USDA Foods & Database

Juliane_
Juliane_ Posts: 373 Member
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
So how do I search for USDA foods on MFP database? Honestly, I have trouble finding food items on the database. Everyone says it's a great database but I don't find it easy to work with. There are so many entries. Why can't I just find "regular" items. Say if I'm looking for beef stew meat I get all these other search results that look like recipes. I simply want beef stew meat nutrition facts. There are numerous entries and I have no idea how to sort through all of it quickly for the most accurate nutrition information. I wish there was a way to sort for results that is only from the USDA for example ...not recipes or products....just a generic entry for foods. Please help. Am I missing any tips to do this better?

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  • blandwriter
    blandwriter Posts: 50 Member
    I tend to include terms like "generic" or "raw" when I'm searching for foods. For example, lean stew beef, raw. I also search by store brand a lot, that seems to weed out some of the recipe-type results.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I tend to include terms like "generic" or "raw" when I'm searching for foods. For example, lean stew beef, raw. I also search by store brand a lot, that seems to weed out some of the recipe-type results.

    Yes, this ^^ helps. Also "cooked", if you are eating a veggie cooked. But even so, when I put in "onions cooked" the first thing that comes up is onion flavored potato chips. :ohwell:

    I wish people couldn't/didn't save their recipes as public, or there was a separate database search for those.
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