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Why do people lie about the calories?

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  • MaddMaestro
    MaddMaestro Posts: 405 Member
    Wynterbourne wrote: »
    MaddMaestro wrote: »
    Wynterbourne wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    zyxst wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
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    VintageFeline wrote: »
    Another error is people (rightly) will enter the calories for 100g but the serving is actually 125g and so you have to enter 1.25 as your consumed amount. I expect that also trips people up.

    I am still irrationally bugged by so much cups talk on the forum and in the database entries.

    The ice cream in Newfoundland/Labrador only has 1/2 cup and 125 mL measurements listed. I've yet to find a grams weight for ice cream that is consistent across all brands and flavours.

    OT: just correct the entry with the current info.

    Oh they do that here too mostly but just with mls because cups aren't used ever. I don't understand, am I supposed to melt the ice cream in order to get a correct serving (sarcastic).

    I bought a #8 food scoop just for ice cream.

    A what now?

    A disher scoop AKA an ice cream scoop actually comes in over a dozen sizes. Each size has a corresponding number. A #8 scoop equals 4oz/.5cup/118ml.

    I just weight the ice cream in grams. Lots of serving sizes has cups as well as grams or fl oz in weight so it's just easier buying a kitchen scale so you're not guessing

    Not sure why you quoted me. I was merely answering VintageFeline's question regarding food scoops.

    However, in regards to your comment, if you scroll back some you'll see one example where the ice cream container has only 1/2 cup and 125 mL measurements listed. How do they weigh that one in grams?
    Couldn't tell ya. The ice cream I buy has the servings listed in grams, so I guess it's by the brand.
  • denee05
    denee05 Posts: 15 Member
    Wow my head is spinning after reading these responses. So many different measurements and I didn't even think about different locations having different serving sizes.

    One quick question...what is the green icon for? It looks like a little arrow next to some of the foods.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,719 Member
    denee05 wrote: »
    Wow my head is spinning after reading these responses. So many different measurements and I didn't even think about different locations having different serving sizes.

    One quick question...what is the green icon for? It looks like a little arrow next to some of the foods.

    It's supposed to tell you the food is verified, but you have to be careful - you still have the same issue of the same product having different calories and macros in different places, and the algorithm which verifies the food can be tricked, resulting in some clearly wrong items receiving a check mark.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,887 Member
    denee05 wrote: »
    Wow my head is spinning after reading these responses. So many different measurements and I didn't even think about different locations having different serving sizes.

    Different locations also have slightly different ingredients.

    100 grams of something you'd purchase in the US might have different calories than 100 grams of something you'd purchase in Canada, the UK, or Australia.

  • inertiastrength
    inertiastrength Posts: 2,343 Member
    If I can scan a barcode I'll do that. Otherwise I search with "usda" if I'm logging a whole food. I know there is a difference between some Canadian and some American entries too, so I'm careful to check the package and make sure what I'm logging is consistent with the nutritional label. I don't think people lie on purpose but I remember my first days and how unaware I was that the body would keep an accurate journal regardless of the entry I chose LOL. This is how people "don't lose on 1200" just be mindful :)
  • Carillon_Campanello
    Carillon_Campanello Posts: 726 Member
    denee05 wrote: »
    On my blue bunny frozen yogurt it says 140 calories for half a cup. On here it says 100 calories. I find errors like this often. Why does this happen?

    Invariably these are the people that say, "HELP...I'm eating at a deficit BUT not loosing weight."





    Yes I misspelled losing intentionally.
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