Not sure how to log this in my food diary...

WandaJean1564
WandaJean1564 Posts: 93 Member
in Food and Nutrition
How would I log this in my food diary?...meat from a chicken leg, about 6-8 snow peas and about 6-8 medium sizes mushrooms all sauteed in about a tablespoon of butter and pepper..it tasted really good too...:) Thanks for any help:)
Wanda
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  • vabrewer33
    vabrewer33 Posts: 185
    Did you weigh how much chicken? then just put each of those things (chicken, peas, mushroom, and butter) into your diary individually.
  • WandaJean1564
    WandaJean1564 Posts: 93 Member
    No I didn't weigh the chicken ...I ended about having about 5 or 6 small pieces of the meat...about baby finger size, and thanks for the help:)
  • toomuchsweetness
    toomuchsweetness Posts: 168 Member
    quite frankly I dont know how that is going to keep you full????
  • sdm329
    sdm329 Posts: 57
    If you put all of the pieces together, would they be about the size of a deck of cards? If so, I would say 3 ounces and adjust more or less depending on the amount of chicken. That's what I would do.
  • WandaJean1564
    WandaJean1564 Posts: 93 Member
    I did the best I could with my food diary thanks for all the help...and I will have a snack later....maybe some cottage cheese and some fruit.
  • LynC33
    LynC33 Posts: 196
    That only sounds like 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup of chicken meat to me. Yes I would log the veges individually also
  • lukeout007
    lukeout007 Posts: 1,237 Member
    Log everything individually...you can log 1 chicken leg...not like you eat the bones/tendons normally anyway...
  • WandaJean1564
    WandaJean1564 Posts: 93 Member
    quite frankly I dont know how that is going to keep you full????

    I am not done eating ...still having a snack later:)
  • WandaJean1564
    WandaJean1564 Posts: 93 Member
    That only sounds like 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup of chicken meat to me. Yes I would log the veges individually also

    Id say even less....it was just small peices I tore off...I logged everything seperate....but not sure how to log the chicken so went with the "best" that was in the database
  • sparkie2bfit
    sparkie2bfit Posts: 40
    If it is something you may make often, give it a name and log the recipe in and you will always have it. I find that easier than always doing the individual log ins.
  • WandaJean1564
    WandaJean1564 Posts: 93 Member
    it was my first time making it, I was surprised at how good it tasted, will probally have it once a week or once every two weeks...funny how just throwing things together tastes so good...I am a terrible cook :)
  • Justacoffeenut
    Justacoffeenut Posts: 3,749 Member
    measure everything so you know how much it is. Make a recipe with the food items. And give it a name. Then when you make it all you have to do is look it up under your recipes and put it in your diary.

    You may have to do some fractions to get the amount of food you are using. Like if the lowest amount of chicken you can find is 1/2 a piece and you are using less then that you may have to pick 1/2 a piece and use fractions to get the amount you are really using.
  • charlierefvem
    charlierefvem Posts: 5 Member
    Make sure to put dark meat chicken since it is from a leg.
  • lucylAnneMason
    lucylAnneMason Posts: 87
    You really needed to weight it before you ate it =) so i'm not sure x
  • lukeout007
    lukeout007 Posts: 1,237 Member
    Why is everyone making it so difficult?

    "You have to weigh it"
    "Is it the size of a deck of cards?"

    .....it's a chicken leg! Search for chicken leg and enter 1 chicken leg. Eating "the meat" from a chicken leg is no different than eating a chicken leg...it should be logged the same way.
  • astrampe
    astrampe Posts: 2,169 Member
    I hope you eat more than what's logged on your diary for the last few days.....
  • laurensayz
    laurensayz Posts: 67 Member
    Why is everyone making it so difficult?

    "You have to weigh it"
    "Is it the size of a deck of cards?"

    .....it's a chicken leg! Search for chicken leg and enter 1 chicken leg. Eating "the meat" from a chicken leg is no different than eating a chicken leg...it should be logged the same way.

    I had to laugh a little because everyone seems to be ignoring you, and you have the most obvious correct answer. LOL.
  • lukeout007
    lukeout007 Posts: 1,237 Member
    Why is everyone making it so difficult?

    "You have to weigh it"
    "Is it the size of a deck of cards?"

    .....it's a chicken leg! Search for chicken leg and enter 1 chicken leg. Eating "the meat" from a chicken leg is no different than eating a chicken leg...it should be logged the same way.

    I had to laugh a little because everyone seems to be ignoring you, and you have the most obvious correct answer. LOL.

    I know! It's ridiculous.
  • WandaJean1564
    WandaJean1564 Posts: 93 Member
    Why is everyone making it so difficult?

    "You have to weigh it"
    "Is it the size of a deck of cards?"

    .....it's a chicken leg! Search for chicken leg and enter 1 chicken leg. Eating "the meat" from a chicken leg is no different than eating a chicken leg...it should be logged the same way.

