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Estimating Calories

MaryKatU
MaryKatU Posts: 146
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Is it okay to estimate calories based on what is in the food database? Like when we eat at a party or something where we don't see the nutritional info on the foods we eat.

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  • MaryKatU
    MaryKatU Posts: 146
    Is it okay to estimate calories based on what is in the food database? Like when we eat at a party or something where we don't see the nutritional info on the foods we eat.
  • ligytha
    ligytha Posts: 130
    Absolutely! I do that too. It is better to have a rough estimate than to leave it blank.
  • Eve23
    Eve23 Posts: 2,352 Member
    I think that it is better to estimate than not to log at all. If you are careful and honest about what you ate. Most places will more than likely not be low fat foods so be sure you take that into consideration.
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    It's fine to estimate. I always tend to try and overestimate everything just in case. I definitely don't want enter less than I have had. I would much rather enter more than I actually had.
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