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Turkey Shock

Bob314159
Bob314159 Posts: 1,178 Member
edited November 24 in Social Groups
I was eating at someones house and did not want make a big thing about my eating by looking up carbs or weighing. I skipped potatoes and carrots, and took a generous helping of plain roast turkey - about a fist size (which I think would be 5oz). I now find that's 10 carbs- I thought turkey would be safe and I'm now over my limit.

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  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    edited September 2015
    How is turkey 10 carbs? Think about this a little.

    Plain roast turkey is zero carbs. MFP has a lot of bad data. Be careful.

    http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/963

    There's a trace amount in the skin, but you'd need to eat like 60 ounces of turkey to get 1 gram from it. The only way it has appreciable carbs is if you're adding something with carbs to it.

  • auntstephie321
    auntstephie321 Posts: 3,586 Member
    Yeah that's not right. Don't worry there are not ten carbs in 5 oz of plain roast turkey.
  • Bob314159
    Bob314159 Posts: 1,178 Member
    Thanks - maybe the one I chose is for deli turkey slices with sugar.

    Now I"m back on target
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    Whenever you see something that doesn't make sense (a plain meat with carbs doesn't make a whole lot of sense aside from liver and some seafood), check the nutrient database.

    http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/

    It will give you a better idea of what the value is likely to be. I've seen some crazy things on MFP.
  • Bob314159
    Bob314159 Posts: 1,178 Member
    Thanks I bookmarked that
    FIT_Goat wrote: »
    Whenever you see something that doesn't make sense (a plain meat with carbs doesn't make a whole lot of sense aside from liver and some seafood), check the nutrient database.

    http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/

    It will give you a better idea of what the value is likely to be. I've seen some crazy things on MFP.

  • TBeverly49
    TBeverly49 Posts: 322 Member
    I agree. I even had it tell me Diet Dr XX had 1 gram of protein. Don't think so! :-)
  • KenSmith108
    KenSmith108 Posts: 1,967 Member
    We usually don't use the MFP food database any more.
    I spend less time making a new food item.
    I use an old Diabetes meal planner as my reference book.
    I scan in new items if it has a bar code & check the label.
    We measure all my food. I have a good reason for being soo anal.

    >:) OR o:)
  • KittensMaster
    KittensMaster Posts: 748 Member
    There are many apps for calorie counts of food and exercise burn off

    The people are the thing best about MFP.
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