What if the MyFitnessPal calories don't match the package, which do you use?
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0atmeel
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I got a few items and the app calorie count is off from what the package says.
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What the package says.3
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Package count, always. Are you scanning the bar code, or manually searching?2
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rissaloses wrote: »Package count, always. Are you scanning the bar code, or manually searching?
January 2, 2021 9:54PM
I search for it and if I see what I am looking for with a green checkmark, I use that. I can scan the barcode for this app?0 -
I fix entries all the time. I always go off of the package.4
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I didn't know you could do that! Sweet!!! What other tips do you have?😋0 -
I didn't know you could do that! Sweet!!! What other tips do you have?😋
Just go to the bottom and click on “report foods” and then this pops up.
Then you can change stuff. Just make sure you do this so you have it next time.
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I didn't know you could do that! Sweet!!! What other tips do you have?😋
Just go to the bottom and click on “report foods” and then this pops up.
Then you can change stuff. Just make sure you do this so you have it next time.
Awesome!!!!!!😊😊😊😁😁😁1 -
In case you are wondering why, companies sometimes update labels as recipes, serving sizes, or regulations change.
Not that long ago, new regulations went into effect in the US for nutrition labels which included listing potassium and "added sugars" (along with other changes). Therefore, nearly all labels were updated in 2019 or 2020, and many of those also corrected calories and macros.
Nothing gets purged in the MFP database, therefore plenty of old entries are incorrect.3 -
bold_rabbit wrote: »In case you are wondering why, companies sometimes update labels as recipes, serving sizes, or regulations change.
Not that long ago, new regulations went into effect in the US for nutrition labels which included listing potassium and "added sugars" (along with other changes). Therefore, nearly all labels were updated in 2019 or 2020, and many of those also corrected calories and macros.
Nothing gets purged in the MFP database, therefore plenty of old entries are incorrect.
This. And sometime people just add completely wrong information to the database. I commonly see that the calories per 100gr for many products correspond to the packaging calories per serving or per package. So it might happen that you enter 100gr of a product but get the calories for a package of 250gr, or a serving of 75gr.2 -
Another reason for caloric differentiation, imo, is foods from the same brand but sold in different countries. I've noticed some Canadian serving sizes (and sometimes micronutrients) are wonky.
When I check online at the company's official website (generally based in the USA if we're talking about processed foods), the entered MFP entry is right...for Americans 🤷🏿♀️5 -
Use the package! A lot of MFP calorie counts come from users, whom I don't always trust. The nutrients listed on packaged foods are government regulated and IMO more trusted.0
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rissaloses wrote: »Package count, always. Are you scanning the bar code, or manually searching?
this. scan it.
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So I have run into the case where the package has one number and then when I scan the barcode it comes up with a different number. I use the bigger number1
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There is rarely a case when any entry would be more accurate on here than the package. You should always use the package information.aerochic42 wrote: »So I have run into the case where the package has one number and then when I scan the barcode it comes up with a different number. I use the bigger number
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Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
There is rarely a case when any entry would be more accurate on here than the package. You should always use the package information.aerochic42 wrote: »So I have run into the case where the package has one number and then when I scan the barcode it comes up with a different number. I use the bigger number
Yes, and to add to this, using the barcode doesn't change that -- it also can bring up wrong information. I also wouldn't assume green checkmark means something can be trusted. Usually, you can find an entry that matches your package information, and I would search for that or modify the entry as people discuss above.0 -
Another reason for caloric differentiation, imo, is foods from the same brand but sold in different countries. I've noticed some Canadian serving sizes (and sometimes micronutrients) are wonky.
When I check online at the company's official website (generally based in the USA if we're talking about processed foods), the entered MFP entry is right...for Americans 🤷🏿♀️
I’ll bet you’re right! I always assume the company must have changed something but that makes sense.1
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