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Updating your food diary

MarjorieStevens
MarjorieStevens Posts: 16 Member
edited January 23 in Chit-Chat
I'm having trouble updating my food diary. I don't know really how do enter the nutritional information on food that has been prepared at home. Can anyone help me figure this out?

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  • 2stepscloser
    2stepscloser Posts: 2,900 Member
    I recommend using the recipe builder. We enter all of our dinner recipes so that we can determine the exact number of calories for the whole meal.
  • niightwindz
    niightwindz Posts: 64 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/box
    You can add your own recipes there. :)
  • MarjorieStevens
    MarjorieStevens Posts: 16 Member
    Well, I know I had a 3oz cheeseburger w/pickles and a tiny bit of mayo for dinner with 1oz of unsalted baked fries but I can't figure out really how to put it in. I'm confused.
  • onwarddownward
    onwarddownward Posts: 1,683 Member
    You choose the meal and click on the add food button. Then, in the search window, enter the food. Look for "hamburger", see what comes closest to your food that you ate. Click on the square to the left of the food. A screen will pop up, which allows you to enter your portion size.

    Then find the other foods in the same manner.
  • 1tiamat
    1tiamat Posts: 138 Member
    I recommend using the recipe builder. We enter all of our dinner recipes so that we can determine the exact number of calories for the whole meal.

    This is what I do when I make something at home. It is just more accurate.

    http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php

    This is the one I use. It is also nice because it points out the good and the bad for recipes.
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