Changing my food diary settings?!?!

JessieAnneMarie

I changed my diary settings so i could see sodium and how much I consume. You have options to also see certain fats; saturated, tran, mono, poly and what not! Im curious to see if Im wanting to lose weight which one should I track?? What is bad fat? Also I know that not alot of sodium is good for you either and that MFP tracks how much you should consume. Is there a certain amount of sodium you try and keep at each meal? What foods do you stay away from to not have alot of sodium? I noticed that the some of the foods I eat are low in calories but might be high in sodium. And one meal might have alot of sodium but the other has nearly any.. So just wondering if you guys had any tips?:) on sodium and bad fats:) thanks soo much! Love jessie

geetarGayle

a renal Dr once told me, if the number of mg of sodium per serving is higher than the number of calories per serving, that is a bad choice because the sodium is too high for the kidneys. It is an easy way to decide what to eat without making it complicated.

robin52077

a renal Dr once told me, if the number of mg of sodium per serving is higher than the number of calories per serving, that is a bad choice because the sodium is too high for the kidneys. It is an easy way to decide what to eat without making it complicated.

well, that would rule out skim milk, egg whites, and my multigrain bread.....just to name a few...

not a very good indicator. I would say the whole MEAL shouldn't total TOO much more in sodium than calories, but as long as you are under 2500 for the day you are fine.

But if you are eating, say, 1500 cals a day, and sodium is set at 2500, OBVIOUSLY you are going to have some foods that have more sodium than calories.

Real oatmeal has zero sodium, btw, real oats in the canister, not instant packets....

robin52077

and as for fats, just track "fat", not the broken down categories. just make sure most of your fats are good fats (olive oil, nuts, peanut butter, avocado, olives) not bad fats (TRANS fat is the devil, recommended amount is ZERO) any ingredient label that says "hydrogenated" or "partially hydrogenated" usually has the evil trans fats. Don't even buy these items, read labels in the store. Trans fats usually come in the form of baked goods, pastry, snack cakes, etc. If all your fats for the day came from nuts and meats and natural oils, you're all set.

Elzecat

like Robin said, trans fats are the "bad" ones...not sure about the rest. I am mainly tracking sodium because it seems to be where I trip up most of the time...

JessieAnneMarie

thanks you guys!!