Mistakes People KEEP MAKING Recording Food in Database

devil_in_a_blue_dress

Guys, you know what makes me SO ANGRY?!

Things I can totally avoid if I knew how to use this website!

royaldrea

To all those enjoying their snort fest (not the other fun kind, I'm referring to laughter), do you really input every item of food you eat manually? Or do you only use the USDA, MFP approved entries? If you all do, that's really great, but a lot of people rely on user-inputted entries when logging. I assumed that's why that function existed. If you do so, you'll know that wading through the tons of horrible entries and having to make value judgments in respect of these is really time-consuming and difficult. Especially if you're not knowledgeable about nutrition and what is a reasonable caloric value for certain foods.

I do think the caps and aggravation were unnecessary, but that doesn't make the complaint any less valid... The mistakes do mess up the database, and it's nice that the experts are able to navigate the system correctly, but to newbies it can be very intimidating and lead to serious errors in logging. Which is undeniably not good at all.

PS Any derisive comments with respect to placement of thread on this particular message board, or to use of caps or other screaming techniques, I have no intention to address.

TeresaWash

She's right though!

will2lose72

I wish MFP would do the tab options on the food entries. One tab for MFP/Barcode scanned entries and another tab for member submitted. That way we could use the most accurate entries whenever possible, then resort to a user submitted entry if necessary. I typically don't add my own food entries but if I do I precede it with my name and I don't submit it to the database.

WendyTerry420

UsedToBeHusky

STEALING!!

WendyTerry420

There are pills for this kind of anger.

WendyTerry420

STEALING!!

40DayFit

For people who are weighing food, using cups and numbers of pieces as measurements just isn't sufficiently accurate. Plenty of foods are marked with serving sizes like "6 pieces (30g)." It's worth it for folks like me to have both numbers in there, with the requisite computers-work-this-way spacing between. I know the difference between my own consumption and the arbitrary "other number" that hangs out there, useless and alone. I'd prefer the grams to come first in the entry, so I can put in my food without having to calculate percentages and such to get an accurate entry...but hey. Free software is free.

Now if only more people *would* add the grams/ounces into their user-generated food entries...

THAT would REALLY be worth shout-ebrating!

ChristinaOrtiz23

gypsy_spirit

:laugh: I LOVE THESE LADIES!!!!

Cameron_1969

ValGogo

All hail Hypnotoad

sassyjae21

Stop saying the same things over and over. People get it. Like others have said, create your own.

And double check what you are putting in.

You can't blame other people for making mistakes. If it's wrong, scroll past it and find the right one.

Calm down.

BlueBombers

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DucklingtoSwan

While I truly believe MFP has hands down the most comprehensive food database I have ever used, yes, since there are many, many random human beings contributing to it, it can get a little, how do I say.... muddy. I often scratch my head at how there can be 3 or 4 entries for the same food, (same brand, same packaging, same serving size), but all of them showing different calorie count or other information. Even more bizarre when none of the info matches the label to which I am comparing said information. :huh: But when that happens I go by the label.

I have noticed that the bar code scanner isn't 100% either, I scanned something last night and it showed the calories as about 10 higher than the box. (Individually wrapped servings, no measuring needed). But otherwise I love the scanning feature and it's not that inconvenient to do a quick double-check of the label when I scan. It's the rare time when it's waaaaay off that product completely, again having me going :huh: but for the most part I appreciate and use the database extensively.

It is a VERY useful tool but it just makes sense to do your due diligence. And when I do enter a food into the database, I do my best to put down all of the correct info from the label as a courtesy to the next person who comes looking for that food. Tracking and logging my calories has made all the difference for me and would be such a pain in the butt without the help of the database. You just learn to deal with the, er... quirks

veganbaum

To all those enjoying their snort fest (not the other fun kind, I'm referring to laughter), do you really input every item of food you eat manually? Or do you only use the USDA, MFP approved entries? If you all do, that's really great, but a lot of people rely on user-inputted entries when logging. I assumed that's why that function existed. If you do so, you'll know that wading through the tons of horrible entries and having to make value judgments in respect of these is really time-consuming and difficult. Especially if you're not knowledgeable about nutrition and what is a reasonable caloric value for certain foods.

I do think the caps and aggravation were unnecessary, but that doesn't make the complaint any less valid... The mistakes do mess up the database, and it's nice that the experts are able to navigate the system correctly, but to newbies it can be very intimidating and lead to serious errors in logging. Which is undeniably not good at all.

PS Any derisive comments with respect to placement of thread on this particular message board, or to use of caps or other screaming techniques, I have no intention to address.

Too much sense. I was gone from MFP for a year, and the database seems to have become a crazy quigmire. Some of it is completely silly because you can have five entries for the same food, but four of them are misspelled and three of those appear to have incorrect nutritional information (not talking about differences in serving sizes due to differences between countries). It crowds up the database unnecesarily. Luckily, I do largely use the USDA entries, but it's mildly annoying when I eat someting packaged and have to search to see if there is a correct entry. Don't want to come up with some crazy calorie mistake.

boombalatty123

I just wish it would sift the MFP, USDA and barcode entries to the top, instead of interspersed. I've also run into incorrect barcodes and nutrition labels (mostly incorrect servings per package).

You all can thank me for finally entering a cup measurement for sugar. :flowerforyou: Constantly having to calculate how many teaspoons were in a cup and a quarter of sugar was making me crazy.

Thomasm198

I just wish it would sift the MFP, USDA and barcode entries to the top, instead of interspersed. I've also run into incorrect barcodes and nutrition labels (mostly incorrect servings per package).

You all can thank me for finally entering a cup measurement for sugar. :flowerforyou: Constantly having to calculate how many teaspoons were in a cup and a quarter of sugar was making me crazy.

But what about civilised countries that use proper measurements (i.e. the metric system) for measuring instead of an archaic system?

boombalatty123

I included the grams too, so everyone should be happy.

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MyChocolateDiet

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WendyTerry420

...but hey. Free software is free.

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