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Omelette

trevorfrancis9929
trevorfrancis9929 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Why does a 2 egg plain omelette count as 260 calories when 2 boiled eggs only count as 140 calories? Other than a drizzle of oil in the pan I don’t see what is making up the difference

Replies

  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    Never use generic recipe style entries in the database. They were created by other users and probably include other ingredients.

    Log each ingredient separately.

    2 eggs
    7 grams of butter
    Etc
  • notreallychris
    notreallychris Posts: 501 Member
    Are you using your own recipes or the database?
  • orangegato
    orangegato Posts: 6,572 Member
    You can find any variation of eggs in the database. "Generic 2 egg omelet" is 140 cal. If cooking the food yourself, log as recommended above ^^
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