Data base on calorie count sucks

I haven't had that problem. Maybe you are making your searches too specific.

The site creator is trying to enter more foods in the database but he can't do it all himself that's why you have the option to enter stuff in yourself.

I have gine to other sites just like this one and they don't have everything in their database either.
It's not hard to look things up and enter them yourself.

Here are some sites I go to:
http://www.calorieking.com/foods/
http://www.dwlz.com/restaurants.html#T

and when I need nutrition facts for a meal that I have cooked, I go to
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp

add all the ingredients(you might have to enter some things in their database b/c they don't have it all either) and it calculates everything up for you.

This site has been soooo helpful for me and everyone else.

LOL

You do not want to know what I deleted.
It's just funny how people want things already done for them.

I hope he/she uses the info also.
I'm always entering foods and it doesn't bother me one bit.

Definately a great site. I haven't had any problems loading new stuff on (takes about a minute, if that) and i ALWAYS share what is loaded. There are always things that are near enough if I can't find it. It's true though, some people do want their hands held, and be able to blame someone else when things don't work out.

Hi, I just joined and what I have been doing is adding to the database. I go to my cupboard and go to the info on the label and add foods that aren't in the data base. You might go to abcrunch.com and download a free 5 week menu and shopping list. I have had great success with that menu and I am seeing more progress from my workouts.

aw!... You're sweet Cleo.

You are most welcome.
I use those sites almost everyday and enter them in the database so everyone else can use them.

That is an awsome site with the recipe calculator, thanks skinnier_me, I was wanting to find something like that too!

Skinnier, thank you for the recipe calculator. I made ground turkey and gravy the other day and I couldn't figure out what to put in my diary. I actually added more calories than was in the meal! Anyone on this site should want to lose weight. In my opinion, I know it isn't like going to Disney Land, but if can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen....

Oh wow thanks for posting the recipe calculator. That is so helpful!

I just put things in myself, using the nutrional labels. Generally we eat many of the same foods over and over.. put it in once and viola, it's there for good. I put it in the database for all to share.
I appreciate this site, Mike's hard work, love the support and like the idea that we are all in this together!

Here's another extensive database: http://calorielab.com/index.html

They have foods from MANY restaurants as well as common and packaged foods

Hello everyone.
Being new to the site, I too entered to much information for the food I was wanting. I have learned it's simple to search for "chicken", or "mustard."

I find adding the foods from the products I buy simple and quick.

Love the site and thanks for all the links.

Pat

hey skinnier.. thanks for posting that recipe calorie counter... save me so much trouble from searching the ingredient's content one by one, listing and adding 'em up on PAPER!

Generally you should be able to find something pretty close. I've only been at this a couple of weeks and started on another site until I found this one. (I prefer MFP because it incorporates calories burned into my daily intake.)

As a comparison, I did find I had to adjust my search terms a bit compared to the other site. Meaning, this search engine is not as 'fuzzy' so it can take a couple of tries to get the right keyword.

This is eventually overcome by the way the site remembers what you have had for different meals, plus the personal foods you can enter. In just the week I've been using it and getting (my personal list up to speed) it almost starts to do the thinking for you.

...It's like Teevo for Calories