490 Calories to go today but NO Carbs/Fat/Sugar/Sodium/Fiber

rsmclaurin
rsmclaurin Posts: 77
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
How the heck does that work? Confused... what am I doing wrong... here is my menu for today. Any suggestions on what I can do differently??

Calories Carbs Fat Protein Iron
Breakfast
Aunt Millie's - Healthy Goodness Light Five Grain Bread, 1 slices
Bakers & Chefs - Light Brown Sugar, 4 teaspoon
Quaker - Instant Oatmeal - Cinnamon Roll, 1 packet
Jif - Peanut Butter, 0.8 Tbsp. (32g)
Add Food Remember Meal 336
Lunch
Progresso - Progresso 40% Less Sodium Beef & Vegetable, 1 container (2 cups ea.) remove
Add Food Remember Meal 220
Dinner
Subway - Turkey Breast Mini Sub, 1 sandwich 190
Baked Lays - Barbeque Chips, 1 oz. (14 chips) 120
Add Food Remember Meal 310
Snacks
Cheerios - Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal-Dry, 1.1 c 110
Fresh Fruit (Generic) - Apples - Raw, With Skin - Large, 3 -1/4" or 212g 110
Sargento - Reduced Fat - Colby-Jack Cheese Stick, 1 piece 50
Fiber One Chewy Bar - Oats and Chocolate - 35% Daily Value of Fiber, 1 bar 140
Pop Weaver - Butter Popcorn, 1.8 container (2.5 cups ea.) 113
Add Food Remember Meal 523
Total: 1,389
Your Daily Goal: 1,810
Remaining: 421
*You've earned 610 extra calories from exercise today

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  • rsmclaurin
    rsmclaurin Posts: 77
    How the heck does that work? Confused... what am I doing wrong... here is my menu for today. Any suggestions on what I can do differently??

    Calories Carbs Fat Protein Iron
    Breakfast
    Aunt Millie's - Healthy Goodness Light Five Grain Bread, 1 slices
    Bakers & Chefs - Light Brown Sugar, 4 teaspoon
    Quaker - Instant Oatmeal - Cinnamon Roll, 1 packet
    Jif - Peanut Butter, 0.8 Tbsp. (32g)
    Add Food Remember Meal 336
    Lunch
    Progresso - Progresso 40% Less Sodium Beef & Vegetable, 1 container (2 cups ea.) remove
    Add Food Remember Meal 220
    Dinner
    Subway - Turkey Breast Mini Sub, 1 sandwich 190
    Baked Lays - Barbeque Chips, 1 oz. (14 chips) 120
    Add Food Remember Meal 310
    Snacks
    Cheerios - Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal-Dry, 1.1 c 110
    Fresh Fruit (Generic) - Apples - Raw, With Skin - Large, 3 -1/4" or 212g 110
    Sargento - Reduced Fat - Colby-Jack Cheese Stick, 1 piece 50
    Fiber One Chewy Bar - Oats and Chocolate - 35% Daily Value of Fiber, 1 bar 140
    Pop Weaver - Butter Popcorn, 1.8 container (2.5 cups ea.) 113
    Add Food Remember Meal 523
    Total: 1,389
    Your Daily Goal: 1,810
    Remaining: 421
    *You've earned 610 extra calories from exercise today
  • caddac1
    caddac1 Posts: 6 Member
    Yeah, its all the calories you are burning from excersize :)

    Because when it ads the amount of calories you may have extra - from the excretes it doesn't ad fibre, cards, fat etc
  • rsmclaurin
    rsmclaurin Posts: 77
    I figured it was something with that...

    Should I still eat them?

    Ooo... Ok - I didnt know that. I guess I thought that it portioned everything out.

    That helps! Thanks!
  • MyaPapaya75
    MyaPapaya75 Posts: 3,143 Member
    How the heck does that work? Confused... what am I doing wrong... here is my menu for today. Any suggestions on what I can do differently??

