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What 5 nutrients do you track?
Rlavigne93
Posts: 119 Member
It annoys me that we can only pick 5 on the web diary. Wondering if I should change mine or not. Mine are:
Carbs
Fat
Protein
Saturated Fat
Fiber
Carbs
Fat
Protein
Saturated Fat
Fiber
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Carbs
Fat
Protein
Fiber
Calcium
I really only care to track the first four, the fifth is just a "floater." I use the phone app to see a weekly overview of everything, and by the sixth day, I've usually hit all the micros (vitamins, potassium, iron, calcium) just fine, so I don't sweat those, since my dietary choices typically are similar from week to week, and seem to fill out my micronutrients just fine.0 -
Calories, Fat, Protein, Carbs, Fiber. I agree, though, I wish we could track more. I'd add sodium, calcium and iron.0
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I track carbs, fat and sat fat, protein and sugar. I'd like to track iron, calcium and fibre too, wish there was room for all of them!0
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I have left mine at MFP's default.
Carbs
Fat
Protein
Fiber
Sodium
I'm torn about the sodium because so many people say to ignore it unless you have a medical reason to track it. However, my body hates me and loves to retain water like crazy when I eat too much sodium so I keep it on their just to keep an eye on it.
I'm curious to see what others track.
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I think the database information is not complete enough to track anything other than the main three macro-nutrients and fibre. Saturated fat too actually, although personally find no merit in tracking that, other than curiousity.0
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Carbs
Protein
Fiber
Sugar
Fat
I make 90% of what my family eats and we don't use anything processed, so I sacrificed the sodium intake tracker for the fiber.0 -
Carbs.
Fat.
Protein.
Sodium.
Fiber.0 -
Sodium
protein
Carbs
Fat0 -
I track:
Iron
Fat
Protein
Fiber
Carbs
I used to track sugar but I eat so much fruit that I was constantly in the red. I read more than once in the forums that if you don't have a health reason to worry about sugar intake, it's relatively safe to ignore what you're getting with the fruit.
I agree with other posters who would like to be able to track more. Of course they're all available on the full report tab at the bottom of our diaries, but that's just too hard to do. (read: I admit I'm too lazy to take the time to open the danged thing!)0 -
I track, carbs, fat, protein, sodium, and fibre.0
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Carbs
Fat
Protein
Fiber
Calcium0 -
Carbs
Fat
Protein
Sodium
Potassium
Track the last 2 due to HBP.0 -
I change mine depending on what I feel like learning about. Right now I'm tracking potassium because I really know relatively little about what I should eat to make sure I get enough. I really "should" go back to tracking sodium because I have a tendency to go over. You can use the tracking as a "training device" for yourself to fine tune your eating habits.0
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Carbs, fat, fiber, protein and iron...as a vegetarian gotta make sure I get enough of the last 20
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I only track Carbs, Fats, Protein, and Fiber. I like to keep the process as simple as possible.0
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I don't pay much attention to anything except the calories. The others, I rotate periodically. No real reason (e.g., medical) to track anything specific.
Without looking, I don't know which ones I have now.
Unimportant to me.0 -
Carbs, Fat, Protein and Fiber.0
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I only track 4.
Carbs, protein, fat, fiber.0 -
Carbs
Fat
Protein
Sugar
Iron0 -
Carbs, Fat, Protein, Fibre and Sugar. I don't eat much processed or restaurant food, so I'm less concerned with sodium.0
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