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stundedagain
stundedagain Posts: 1 Member
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My question is, how do you know what ingredients are in foods from the My Fitness Pal database? Some items have the same name but the calories are different.

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  • juliapropp
    juliapropp Posts: 1 Member
    I struggle with this as well — most of the time I end up listing out all ingredients to ensure I’m getting it all tracked. Or if I’m eating out or a recipe, I double check on the restaurant’s website the nutrition information to confirm which one I select. I try to go with the certified one as much as possible to make sure the nutrition stats are there and not just calories
  • ladyjustice99
    ladyjustice99 Posts: 2 Member
    I end up putting in everything individually. If I am not sure i go with the larger calorie count. I use a lot of ingredients that we or local farmers grow so not always coming from a store and was driving myself crazy trying to figure out what the count was. By taking the larger number I figure if it is not right I am benefiting by not consuming as many calories.

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