Can’t search food

mygooberisthemostimportanttome
mygooberisthemostimportanttome Posts: 3 Member
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Hi I am new to MFP and when I scan items it works fine. When I try to search by name it is like the database is empty?

Thanks Cindy
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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    When you search by name on the app, you are given the option to "search all foods". Do that.

    Double check all entries for accuracy - even scanned ones! Make sure the info matches the packaging, or confirm with another source
  • mygooberisthemostimportanttome
    mygooberisthemostimportanttome Posts: 3 Member
    Thank you. Mine does not show that option.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    mygooberisthemostimportanttome wrote: »
    Thank you. Mine does not show that option.

    What about when you actually search for a food?
  • mygooberisthemostimportanttome
    mygooberisthemostimportanttome Posts: 3 Member
    I type strawberries or whatever and just not found. I even deleted and downloaded the app again
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    edited January 2018
    mygooberisthemostimportanttome wrote: »
    I type strawberries or whatever and just not found. I even deleted and downloaded the app again

    There's not a line under the search about "searching all foods"?
    (my phone app says this, on the android app)

    My ipad asks "search all MyFitnessPal foods for: X"
  • CyberTone
    CyberTone Posts: 7,337 Member
    When you type strawberries, does the button on the keyboard lower right corner that says "Search" do anything? Have you pressed that Search button after typing?
  • pogiguy05
    pogiguy05 Posts: 1,583 Member
    When you search do you see at the top Recent Frequent My Foods Meals and when you type in the box towards the bottom there should be search all foods for " "

    It usually tries to search your recent foods and you have to ask it to search ALL foods to find things not listed
  • kdtallerico
    kdtallerico Posts: 2 Member
    I am having the same issue. When I search using the search field it defaults to recent. There is no option for All Food. I am using the galaxy 9 phone.
  • kdtallerico
    kdtallerico Posts: 2 Member
    The only options are Recent , Frequent, My food, Meals, Recipes. This sucks!
  • sarah822014
    sarah822014 Posts: 1 Member
    I have the same issue and can’t search all foods. I have to create recipes for everything - even if it’s just a banana
  • MsBaz2018
    MsBaz2018 Posts: 384 Member
    By default it will search recent goods. But if you press the search button again then it will search all the database
  • mintdorset
    mintdorset Posts: 1 Member
    This is exactly the same for me on my iPhone and iPad. No way of searching all foods, just what I have in recent and frequent
  • modellista
    modellista Posts: 2 Member
    Yep! Me too. Defeats the purpose if I have to manually input the info from the internet...
  • modellista
    modellista Posts: 2 Member
    What FIXED my issue was making sure my Cellular Data was switched to ON for the MFP app. A client suggested I check. I turned it on, and the issue was gone!!!!
  • casper_k77
    casper_k77 Posts: 2 Member
    When I try to search the food by name application shows the gray sign off-line right after the search shows there are no results . I have all turned on the cellular data and Wi-Fi both are working. What can be the problem . Using an app on the iPhone
  • deniseyweesy1
    deniseyweesy1 Posts: 17 Member
    I can't search either and I'm on my computer. Apple, carrot nothing works.
  • TigersFan14
    TigersFan14 Posts: 29 Member
    Nothing working here either. This actually started last night and it's continuing into today.
  • deniseyweesy1
    deniseyweesy1 Posts: 17 Member
    After I posted here it suddenly started working. I didn't do anything different.
  • munmanstk
    munmanstk Posts: 1 Member
    Same thing happened to me. I logged in here about to post but then switched to the app to check. Miraculously it is working now!
  • ackull
    ackull Posts: 1 Member
    I was having search issues. I went into my iPhone Settings, selected MyFitnessPal, and turned on/off cellular data. Now search seems to work.
  • gillianwheeldon
    gillianwheeldon Posts: 2 Member
    It seems to be working intermittently at the moment. The search all foods option is not working consistently. Fix it please!
  • KristaMac88
    KristaMac88 Posts: 163 Member
    I was having issues from my phone yesturday as well! Simple stuff that I know would normally show up was not! It would bring up other stuff though. Maybe just a glitch. Or something got switched when I got my new phone saturday.
  • Jill2810
    Jill2810 Posts: 1 Member
    I'm having the same issues - both on my iphone and windows computer - cannot find pistachio nuts and when I tried to add they are already there.
  • KristaMac88
    KristaMac88 Posts: 163 Member
    I just tried to type in "instant oatmeal" on the desktop and it came up with nothing..lol
  • erinmc1986
    erinmc1986 Posts: 6 Member
    I'm wondering if theres a system outage or something?
    I can't get it to work on my desktop or phone this morning.
  • peterhealey1
    peterhealey1 Posts: 1 Member
    Same here- can't find simple things like "egg" or "banana" in any part of the database, including when I try to create a recipe. I'm on a Mac, using WiFi.
  • betscolby
    betscolby Posts: 1 Member
    I am also unable to search the database for new items. Turning cellular off and on again does not work.
  • Adele3110
    Adele3110 Posts: 1 Member
    Just reading through these as Ive been having the same problem. I turned WiFi off and used 4g and it works. Seems to be a problem when on WiFi 🤷🏻‍♀️
  • KristaMac88
    KristaMac88 Posts: 163 Member
    Im on a desktop top with all other internet working fine and this week it is still not working. The searching for food is working. Its the add food button that wont work.
  • insidethebox
    insidethebox Posts: 1 Member
    edited April 2019
    Like the others I can't find any foods in the database. When I search I get the message "No results found". I tried reinstalling the app, and switching data (cell) access off and on again - did not fix the issue.

    I'm using MyFitnessPal on an Android phone (v 6.0.1). I can search OK using via the website https://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calorie-chart-nutrition-facts

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