How do I compare nutrition for two food item side by side?

risk0
risk0 Posts: 2 Member
edited December 2024 in Getting Started
Is there way using the database to see nutrition for two or more food items side by side so I can make good choices? If not, is there another tool you recommend?

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  • debrakgoogins
    debrakgoogins Posts: 2,033 Member
    Eatthis.com is good one for comparing and finding swaps.
  • risk0
    risk0 Posts: 2 Member
    debrakgoogins wrote: »
    Eatthis.com is good one for comparing and finding swaps.

    Thanks for the response but I don't see where I can compare say, Cheerios to Life cereals. Can I do that on that site?
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    There is no side by side function on MFP
  • debrakgoogins
    debrakgoogins Posts: 2,033 Member
    risk0 wrote: »
    Thanks for the response but I don't see where I can compare say, Cheerios to Life cereals. Can I do that on that site?

    No. Follow the advice @cmriverside gave you to compare. It's not side by side but it gives you the information you're looking for.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    You can enter them both into your food diary and look at them ...but there isn't a side-by-side function.

    Enter them into the FOOD page, delete the ones you decide against. I do that a lot. I'm already searching from the FOOD page and it's just one click to remove it.

    I do this all the time too! Sometimes my brain doesn't want to do maths in my head, so I need to see it in print :smile:
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    kimny72 wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    You can enter them both into your food diary and look at them ...but there isn't a side-by-side function.

    Enter them into the FOOD page, delete the ones you decide against. I do that a lot. I'm already searching from the FOOD page and it's just one click to remove it.

    I do this all the time too! Sometimes my brain doesn't want to do maths in my head, so I need to see it in print :smile:

    Me, too. Especially with my dessert choices, to see what better fits my calorie/macro goals for the day.
  • inherentst0rm
    inherentst0rm Posts: 84 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    You can enter them both into your food diary and look at them ...but there isn't a side-by-side function.

    Enter them into the FOOD page, delete the ones you decide against. I do that a lot. I'm already searching from the FOOD page and it's just one click to remove it.

    I have actually started planning meals for the next day by entering different items into each meal and seeing how it turns out and then just deleting them and reentering when I actually eat those things.

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