hard time with serving size

redhead37
redhead37 Posts: 2
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
hi everyone! im am 3 days new to mfp, loving it so far but i am having difficulty with the serving size option when i enter my foods. either the serving size option is too small or too big, is there a way to change it? ex. i put 2 tsp of sugar in my coffee but that serving size isnt there. any advise would help...thank you

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  • qsusanevans
    qsusanevans Posts: 36
    I just adjust the number of servings. If the best available serving size is a tablespoon and I use a teaspoon, I enter 0.33 servings. 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon. I often eat 1/2 a banana, .5 servings of 1 cup of something etc.
  • redhead37
    redhead37 Posts: 2
    thank you for your advise. i will give that a try! i was thinking i was entering something wrong.
  • mfp_1
    mfp_1 Posts: 516 Member
    There's also another option that's worth knowing. If the serving size is "43 g", the down-arrow to the right should give an option"1 g". Same with ounces.

    Thus if your scales say 49 grams, you simply put 49 servings of "1 g". Much easier than working out the fraction.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    There's also another option that's worth knowing. If the serving size is "43 g", the down-arrow to the right should give an option"1 g". Same with ounces.

    Thus if your scales say 49 grams, you simply put 49 servings of "1 g". Much easier than working out the fraction.

    Ha ha! I've been doing fractions for so long, I never even thought of this . . . D'oh!
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