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Thanks kshama, the last one I did copy and paste from usda to mfp-search. Thanks seska, that is exactly where I became confused in the process. I am going to try it with the chicken entry now... It worked! Thx.

Good idea. I give it some practice. I tried. I don't see how you do what you are describing. It goes into Frequent & Recent, but not actually into My Foods??? I found this thread: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10298788/add-an-item-from-data-base-to-my-foods-list

"and enter anything I eat into My Foods and don't share it with the database" But it then shows in your Frequent food list, right, and not actually under My Foods (when logging/adding a food portion to a meal)?

OK, I'll practice that for a while. I just ran into this for the 13.7 ounces of chicken breast that I need to cook:

It is frustrating; like Publix carrots are green-check certified on MFP, but Publix doesn't actually manufacture carrots, mother nature does. MFP ought to have their own best average at the top of the list when one searches a whole food like carrots. I buy a lot from bulk-bins at the local tienda, without packaging info.…

Here is the link again, and his summary image: http://www.gardendish.com/calorie-density-the-trees-and-the-forest/ The second chart (reposted) adds a bar for animal products.

The difference must be in the hull. I am pretty sure that the chart above and the 'Quaker Oats' nutrition info are both referring to uncooked dry weight. But I think that your figure is right for our (eating) purposes.

Also, apparently, the term Whole Oats is not to be confused with a Whole Grain, because of the hull having been removed from Whole Oats.

The lower number must have something to do with calculating calories with the hull intact (which is not how they are eaten, by people): http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10319704/calorie-density-chart-images#latest

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10321817/oatmeal-plain-de-husked-whole-oats-how-many-calories#latest And the articles are worth reading, too.

It may be that the 'small portion' outlook is a block. I remember a friend's SO commenting once that when they ate out he always had to implore the waiter to bring more vegetables (he has over twenty years of being weight appropriate). So I boiled (weighed & logged) broccoli, carrots, and squash for dinner last night. It…

I know what you mean. Sugar whacks my blood-sugar (as does under-eating). But I agree that you saved the day!

I restarted clean-eating in October (down from 100kg to 92 with a target of 80), but just started using MFP three days ago, having been successful on a mentored weigh & measure program (and I recommend spending a little more on a backlit scale KD7000, KD8000 or similar from postal scales) a few years ago but falling away…