What 5 nutrients do you track?

Rlavigne93

It annoys me that we can only pick 5 on the web diary. Wondering if I should change mine or not. Mine are:

Carbs
Fat
Protein
Saturated Fat
Fiber

williams969

Carbs
Fat
Protein
Fiber
Calcium

I really only care to track the first four, the fifth is just a "floater." I use the phone app to see a weekly overview of everything, and by the sixth day, I've usually hit all the micros (vitamins, potassium, iron, calcium) just fine, so I don't sweat those, since my dietary choices typically are similar from week to week, and seem to fill out my micronutrients just fine.

Lori_Wilkerson

Calories, Fat, Protein, Carbs, Fiber. I agree, though, I wish we could track more. I'd add sodium, calcium and iron.

SteampunkSongbird

I track carbs, fat and sat fat, protein and sugar. I'd like to track iron, calcium and fibre too, wish there was room for all of them!

Joanjett88

I have left mine at MFP's default.

Carbs
Fat
Protein
Fiber
Sodium

I'm torn about the sodium because so many people say to ignore it unless you have a medical reason to track it. However, my body hates me and loves to retain water like crazy when I eat too much sodium so I keep it on their just to keep an eye on it.

I'm curious to see what others track.

Edit: spelling

icrushit

I think the database information is not complete enough to track anything other than the main three macro-nutrients and fibre. Saturated fat too actually, although personally find no merit in tracking that, other than curiousity.

00Allie00

Carbs
Protein
Fiber
Sugar
Fat

I make 90% of what my family eats and we don't use anything processed, so I sacrificed the sodium intake tracker for the fiber.

pita7317

Carbs.
Fat.
Protein.
Sodium.
Fiber.

MMarvelous

Sodium
protein
Carbs
Fat

WW_Jude_V2

I track:

Iron
Fat
Protein
Fiber
Carbs

I used to track sugar but I eat so much fruit that I was constantly in the red. I read more than once in the forums that if you don't have a health reason to worry about sugar intake, it's relatively safe to ignore what you're getting with the fruit.

I agree with other posters who would like to be able to track more. Of course they're all available on the full report tab at the bottom of our diaries, but that's just too hard to do. (read: I admit I'm too lazy to take the time to open the danged thing!) :embarassed:

spirit095

I track, carbs, fat, protein, sodium, and fibre.

nerdymathgrrl

Carbs
Fat
Protein
Fiber
Calcium

zyxst

Carbs
Fat
Protein
Sodium
Potassium

Track the last 2 due to HBP.

HeidiCooksSupper

I change mine depending on what I feel like learning about. Right now I'm tracking potassium because I really know relatively little about what I should eat to make sure I get enough. I really "should" go back to tracking sodium because I have a tendency to go over. You can use the tracking as a "training device" for yourself to fine tune your eating habits.

LaReinaDeCorazones

Carbs, fat, fiber, protein and iron...as a vegetarian gotta make sure I get enough of the last 2

eels4peels

I only track Carbs, Fats, Protein, and Fiber. I like to keep the process as simple as possible.

DonM46

I don't pay much attention to anything except the calories. The others, I rotate periodically. No real reason (e.g., medical) to track anything specific.
Without looking, I don't know which ones I have now.
Unimportant to me.

fredgiblet

Carbs, Fat, Protein and Fiber.

nicsflyingcircus

I only track 4.

Carbs, protein, fat, fiber.

Tresiel

Carbs

Fat

Protein

Sugar

Iron

SandyBVTN

Carbs, Fat, Protein, Fibre and Sugar. I don't eat much processed or restaurant food, so I'm less concerned with sodium.

aeb09

Carbs, fat, protein, fiber and sugar.

Camo_xxx

fyi, the iPhone/ipad app tracks all of the Nutrients it just doesnt display them all on your Food Diary screen.

too view all of your nutrients Click on the Nutrition tab and at the pie chart screen look in the upper left hand corner for the tiny page icon. Click it and it will display all of your days nutrients

sarahsedai

carbs
fat
protein
fiber

ThinkInOregon

Carbs
Fat
Protein
Sodium
Sugar

GingerLolita

Macros + Calcium (need to watch because I don't eat dairy) + Iron (need to watch because I don't eat red meat)

anaxione

-protein (>100g)
-fat (>70g)
-carbs (net of <65)
-fiber (25g)
-sugar (<25)
and of course calories are quite important (1200)

i'm on a modified keto diet, so these are what i need to keep a close eye on. it's especially beneficial to know exactly what kind of carbs you are eating on keto, but really on any diet you should keep track of both fiber carbs and sugar carbs when you are figuring out what daily meals are working or not for your particular situation.

VCopple

Carbs
Protein
Fiber
Sugar
Fat

Mostly because my mother is pre-diabetic and I learned many of my eating habits from her, so I try to watch the refined sugar intake. I also lose when I go low carb, so I try to eat more protein and less bread. If I can get my fiber early in the day, then I'm not as hungry throughout and I don't mindlessly snack.

mangogirl272727

The macros, potassium, and iron. I'd love to track my calcium too :-( and maybe sodium.

divajoni

carbs --> 25% --> not a low carber, but i would rather eat more fat!

fat --> 45% --> only healthy fats: olive oil, pastured lard and tallow, coconut oil... absolutely no canola, soy, corn.

protein --> 30% --> try to get 100g daily

potassium --> i use this metric to ensure i am eating my veggies. BTW-- ever wonder why the potassium level was so high? because the RDA assumes that you eat a lot of sodium and it is important to have sodium and potassium levels balance. Since i don't eat processed foods, at all... and mostly cook at home, so i don't worry about the sodium.

calcium --> bone health

cardozojoann

Carbs
Fat
Protein
Sodium
Fiber