weights of measurements of food

grandmaj1
grandmaj1 Posts: 3 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Why can't we put in the amount of food we are consuming - we can only use the measurements and weights that are listed - this does not make my calorie intake correct - anyone got ideas?

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  • StarryEyed500
    StarryEyed500 Posts: 225 Member
    Create a manual new food using the measurements you have or measure using the ones already in the system.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    You realize if it's listed in cups, for example, you can put in .25 or .5 cups, right?
  • cmayfield3
    cmayfield3 Posts: 176 Member
    If the entry is native to MFP rather than user-submitted, you can usually select a serving size of 100g. This lets you get super accurate--if a potato weighs 328g I can put in 3.28 servings of 100g.
  • grandmaj1
    grandmaj1 Posts: 3 Member
    and how would i make a new manual food with my measurements or weight?
  • Pandorian
    Pandorian Posts: 2,055 Member
    instead of creating a new food with the 1/2 cup serving size when 1 cup IS available you log it as the decimal equivalent of the portion you had...

    1/2 of the posted serving = 0.5
    1/3 of the posted serving =0.33
    1/4 of the posted serving = 0.25
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