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DivineKataroshie
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Hello everyone ! I'm looking for tool/website to compare nutrition information for multiple foods, or reliable source for nutrition values.
Do you guys know any, or can recommend one ?
Do you guys know any, or can recommend one ?
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I can - and will gladly - suggest a few sites!
First and foremost, using the labels on the foods is the best idea. Clearly. But, you are likely asking about "what happens when I eat out?"
So, most places will have nutritional values on their web site. I would check that, first and foremost.
I would - if you find that you eat someplace that does not have that - suggest the following two web sites:
1. https://www.nutritionix.com
2. https://www.fatsecret.com
I find that these two web sites are pretty darn good - and have EVERYTHING!
Now, and this is 100% my bias, I would *NOT* trust the MFP data base. When I first started doing this some two years ago I found myself constantly frustrated with the 1,001 choices for the same food item. Anyway, that is my experience. I am also very OCD with details....just ask my colleagues! Hey, if the MFP Data Base works for you, then please by all means!
I hope that this helps!2 -
This might be something like what you’re for?
https://www.myfooddata.com
I have no idea how reliable it is, but it looks like it’ll show the data side by side for multiple foods. The couple things I checked seemed like reasonable values.
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LiftHeavyThings27105 wrote: »I can - and will gladly - suggest a few sites!
First and foremost, using the labels on the foods is the best idea. Clearly. But, you are likely asking about "what happens when I eat out?"
So, most places will have nutritional values on their web site. I would check that, first and foremost.
I would - if you find that you eat someplace that does not have that - suggest the following two web sites:
1. https://www.nutritionix.com
2. https://www.fatsecret.com
I find that these two web sites are pretty darn good - and have EVERYTHING!
Now, and this is 100% my bias, I would *NOT* trust the MFP data base. When I first started doing this some two years ago I found myself constantly frustrated with the 1,001 choices for the same food item. Anyway, that is my experience. I am also very OCD with details....just ask my colleagues! Hey, if the MFP Data Base works for you, then please by all means!
I hope that this helps!
Haha thank you for the reply ! as a fellow OCD I understand your frustration perfectlythank you for the recommendation !
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LiftHeavyThings27105 wrote: »Now, and this is 100% my bias, I would *NOT* trust the MFP data base. When I first started doing this some two years ago I found myself constantly frustrated with the 1,001 choices for the same food item. Anyway, that is my experience.
I wish they would clean it up and verify the data. The problem with crowd source data is the variables in the crowd.
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DivineKataroshie wrote: »LiftHeavyThings27105 wrote: »I can - and will gladly - suggest a few sites!
First and foremost, using the labels on the foods is the best idea. Clearly. But, you are likely asking about "what happens when I eat out?"
So, most places will have nutritional values on their web site. I would check that, first and foremost.
I would - if you find that you eat someplace that does not have that - suggest the following two web sites:
1. https://www.nutritionix.com
2. https://www.fatsecret.com
I find that these two web sites are pretty darn good - and have EVERYTHING!
Now, and this is 100% my bias, I would *NOT* trust the MFP data base. When I first started doing this some two years ago I found myself constantly frustrated with the 1,001 choices for the same food item. Anyway, that is my experience. I am also very OCD with details....just ask my colleagues! Hey, if the MFP Data Base works for you, then please by all means!
I hope that this helps!
Haha thank you for the reply ! as a fellow OCD I understand your frustration perfectlythank you for the recommendation !
You are most welcome. I would also encourage you to look for other sources. The two that I mentioned seem - after a good period of time - to be pretty reliable. But, not the only two. :-)0 -
DoubleUbea wrote: »LiftHeavyThings27105 wrote: »Now, and this is 100% my bias, I would *NOT* trust the MFP data base. When I first started doing this some two years ago I found myself constantly frustrated with the 1,001 choices for the same food item. Anyway, that is my experience.
I wish they would clean it up and verify the data. The problem with crowd source data is the variables in the crowd.
Agreed. I could go on and on and on and on about this, but it won't change anything. So, I said my peace (so to speak) and will leave it at that!0
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