No offense MFP but....
Amanda82691
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I don't feel that MFP is the most trustworthy place to get foods nutritional value from. I am looking for something more reliable to go to for foods nutritional value when they don't have a food lable What do you guys use and suggest!?
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You can always do some research and customize your own food labels0
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I just add my own recipes to get the more accurate idea.0
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I just add my own recipes to get the more accurate idea.
right but I'm building a recipe in mfp recipe calculator and using the foods people entered before that doesn't mean there not wrong. I am talking about a different site or resource other then MFP when foods DON'T have food labels.0 -
This is a good resource:
http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12-35-45-000 -
Foods with no label such as veggies and fruits I will google around for the most accurate, after a while of doing it for so long you can immediately tell if it's BS or not when you try to search something. So i'll end up picking the closest or most accurate one from my previously gathered intel.
I've also grown so accustomed to my kitchens digital scale to weigh out my food, so i'm able to make a pretty good educated guess when choosing portion sizes.
But yeah there are some pretty rediculous values out there entered in on some of these products. Don't forget we submit thoes nutritional values ourselves into the database. creating your own like mentioned before me may be the best route for now, especially for thoes really common foods.0 -
MFP is the best!! sometimes the information is not accurate but you can always check from other websites if you suspect something unusual.0
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calorieking.com is a good place to look. I had the actual pocket version book before all the websites out there popped up.0
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nutritiondata.com0
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I use Nutritiondata.com as well. Very accurate, great analysis and huge database0
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I always cross-reference.0
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I like calorieking.com0
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yeah I agree... it is not very accurate about food or exercise. For instance I do alot of yoga... but it's not the gentle hatha yoga, it's kundalini yoga which is actually very aerobic... but mfp only lists yoga as a general activity with one general calorie burning value... i had to add another
It's ridiculous...
that's my rant anyway0 -
Foods with no label such as veggies and fruits I will google around for the most accurate, after a while of doing it for so long you can immediately tell if it's BS or not when you try to search something. So i'll end up picking the closest or most accurate one from my previously gathered intel.
I've also grown so accustomed to my kitchens digital scale to weigh out my food, so i'm able to make a pretty good educated guess when choosing portion sizes.
But yeah there are some pretty rediculous values out there entered in on some of these products. Don't forget we submit thoes nutritional values ourselves into the database. creating your own like mentioned before me may be the best route for now, especially for thoes really common foods.
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I don't feel that MFP is the most trustworthy place to get foods nutritional value from. I am looking for something more reliable to go to for foods nutritional value when they don't have a food lable What do you guys use and suggest!?0
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Items that don't have labels for nutritional values such as fruits and vegetables are mostly all in MFP and they were not added by users. The items that DO NOT have an asterisk are entered by the creators of this site and I use those values religiously. I have searched elsewhere and I find them to be spot-on accurate.
Very rarely do I find a non-labeled item that I can't find within MFP that has been entered by the creators. The only thing I ever found that I couldn't find was squash delicata.
Anything else, like homemade date nut bread - if I don't know where the recipe came from I look at multiple entries within MFP and use an average.0 -
When you look up something click "nutrition information" and verify it yourself. If it is WAY off, edit/correct. It is done.
The data here is input by users, and if no one inputs the correct data how can it ever be right? Don't just complain about it, help fix it.
Keep in mind that sometimes value of things change as products alter their recipes for healthier versions.0 -
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I don't feel that MFP is the most trustworthy place to get foods nutritional value from. I am looking for something more reliable to go to for foods nutritional value when they don't have a food lable What do you guys use and suggest!?
Yep. And if the info you get on an ingredient seems wrong, definitely double check, because some entries are wrong.
You can even edit or flag them as inaccurate I believe when you do find one that is incorrect.0 -
I don't feel that MFP is the most trustworthy place to get foods nutritional value from. I am looking for something more reliable to go to for foods nutritional value when they don't have a food lable What do you guys use and suggest!?
Remember it is us people that share our food items to make it easier for logging.... don't be so wrapped on each calorie but pay attention to how much you eat of that portion.... if something seems to low for me I add half serving to it.....0 -
I use the mfp ingredients with no asterix. As said before they are not user input and are accurate.0
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