I. Just. Want. To. Log. My. APPLEEEEEEEEEE >_<

Susieq_1994

Hearts_2015 wrote: »

macdothall wrote: »

RAinWA wrote: »

It makes me laugh what comes up in the database sometimes.

MFP could afford to clean out their database.

Actually it has been cleaned up by Staff, quite a bit, but as long as entries are input carelessly it'll always go back to the same cluttered mess. A number of members have shared over time they don't do a search instead they simply add a new entry with their name next to it. That I don't understand... if you put it in your food diary, why would you ever need to go back and look for it with your name on it? Am I missing something in regards to that?

You aren't allowed to enter exact duplicates, so if there are multiple entries of the item you're adding, you have to change the name in some way. I do this, but I don't share my entries with the database at all. I'm quite tired of people messing with them and making them inaccurate after I've put in the effort to create them! Once, one of my entries was edited... To REMOVE the micronutrients! O.o And several times my gram entries were changed into cups. Now I'm stingy and keep them for myself.

WakkoW

I'm tired of the mess. I've been thinking about trying a different app. I make most of my food and it's frustrating having so many choices, many inaccurate, when all you want to do is add some brussel sprouts! And finding the ingredients in the recipe builder is even worse. I know the brussel sprout entry I want when adding directly to my diary, but that specific entry wouldn't come up in the recipe builder.

yellingkimber

WakkoW wrote: »

I'm tired of the mess. I've been thinking about trying a different app. I make most of my food and it's frustrating having so many choices, many inaccurate, when all you want to do is add some brussel sprouts! And finding the ingredients in the recipe builder is even worse. I know the brussel sprout entry I want when adding directly to my diary, but that specific entry wouldn't come up in the recipe builder.

I've been there with that exact ingredient and it's the reason why I only use the recipe builder if I have portions that last more than 1 meal.

lemurcat12

yellingkimber wrote: »

WakkoW wrote: »

I'm tired of the mess. I've been thinking about trying a different app. I make most of my food and it's frustrating having so many choices, many inaccurate, when all you want to do is add some brussel sprouts! And finding the ingredients in the recipe builder is even worse. I know the brussel sprout entry I want when adding directly to my diary, but that specific entry wouldn't come up in the recipe builder.

I've been there with that exact ingredient and it's the reason why I only use the recipe builder if I have portions that last more than 1 meal.

This is why I hate the recipe builder too. I have the foods I commonly use on recents and favorites, but that doesn't help when doing a recipe.

I will again say that Chron is great for whole food ingredients. I'm going to start logging again, I think, and will probably do it there.

Shawshankcan

Is there really that much difference, calorie wise, between different types of apples?

amusedmonkey

Don't get me started on the algorithm itself. I know to search for "garlic, raw", but an algorithm with the slightest of common sense should know that when I want garlic, I did not mean chicken, or fries, or knots, or kangkong (whatever that is). I counted 32 entries before I reached an entry that said garlic (user entered, unconfirmed). I just want to log my gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarlic!

Now, "garlic, raw" has what I want but not a single entry I'm given is confirmed. How hard is it to list confirmed foods first? Or even better, official database foods first.

and then there are things like these littering the database and not even a rudimentary QA in place:

WakkoW

lemurcat12 wrote: »

yellingkimber wrote: »

WakkoW wrote: »

I'm tired of the mess. I've been thinking about trying a different app. I make most of my food and it's frustrating having so many choices, many inaccurate, when all you want to do is add some brussel sprouts! And finding the ingredients in the recipe builder is even worse. I know the brussel sprout entry I want when adding directly to my diary, but that specific entry wouldn't come up in the recipe builder.

I've been there with that exact ingredient and it's the reason why I only use the recipe builder if I have portions that last more than 1 meal.

This is why I hate the recipe builder too. I have the foods I commonly use on recents and favorites, but that doesn't help when doing a recipe.

I will again say that Chron is great for whole food ingredients. I'm going to start logging again, I think, and will probably do it there.

Thanks for the recommendation. I've downloaded it and played around a bit. Organization and ease of finding what your looking for is fantastic.

Able to find the correct entry for brussel sprouts (and other ingredients) easier. I scanned a couple items and that function works well too. Recipe function works nicely. I've been using MPF for a long time, but I think it's time to jump ship. Unless they work out the database bugs, I probably won't use it to log anymore. Its just not worth the hassle of double checking every entry.

The frustrating part is they know the database is terrible, yet don't do anything to fix it. The only verified entries should be those pulling from reliable sources (i.e., nutritiondatabese) and show up first when searching an item.

comptonelizabeth

Shawshankcan wrote: »

Is there really that much difference, calorie wise, between different types of apples?

Probably not and it doesn't bother me as I'm here to gain weight,but I guess if your calories are limited,it's important.