    I had to laugh a little because everyone seems to be ignoring you, and you have the most obvious correct answer. LOL.

    I know! It's ridiculous.


    I don't have a kitchen scale right now...
  • WandaJean1564
    WandaJean1564 Posts: 93 Member
    I hope you eat more than what's logged on your diary for the last few days.....


    I don't log my morning coffee...I should I guess...I drink 1-2 cups..with 1 tsp sugar and 1% milk...and I drink water all day long and the occasional glass of orange juice or a glass of milk...I guess I need to log those...95% of what i drink is water though.
    For a couple of days I wasn't eating much...upset that my best friend is in ICU at hospital...but she is better now and is going home after the weekend.:)
  • tnrunningnurse
    tnrunningnurse Posts: 549 Member
    Under the food tab there is a tab called recipes...you put in your ingredients, number of servings and VIOLA....number of calories per serving....and you can log it in your diary
  • WandaJean1564
    WandaJean1564 Posts: 93 Member
    Thank You...I guess I need to get a scale to weigh my food...I just really cook by eye lol
  • chell53
    chell53 Posts: 352 Member
    I use the recipe maker.......you will find that the easiest......
  • naomi8888
    naomi8888 Posts: 519 Member
    Why is everyone making it so difficult?

    "You have to weigh it"
    "Is it the size of a deck of cards?"

    .....it's a chicken leg! Search for chicken leg and enter 1 chicken leg. Eating "the meat" from a chicken leg is no different than eating a chicken leg...it should be logged the same way.

    I had to laugh a little because everyone seems to be ignoring you, and you have the most obvious correct answer. LOL.

    I know! It's ridiculous.


    I don't have a kitchen scale right now...

    And again ignoring you??!! :tongue:
  • roachhaley
    roachhaley Posts: 978 Member
    Christ almighty, just search for "chicken leg" and it will be there"! This isn't rocket science.
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    Why is everyone making it so difficult?

    "You have to weigh it"
    "Is it the size of a deck of cards?"

    .....it's a chicken leg! Search for chicken leg and enter 1 chicken leg. Eating "the meat" from a chicken leg is no different than eating a chicken leg...it should be logged the same way.

    It sounds to me like she didn't eat the whole leg.

    OP, if you ate all the meat, just enter 'chicken leg' and hit 1. If you ate like half the meat, enter 0.5. That's what I do, and I've been doing chicken legs a lot lately because for some reason the groceries have had loads of sales on them. You'd think they were raising chickens hybridized with centipedes.
  • awisegirl84
    awisegirl84 Posts: 82 Member
    Why is everyone making it so difficult?

    "You have to weigh it"
    "Is it the size of a deck of cards?"

    .....it's a chicken leg! Search for chicken leg and enter 1 chicken leg. Eating "the meat" from a chicken leg is no different than eating a chicken leg...it should be logged the same way.

    It sounds to me like she didn't eat the whole leg.

    OP, if you ate all the meat, just enter 'chicken leg' and hit 1. If you ate like half the meat, enter 0.5. That's what I do, and I've been doing chicken legs a lot lately because for some reason the groceries have had loads of sales on them. You'd think they were raising chickens hybridized with centipedes.

    ^^^^^ THIS
  • bakz4
    bakz4 Posts: 64 Member
    I hope you eat more than what's logged on your diary for the last few days.....


    I don't log my morning coffee...I should I guess...I drink 1-2 cups..with 1 tsp sugar and 1% milk...and I drink water all day long and the occasional glass of orange juice or a glass of milk...I guess I need to log those...95% of what i drink is water though.
    For a couple of days I wasn't eating much...upset that my best friend is in ICU at hospital...but she is better now and is going home after the weekend.:)

    Please be sure to log your morning coffee! I also have 2 cups each day but remember that sugar and milk both have calories that, over time, add up!! Also, be sure to measure the milk, as what seems to be a couple of tablespoons, can quickly turn into something much more! Just speaking from experience.

    I understand your emotional non-eating! I'm like that too. Just be conscious that you don't eat too few calories and put your body into starvation mode. It'll screw up your metabolism and cause your body to hang on to calories instead of losing them! Good luck!
  • elizabethhecker1968
    elizabethhecker1968 Posts: 7 Member
    I cook a lot of stuff from the Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook. Great recipes, easy to make, and it gives you the calories! Most of the recipes are already in the database too!:happy:
  • lukeout007
    lukeout007 Posts: 1,237 Member
    Why is everyone making it so difficult?

    "You have to weigh it"
    "Is it the size of a deck of cards?"

    .....it's a chicken leg! Search for chicken leg and enter 1 chicken leg. Eating "the meat" from a chicken leg is no different than eating a chicken leg...it should be logged the same way.

    I had to laugh a little because everyone seems to be ignoring you, and you have the most obvious correct answer. LOL.

    I know! It's ridiculous.


    I don't have a kitchen scale right now...

    And again ignoring you??!! :tongue:

    Seriously...I give up.

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