Is anyone having trouble with serving sizes on new foods?

Mike
Mike Posts: 823 Member
edited September 18 in Health and Weight Loss
I've had a few people say that they were unable to create new foods with serving sizes like "2 slices" or "1 cup". However, I've been completely unable to reproduce that error myself. You definitely should be able to create foods with serving sizes like that without a problem.

Has anyone else experienced an issue entering a serving size they thought should be valid on a new food, and having it be rejected as an invalid serving size? If so, can you post what serving size you tried to enter, and what happened when you entered it?

Thanks!

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  • Mike
    Mike Posts: 823 Member
    I've had a few people say that they were unable to create new foods with serving sizes like "2 slices" or "1 cup". However, I've been completely unable to reproduce that error myself. You definitely should be able to create foods with serving sizes like that without a problem.

    Has anyone else experienced an issue entering a serving size they thought should be valid on a new food, and having it be rejected as an invalid serving size? If so, can you post what serving size you tried to enter, and what happened when you entered it?

    Thanks!
  • timisw
    timisw Posts: 391 Member
    Mike,

    I have put about 8 to 10 different foods in and have had no problems no matter how imaginative I get!

    I think you should have a line in there on what the source of the information was though!

    Its seems as if "google is my friend" can sometimes lead people to either putting only some information in, or information that is not exactly true! I try to pull my calories content right off the packaging of the food.

    Thanks so much for the site!

    Tim
  • iojoi
    iojoi Posts: 378 Member
    i did in the beginning mike but i think i was entering wrong now i seem to have sorted it out
  • LML79
    LML79 Posts: 697
    Yes, when I enter a new food into the database I also pull the info right from the box in front of me as well.... I know Google is my "friend" but I don't trust it unless it's right here in front of me!!
  • PrincessLaundry
    PrincessLaundry Posts: 2,758 Member
    I have entered several foods without any problems. :happy: When I did have problems it was operator error. Oops! :wink: I figured it out though!
  • IndigoElectron
    IndigoElectron Posts: 143 Member
    The only thing I noticed was that if I didn't put in the amount of servings per container, it wouldn't work, even if I'd put in the average serving size.
  • IndigoElectron
    IndigoElectron Posts: 143 Member
    Also want to take this opportunity to say that I love your site Mike! Thanks so much for creating it :smile:
  • SoupNazi
    SoupNazi Posts: 4,229 Member
    No problems here, Mike.
  • timisw
    timisw Posts: 391 Member
    I have entered several foods without any problems. :happy: When I did have problems it was operator error. Oops! :wink: I figured it out though!

    Ohhhhh... a 1020 Keyboard error?

    Problem exist 10 to 20 inches from the keyboard?
  • timisw
    timisw Posts: 391 Member
    Yes, when I enter a new food into the database I also pull the info right from the box in front of me as well.... I know Google is my "friend" but I don't trust it unless it's right here in front of me!!

    So I take it that you trust your freckles? ~smiling~
  • LML79
    LML79 Posts: 697
    Yes, when I enter a new food into the database I also pull the info right from the box in front of me as well.... I know Google is my "friend" but I don't trust it unless it's right here in front of me!!

    So I take it that you trust your freckles? ~smiling~
    Got that right! :wink:
  • SherryRH
    SherryRH Posts: 810 Member
    I just entered something but I cannot edit it because what I put in was wrong. How do I edit foods for different serving sizes?
  • maverickyanda
    maverickyanda Posts: 422 Member
    yup.

    finally gave up.
  • sarakenna1
    sarakenna1 Posts: 261
    Yeah, I have major issues with serving sizes. One time I entered in all the ingredients in a casserole I made, and tried to make the serving size 1 cup. Didn't work. So, then I had to put "1 meal" as the serving and do the math until I figured out the correct decimal to enter in. Total pain. Not sure what to do about it! I just figured that I'm a lammo.
  • Mags
    Mags Posts: 91 Member
    Yeah, I have major issues with serving sizes. One time I entered in all the ingredients in a casserole I made, and tried to make the serving size 1 cup. Didn't work. So, then I had to put "1 meal" as the serving and do the math until I figured out the correct decimal to enter in. Total pain. Not sure what to do about it! I just figured that I'm a lammo.

    Yeah it would be useful if after entering what you had and hitting 'remember meal' if after remembing and saving you could then get another option of 1, 2, 0.5, 0.25, etc. if you are making a batch of something or only having a half of the meal cooked, etc.

    Mags

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  • BlazinEmerald
    BlazinEmerald Posts: 842
    The only time I had issues was as stated above by someone else put 1 Cup in serving size but didnt put anything in the servings per container , thats when you get the error, or when I do :ohwell:
  • Cassia
    Cassia Posts: 467 Member
    when i first started to log i would spell out the numeral such as "one cup" instead of "1 cup" and that was a problem!! :laugh: but other than that it has been fine for me:smooched:
  • neome90
    neome90 Posts: 420
    Hello Mike . I always enter the information straight from the product and have never had a problem.....until earlier tonight. The product quote was " aprox. 50 " and so when I changed that to " 50 count box " it accepted it , no problem. So ...that has been the extent of any trouble for me. :smile:
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