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hazelbee20
hazelbee20 Posts: 5
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When counting calories for tuna or sweet corn the calories are given per tin. What happens if you don't eat all of the contents, how do you split the calories? :)

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  • JustSomeEm
    JustSomeEm Posts: 20,197 MFP Moderator
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    If you weigh the food on a food scale before you eat it, you can weigh what is left over. Subtract that amount from the original amount, and the answer is what was eaten - so log that amount. :)
  • hazelbee20
    hazelbee20 Posts: 5
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    Yeah I was going to do that but was wondering was there a different way to do it. Thanks :)
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
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    If you know roughly how much is left you can alter the "amount" when you select that food from the database, eg "50%"
  • gwensoul
    gwensoul Posts: 87 Member
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    If you are going to eventually eat the whole thing (like half today half tomorrow) just split it to how many times you will eat it (within reason, if you eat 3/4's today and 1/4 tomorrow split it that way) it balances out in the end.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    I count the whole thing for today. Then tomorrow when I finish the tuna or corn, the calories are already in the diary from the day before.
  • hazelbee20
    hazelbee20 Posts: 5
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    Cools, thanks everyone

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