Entering Net Carbs in MyFitnessPal --help.
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ez4utb
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Been using MyFitnessPal for little over a month just tracking calories and now want to jump on the Keto Train. How do I enter Net Carbs (assuming carbs are 20, dietary Fiber is 5) of 15? If I change a food item's carb number to reflect the net card figure it would create multiple database entries.
Appreciate any help on this. Thanks.
Patsy
Appreciate any help on this. Thanks.
Patsy
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How, and if, you use net carbs is up to you. Same for using a custom food or not0
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I don't think you can change a food items values.
You can create a new one, or when you search for food if you add "net carb" to your search there are possibly already entries that exist and you can use those.
For me, I just display carbs and fiber next to each other in my food diary and then I can tell at a glance what my net value works out to be.6 -
I just note the actual “net carbs” in the food notes section at the bottom of my diary. So it will say something like:
31g of total carbs - 6.8g fiber = 24.2g net.
Works for me, I think2 -
Been using MyFitnessPal for little over a month just tracking calories and now want to jump on the Keto Train. How do I enter Net Carbs (assuming carbs are 20, dietary Fiber is 5) of 15? If I change a food item's carb number to reflect the net card figure it would create multiple database entries.
Appreciate any help on this. Thanks.
Patsy
On /r/keto on the side bar there's a MFP tampermonkey script that adds net carbs to my table. I generally use that for my reference.
https://old.reddit.com/r/keto/
Git link: https://github.com/Surye/mfp-keto-userscript
Obviously this won't work/show on the app, but for desktop it's just fine.4 -
For foods I eat frequently, I've created my own entry and simply include the net carbs instead of total carbs in that section.2
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PLEASE add the phrase NET CARBS after your entry so others will know that you have personalized the entry.
Just yesterday I selected an entry that I didn't know was net carbs. It threw off the tamper monkey net carbs script.0 -
I just call a carb, a carb.
Feels like I'm trying to cheat by only looking at the net.
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When I have to enter an item or create one, I am marking beside the item (net carbs) and I adjust the carb area to reflect net carbs. When I then select the item I can see it is a net carb item by the brackets beside it.0
