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Quick Macronutrients Question

LeonCohenFD
LeonCohenFD Posts: 3 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi, I have a daily goal of 1272 calorie intake and macro split of 40% protein, 30% fat, 30% carbs which means 127g protein, 42g fat, and 95g carbs.
Today, however, despite having eaten 43 calories less than my goal, the app shows I have reached my protein goal and eaten 42g of carbs and 61g of fat more than my goal.
How is that possible? Am I missing something here?

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  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    Without seeing your food log, I would guess you have chosen bad entries in the database. The mfp database is mostly user-entered, and many users are not very detail oriented. You do need to check each entry to either the nutrition info on the package or to USDA published info for whole foods before choosing it.
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