Posting new foods on the database - do all, or none at all!

SuffolkSally

I get annoyed if people enter a new food on the database but only bother to list the calories and not the nutritional information; I think it's inconsiderate - you don't have to make it available to everyone else if you only want one part of the information yourself.

I'm not trying to track sodium, saturated fats, carbs etc but a lot of people are, and I AM tracking fibre, calcium, and protein. I can log all my food for the day and then think "hang on something doesn't look right - too many 0's on the right to be true!" and spend ages googling and editing the database, just when I thought I was done for the day... minor I know, but irritating all the same.

Does anyone else come across this and have views, or should I just chill with a glass of wine? Or, indeed, both.

prettylyzard

I know that I try to put in as much as I can, but sometimes the nutritional info isn't all there. I love using the Real Simple website, but sometimes it leaves things out. Frustrating, I know!

shaelataylor

i dont freak out about it and edit it all or anything...but i do at least try to track what im eating and keep it at a reasonable level so it bothers me some. i just try to find one that has all the info for the next time i guess

peppiee

Problem is that sometimes you can't find all that information. I just posted a beer, and I was lucky to find the calories, forget about the nutritional information. Thought it was better than nothing.

Will_Lift_4_Shoes

I second this! it is frustrating to find what I am looking for only for it to NOT be what I am looking for. Don't share it if you don't want to fill it all out. Especially since it can just be saved in the "my foods" section you can remember it for your own reference.

saramerrigan

I agree with you, and find it amazing how many people don't know the difference between g and mg. Yes I'm talking about sodium :ohwell:

I'm sad enough to usually update incomplete information and correct when I see something that is wrong.

SuffolkSally

I agree all the nutritional information isn't necessarily there - MFP is international for a start, different countries have different labelling requirements. But when it is there, it would be such a good thing to put it in. I wonder whether the databse should have the very basic fields as compulsory... as I discovered earlier when trying to input a new calcium supplement, you have to enter a value into the calorie field even if (as in this case) the number is zero (well at least as far I can find out, anyway.

TheDoctorDana

I have only entered one thing and I only listed the cals bc that's all I added up. I did put my name on it and left it open bc my husband is on here too and ate the same thing I did. Sorry :frown:

Kell_Smurthwaite

I feel the same - whenever I'm adding anything, I sit at my computer with the packet and all the info - I complete all the sections that are shown on the packet. Sometimes they don't have some sections listed, in which case I have to leave them blank, but if it's on the packet, I include it!

SteffieMark

My husband thinks I'm obsessed. I refuse to use the database here, I always add my own. I sit here with packages of everything I am using in a recipe, have a sheet of paper and a calculator. I add every single thing, including vitamins etc. Then, of course, I divide all the totals for servings. I weigh everything too, I love my scales! He thinks I'm OCD. I prefer to call it thorough!

yarwell

I agree, at least the macro nutrients should be there. I saw a diary entry with lamb that had no protein in it !

Very misleading. Get it right or don't do it.

shadowkitty22

Whenever I'm adding meals that I made I write down everything on a big legal pad; all the items for every ingredient. Then I add them all up, figure out what the serving size is to not make it a calorie nightmare and then do the rest of the math before adding it in. For instance, the braided garlic spaghetti bread is roughly 464 calories (give or take a few depending on what brands you use) for a 2" slice. I'm pretty sure I accidentally typed in 2' instead. Haha But seeing as how the entire meal isn't even 2 feet long I don't think anyone would be silly enough to eat an entire loaf by themselves and think that there's only 464 calories in it.