Guess-timating Calories Heads up

vanessadawn
vanessadawn Posts: 249 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
From being on many diets and reading many labels I found that I can guess-timate calories pretty well. And know many staples like fruits, veggies, some snacks off by heart. And I just want to say that be aware many of the submissions on the site are a little off, so if something looks too good to be true, or too calorie-filled for the portion. You should definitely look it up online to confirm, or take into account how the item was prepared for example a ham sandwich can range so much depending on toppings and bread etc. Anyways I guess I am saying be aware of what you are eating and don't take all the numbers to heart, cheers!

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  • vanessadawn
    vanessadawn Posts: 249 Member
    From being on many diets and reading many labels I found that I can guess-timate calories pretty well. And know many staples like fruits, veggies, some snacks off by heart. And I just want to say that be aware many of the submissions on the site are a little off, so if something looks too good to be true, or too calorie-filled for the portion. You should definitely look it up online to confirm, or take into account how the item was prepared for example a ham sandwich can range so much depending on toppings and bread etc. Anyways I guess I am saying be aware of what you are eating and don't take all the numbers to heart, cheers!
  • cattiemac
    cattiemac Posts: 251 Member
    A good website for confirming calories is http://www.thecaloriecounter.com/. You can search for a food you're unsure of and chances are it's on there.

    I agree that many of the foods in the database are off and when that happens I edit them.
  • Nessc
    Nessc Posts: 137 Member
    I agree that many of the foods in the database are off and when that happens I edit them.

    I also will edit any submission that is off....I guess it's the OCD coming out!!
  • Losing_It
    Losing_It Posts: 3,271 Member
    I agree that many of the foods in the database are off and when that happens I edit them.

    I also will edit any submission that is off....I guess it's the OCD coming out!!

    That's the best thing to do..edit the wrong one's when you come across them. A lot of times people will just enter the calories for the food and not any of the other nutritional info.
  • rlw911
    rlw911 Posts: 475 Member
    I always check what's entered in the database with the item I have. If the info is correct, I confirm it. If it's wrong or incomplete, I edit it. In my case, for your ham sandwich example, I always enter the individual ingredients. I'm paranoid about the info being wrong!
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