How much Protein ?

wannaBme

Sorry, this has probably been asked before .... but

I understand My Fitness pal has put me at 1200 CALORIES per day but where does it tell you how much PROTEIN that you need everyday? I can click on "report" and see how much I've had ... but that doesn't do me any good if I don't know what I am reaching for.

Also how about numbers for CARBS and FATS as well, so that I know I am keeping the meals balanced.

Thanks a bunch !

wannaBme

Sorry, this has probably been asked before .... but

I understand My Fitness pal has put me at 1200 CALORIES per day but where does it tell you how much PROTEIN that you need everyday? I can click on "report" and see how much I've had ... but that doesn't do me any good if I don't know what I am reaching for.

Also how about numbers for CARBS and FATS as well, so that I know I am keeping the meals balanced.

Thanks a bunch !

wannaBme

PS ... oh ya ... and where is the site the you can enter in ingredients for a recipe to get the calorie counts?

astarte09

you can change your settings and add the things you want to see... like i added protein and fiber onto mine.

heather0mc

Sorry, this has probably been asked before .... but

I understand My Fitness pal has put me at 1200 CALORIES per day but where does it tell you how much PROTEIN that you need everyday? I can click on "report" and see how much I've had ... but that doesn't do me any good if I don't know what I am reaching for.

Also how about numbers for CARBS and FATS as well, so that I know I am keeping the meals balanced.

Thanks a bunch !

your food log totals those things on the bottom. then you can add other things like sugar and fiber, etc.

BrenNew

Sorry, this has probably been asked before .... but

I understand My Fitness pal has put me at 1200 CALORIES per day but where does it tell you how much PROTEIN that you need everyday? I can click on "report" and see how much I've had ... but that doesn't do me any good if I don't know what I am reaching for.

Also how about numbers for CARBS and FATS as well, so that I know I am keeping the meals balanced.

Thanks a bunch !

I went to the USDA site awhile back, and got this info:
Sodium- less than 2400 grams
Fat- 65 grams
Cholesterol- 300 grams
Carbs- 300 grams
Fiber- 25 grams
Protein- 50 grams

There are 2 sites I know of for entering foods for recipes:
http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php
http://www.nutritiondata.com/

MattySparky

that's what I love about this site... it's all in the food log!! So convenient.

wannaBme

Thanks Everyone,
I see what I was missing on the Food page.

pinkpixies

My nutritionist wants me to get 120 g of protein a day...180 carbs...