Tips for logging when you don't know the calories of a meal?

steviecooke1985

Hellooooo all.

I'm off to a family BBQ on Sunday and I wondered if anyone has any tips on how to log food most accurately when someone else is making it? The family chef is great and is making lots of exciting vegetarian food (lots of us are veggie) so a lot of it will be vegetable based, but I imagine there will be a lot of olive oil.

Any tips on how to guesstimate? I'm accepting it will be a 'cheat' day for me, but I don't want to go wildly over!

Thanks in advance! :-)

Ready2Rock206

What I do: Find the closest thing in the database - or try and add the ingredients individually using your best guesses. If adding the closest thing and it seems low add a tablespoon (or more) of olive oil (since you mentioned that specifically) to your log. Add quick add calories if needed.

diannethegeek

What I do: Find the closest thing in the database - or try and add the ingredients individually using your best guesses. If adding the closest thing and it seems low add a tablespoon (or more) of olive oil (since you mentioned that specifically) to your log. Add quick add calories if needed.

^This is about what I do, too. Sometimes you just have to enter your best guess.

steviecooke1985

Thanks for the tips! I think I might take a photo of everything I eat so I can spend time working it out as best I can when I get home. :-)

farway

Personally, just do not bother to log it. Just skip it and start again the next day

One day will have no real affect long term

KM0692

I'm going to a BBQ tonight and plan to do the above - estimate the best I can based on similar foods in the database.

CindyMarcuzAdams

Thanks for the tips! I think I might take a photo of everything I eat so I can spend time working it out as best I can when I get home. :-)

I was just going to suggest this. You are a smart cookie. Plus photos of food is an in thing these days...

acpgee

I also vouch for just finding the closest match in the database. If a dish tastes particularly rich or reasy log an extra tablespoon or two of oil or butter. Calorie counting is not an exact science so don't fret too much about it.