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Calorie counts varying widely - what to do?
For example: boneless pork chops: they show up in the database as anywhere from 4oz= 160 calories to 4oz = 300. I can only lose weight if I am very strict with my calories, so that is too big a difference to just fluff off. I can understand just checking the label on packaged foods, but for fresh stuff, especially meat…
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Confusion on calories in shrimp
I bought a bag of frozen jumbo shrimp at Walmart. The bag says 6 shrimp= 4 ounces = 140 calories. When I look on the MFP database that is waaay more than what any other resource says for shrimp/oz. How do you know what is correct? Do you just assume that what is on the package you purchased is correct? Or the USDA? A lot…
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Widely varying calorie counts in the same food - how to know which is correct?
I find this a LOT, but at the moment, the question concerns roasted chicken thighs with the skin on. I find huge variants in the number of reported calories. When you find such a wide variety of "opinions" on how many calories a food contains - how do you decide which to use? I weigh everything, everyday, and am losing…
