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It's personal choice. You want to accept the public handout for what is basically free daycare (which is essentially the program that this woman participates in)? You play by their rules. You don't like their rules? You find a place that is satisfactory to you and pony up the cash yourself. Same thing with colleges or…

I would log the components separately. They usually say quarter pound or 1/2 pound burgers, so log that amount of meat (raw weight), then pick a bun that approximates the size of what theirs is, then the cheese, etc.

That is true, but many schools choose to implement standards for all kids. That is their choice just as it's the parents choice to send their kid or not. To my knowledge, there are no states that ban home schooling. In the case of this family, it looks like the public school district funded the private pre school for this…

1/2 to 1 C milk 1/2 to 1 C cottage cheese 1-2 C fresh or frozen fruit (i prefer frozen) Sweetener of choice You really don't taste the cottage cheese and it's high protein. I usually add some baby spinach for extra nutrition. I like strawberries or cherries with cocoa powder in my smoothies. My kids like bananas and cocoa…

From the articles I read, it never said the mother didn't know about the nutritional guidelines. In one article, she was quoted as saying that she ran out of fresh fruits and vegetables earlier in the week and another article she was quoted as saying that it should be between her and her daughter and daughter's doctor what…

The article I read sounded like it was policy to not allow the cookies, but not policy to address it like the teacher did. It's the end of April. I find it hard to believe that it wasn't a known policy that the mother followed for the first 8 months of school. If it wasn't a stated policy, it's likely this situation would…

I don't disagree with teaching kids moderation, but I don't think it needs done during school hours if it's against the rules. My DD had a cookie with her breakfast this morning. I was baking them for an event and she wanted one. I knew she couldn't take one to school with her, so why not have one at breakfast? She ran a…

I think most people If you think it would encourage bad habits, why send the food in the first place? If you know the rules, why send the Lunchable with candy/cookies at all? They do make some that don't have those things, or you could take the treat out and save it for later. If they let one kid have a piece of candy,…

Instead of debating the health merits of Oreos, why not address the fact that this woman chose not to follow the rules and now she's a media sl sensation. I'm sorry, she and her daughter are not special and don't get to do whatever they want. My first thought when I saw the article on Facebook this morning? My DD would be…

A note home is not shaming or berating or anything else. It is a reminder of the rules. The note is poorly written, but if those are the rules, then those are the rules. I'm sure a list of rules were provided at the beginning of the school year. My DD is in public school and they have similar rules about snacks and less…

Check out the sample day I posted - it fits your macros 40-40-20 almost perfectly and is filled with a ton of food which hits both macro and micro needs. Sorry I didn't post a screen shot of it, I was doing it from my phone. You keep ignorning the YOUR part in IIFYM. Just because YOU choose to have only 20% fat and feel…

I think that's why it's called If It Fits Your Macros...I personally think 40% carbs is too high and 20% fat is way too low. Fat is good for you and many people find that it's better to go with a higher fat% when their calories are low because fat helps satiate and regulate. A person at 1200 calories per day would be…

Alright, because I'm stuck here for another two hours and bored out of my mind- You could have: 1 Big Mac 3 100 calorie tubs Fage fat free w/ 2 C strawberries Salad w/ 3 C mixed baby greens, 8 oz raw weight boneless skinless chicken breast, 3 T light northern italian dressing, 1/2 C sliced onions, 1 C chopped tomatoes, 1 C…

If it's like the Fitbit app, the instructions state to log directly in to MFP only and it will update on the other app. Sounds like the same issue. Don't know why it works that way, but that's how they are set up. Same goes for logging exercise other than what the monitor tracks. Log it in to MFP and put your start time…

Plan to allow yourself to have the stuff that you crave and don't beat yourself up about being "perfect". Also...step away from the chocolate sprinkles. They are in no way a substitute for the real deal and will probably only leave you wanting something better! I mean, really, have you ever tried sprinkles by themselves?

I would double check the math on the recipe builder then. Maybe you didn't put the right number of servings or choose the right bean information? I made a dried beans recipe and the calories were twice what I expected, then I noticed that the bean option I chose was actually double the calories it should have had. If your…

It is absolutely NOT just like real peanut butter. If you love peanut butter, it's a sad waste of calories. Wholeheartedly agree with everyone on weighing the peanut butter. If you absolutely cannot weigh, then a leveled measuring spoon is next best. I've learned that I can pretty easily fit 3+ tablespoons of peanut butter…

How many servings did it make? Your 500 calories sounds high for the ingredients listed. I'm assuming it's 6 C of cooked black beans and not dried, right? If so, that comes to about 2000 calories for the entire recipe, give or take. If it only made 4 servings, that's a lot of beans and meat! If you've double checked the…

When I read your title my first thought was that you have to take personal responsibility. No one can enable you if you don't want them to. I know that's easier said than done, but you have to be prepared to deal with all of the situations that will arise as you try to lose weight. How you learn to deal with these…

You're really only limited by the amount of effort you're willing to put in. You could log your food however you would like because MFP allows us to make our own food entries. I love it.

I've noticed this glitch a few times lately. I usually go back in, click edit, then re-save the recipe. That almost always corrects the problem. If that doesn't work, I might add an extra ingredient, then delete it and save it. It's a bit frustrating, honestly.

It would require more math than just doing the division using the information provided above. I do this only with recipes so it's easy to remember what a serving size is. In order to do it with something like peanut butter, you would probably have to convert it to 100 gram servings and then just use the 100ths of a serving…

Right, it's showing you that because the macros provided don't match up with the calorie goal. A glaring example - you had a jacket potato for 174 calories. The macros were 0 carbs, 0 fat and 4 protein. If you calculate calories by using the macros, that potato should only account for 16 calories, not the 174 listed. Or,…

Okay, I looked a just a couple of your days and it looks like you are not using the best food entries. On the day you had chinese type food, almost all of the ingredients were off if you compare calories given vs. calories calculated by macros. You have tomatoes listed and they show no macros and calories only. I found…

Many foods won't be listed with 1 or even 100 gram options. It's going to be easiest in this case to take the number of grams you have and divide it by the number of grams in 1 serving. Then, when you scan, you can enter your result as number of servings. For example, if you have 15 grams of peanut butter and 1 serving is…

If you don't want to eat the exercise calories, then you should probably change your settings to reflect your accurate activity level. At 10000 steps per day, you are definitely not sedentary. By MFP calculations, you are more in the active category than anything else. If you wanted to be conservative, you could list…

Milk, cheese, nut butters and beans are good choices. I was worried about protein for my 3, now 4 year old, but after I read about their needs for they day, I realized that she's meeting her protein needs by drinking her milk every day. They only need 1 g protein per kg body weight, which makes it less than 1/2 g protein…

The nutrition label should state what the serving size is and the state. If it doesn't specify frozen or cooked, then the measurements should be for the food in the state it is packaged in - frozen in this case. Most frozen meat products like chicken nuggets are by frozen weight.

I've made hummus in the past abd didn't care for the texture...i couldn't get it smooth enough. I've since read a tip to peel the chickpeas before blending to make it smoother. It sounds like a bit of work, but I'm going to try it because the hummus prices are getting ridiculous where I shop at and they stopped making my…

Your son sounds similar to my 8 yo DD. She waver's at just under overweight, but she's very big for her age. She's as tall as most of the 5th grade boys and she's in a women's size 6-7 shoe! It sounds like your son just needs some more conditioning. When DD8 said that she didn't want to finish last when her softball team…