    Calories Carbs Fat Protein Iron
    Breakfast
    Aunt Millie's - Healthy Goodness Light Five Grain Bread, 1 slices
    Bakers & Chefs - Light Brown Sugar, 4 teaspoon
    Quaker - Instant Oatmeal - Cinnamon Roll, 1 packet
    Jif - Peanut Butter, 0.8 Tbsp. (32g)
    Add Food Remember Meal 336
    Lunch
    Progresso - Progresso 40% Less Sodium Beef & Vegetable, 1 container (2 cups ea.) remove
    Add Food Remember Meal 220
    Dinner
    Subway - Turkey Breast Mini Sub, 1 sandwich 190
    Baked Lays - Barbeque Chips, 1 oz. (14 chips) 120
    Add Food Remember Meal 310
    Snacks
    Cheerios - Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal-Dry, 1.1 c 110
    Fresh Fruit (Generic) - Apples - Raw, With Skin - Large, 3 -1/4" or 212g 110
    Sargento - Reduced Fat - Colby-Jack Cheese Stick, 1 piece 50
    Fiber One Chewy Bar - Oats and Chocolate - 35% Daily Value of Fiber, 1 bar 140
    Pop Weaver - Butter Popcorn, 1.8 container (2.5 cups ea.) 113
    Add Food Remember Meal 523
    Total: 1,389
    Your Daily Goal: 1,810
    Remaining: 421
    *You've earned 610 extra calories from exercise today

    You seem to be lacking in protein and fesh fruits and veggies..I see a lot of processed stuff..You dont really have to always eat your excercise calories back you could eat just some of them or alternate days in which you eat them....If your hungry I would say grill of some lean meat and have some fresh veggies. It seems you really need those......regardless of what MFP says you have left
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
    when you exercise it actually DOES add carbs and fats to your day. and protein too. Not any of the others though. Your sugar is high because of added sugar, fruit and PB, your fibre is fine (fine to go a bit over, MFP setting are quite low), your sodium is high because you have a lot of high sodium items such as chips, and a subway sandwich. It's not a big deal once in awhile. Better to eat your calories and be a bit over in some categories than to be way under in calories.:flowerforyou:
  • rsmclaurin
    rsmclaurin Posts: 77
    Thanks, this helps! I will switch up my meals to contain different things (not so many processed foods, etc.)
  • firewalking
    firewalking Posts: 335 Member
    Do you mean that the nutritional information is not coming up for your foods???
  • ma9321
    ma9321 Posts: 227 Member
    How the heck does that work? Confused... what am I doing wrong... here is my menu for today. Any suggestions on what I can do differently??

    Calories Carbs Fat Protein Iron
    Breakfast
    Aunt Millie's - Healthy Goodness Light Five Grain Bread, 1 slices
    Bakers & Chefs - Light Brown Sugar, 4 teaspoon
    Quaker - Instant Oatmeal - Cinnamon Roll, 1 packet
    Jif - Peanut Butter, 0.8 Tbsp. (32g)
    Add Food Remember Meal 336
    Lunch
    Progresso - Progresso 40% Less Sodium Beef & Vegetable, 1 container (2 cups ea.) remove
    Add Food Remember Meal 220
    Dinner
    Subway - Turkey Breast Mini Sub, 1 sandwich 190
    Baked Lays - Barbeque Chips, 1 oz. (14 chips) 120
    Add Food Remember Meal 310
    Snacks
    Cheerios - Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal-Dry, 1.1 c 110
    Fresh Fruit (Generic) - Apples - Raw, With Skin - Large, 3 -1/4" or 212g 110
    Sargento - Reduced Fat - Colby-Jack Cheese Stick, 1 piece 50
    Fiber One Chewy Bar - Oats and Chocolate - 35% Daily Value of Fiber, 1 bar 140
    Pop Weaver - Butter Popcorn, 1.8 container (2.5 cups ea.) 113
    Add Food Remember Meal 523
    Total: 1,389
    Your Daily Goal: 1,810
    Remaining: 421
    *You've earned 610 extra calories from exercise today

    Try all natural peanut butter. Cut's down some of the sugar and it's better for you. Also, use plain oatmeal.... add a little cinnamon and a tiny bit of brown sugar... throw in a little flaxseed and you're good.
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