mark is a joke .

It gets easier once you start to build up your "recent foods" list!

tincanonastring

kimny72 wrote: »

I always try to add the word "raw" to what I'm searching for (assuming I'm weighing it raw!). That gives you the best chance of finding the USDA entry. You can always Google to find the USDA info online when you have a situation where the values are all over the place. Unfortunately, sometimes the Green Check Mark is a joke .

It gets easier once you start to build up your "recent foods" list!

This really helps when you're cooking alone. but I tend to make large cuts and can't weigh it until I cook (discounting that I could weigh raw and cooked and determine the proper ratio).

OP, just like adding raw to the search helps find the USDA entries for raw meat, there are similar entries that can be found for cooked. Type "cooked" after pork and see what comes up. Cooked entries won't be as accurate because different cooking times/techniques can change the values, but it's probably close enough for our purposes.

Disregard the check marks. The "verified" food system is a disgrace and should have been abandoned months ago. In the end, the only way to make sure an entry is accurate is to check it against a reputable source. I like the USDA database here:

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