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2 Garlic Cloves -894 calories

happytree923
happytree923 Posts: 463 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Does anyone get absolutely crazy entries like this when MFP matches ingredients in your recipe? I realize MFP is a user created database so anyone can put anything they want in the database but I don't understand why anyone would create an entry like this. I know the solution is to replace it and move on, but am I missing something about why these would be useful to a person?

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  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    You found the infamous garlic! Congratulations!!!

    I suspect it was an entry typo that never got fixed.
  • kami3006
    kami3006 Posts: 4,979 Member
    ladyreva78 wrote: »
    Maybe it's an entry of interest for a vampire?

    2 garlic cloves = 894 points of damage.

    So if the Vampire's TDEE is around 2400, he'd be dead with 6 cloves.

    Love my fellow gamers. :love:
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,132 Member
    If it's the entry with lots of serving unit options (100 g, 1 clove, 3 cloves, some kind of volume measure like 1 Tbsp diced), the secret is to use the 3 close serving size (so 2 cloves would be .67 of a serving. Don't use the 1 clove serving size.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    ladyreva78 wrote: »
    Maybe it's an entry of interest for a vampire?

    2 garlic cloves = 894 points of damage.

    So if the Vampire's TDEE is around 2400, he'd be dead with 6 cloves.

    How did I end up being called a nerd today? :tongue:

    OP, there's a thread around somewhere with instructions for reporting incorrect entries. I can't search for it now, but it's a new feature. Something's sticking in my head about it only being available for iPhone right now though. I could be wrong.
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