The MFP Fat Goals Appear Wrong?

toltek1000

In my case, it lists my goal of Saturated Fats as 19 grams.

But it lists my goals for Polyunsaturated and Monounsaturated fats as 0 grams for each.

This looks terribly wrong.

(and I wish MFP listed Omega-3 and Omega-6 content).

lemurcat2

The goal for poly and monounsaturated is supposed to be N/A, since there's no goal or limit for them Just ignore, it's a glitch that for some reason they haven't been able to fix.

Omega 3 and 6 aren't on nutrition labels, so most MFP options (which are mostly user entered based on package information) don't have them, and so any total you got would be inaccurate even if they had tracking options, unfortunately. I track over at Cronometer, which has those options, but it's really only feasible if you almost entirely eat whole foods.

toltek1000

Thank you! This makes sense.

I do eat predominantly whole foods, so I really wish that MFP would use the open databases which provide additional information, such as B12 and Omega-3/6. I have been eyeing enviously the information provided on Cronometer, for stuff like flax meal, chia and oats, which are part of my daily routine, as well as a lot of other whole foods I consume.

But Cronometer's database is a bit limited, which is making me wish that MFP would just include the more detailed information where available, I we can get the best of both worlds.

Thanks again!

toltek1000

P.S. I just signed up for Cronometer Gold.

Wondering if it would work if I enter most of my caloric intake in Cronometer, and what's not available in the their database, in MFP.

Then, as they are linked to my FitBit account, I can get a combined, more detailed report from FitBit. I'll try it and see if it works.... (fingers crossed)