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juliet3455 wrote: »

My standard suggestion/tip is to do some reading.

juliet3455 wrote: »

Visit the Eat-Train-Progress group and read the pinned topics. If you click on the little STAR you can bookmark the topic for future reference.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/10118-eat-train-progress

Read the information at these MFP post. They have links to multiple very good reads.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/categories/getting-started

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/833026/important-posts-to-read/p1

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1069278/acronyms-and-terms-for-new-mfp-members-v-6/p1

Try the USDA site as a cross reference for nutrition values of different food diary entries.
http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/

A Recipe Swap Group
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/148-recipe-swap

A Recipe Blog Site
https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/category/eat/recipes/

Some of these links will show up in the other Groups and discussions.
There are lots of other good groups and discussions with really good information and some with a more Social aspect.

@blankiefinder‌ She Nailed it

blankiefinder wrote: »

By the way, if I haven't found an entry that lists the grams, I keep looking for a different entry. This ( Most Food ) item is already listed a bunch of times. Better to edit and correct one that is already there than add to the database mess that exists now.

Read the Logging Accurately before you do the Following!!!!!!

To bring up the Edit Function - When the Food item is displayed and you click on the "Nutritional Info" there will be 3 options - Yes - No - I Don't Know.
Pick the No and it will return an Edit Button.
Now you can edit the item and correct/add to the Nutritional information.
Not sure how good this works on the phone apps as I do everthing on a PC.

My personal Bias is to use grams ( 100 gm ) as it makes the math easy especially when you use a scale and weigh everything. Not 2 tablespoons ( 32 gm ) just use the values from the product label and confirm it with the un-biased nutritional information from the USDA web site at 100 gm.

traceykorol330 wrote: »

Hey there