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Survey (FNDDS) Versus SR Legacy in the USDA Database
If you guys track most of your calories and macros using the USDA database, you'll come to realize that most entries are grouped under 2 common categories: "Survey (FNDDS)" or "SR Legacy." What are the differences between the two? Is SR Legacy supposed to be more accurate?
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Restaurant Meat: Choice or Select?
Is a restaurant more likely to use choice or select meat? I had chicken, ribs, and spaghetti from one of my favourite restaurants tonight for like $25. The baby back ribs weighed 149 grams without the bones, but I'm debating whether I should enter them as choice or select.
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Braised Pork Belly Nutrition?
I ate some braised pork belly today from my local Japanese restaurant. However, I can't find the entry on the USDA database. Anyone have the answer?
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Does frozen food weigh the same as thawed food?
Let's say you put 200 grams of fresh chicken breast into the freezer and then you weigh it after it freezes. Will it still weigh 200 grams?
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What's the most accurate and convenient way to measure your body fat?
What's the most accurate and convenient way to measure your body fat? I bought one of those skinfold calipers and they are very unreliable: the result varies depending on which part of the skinfold I measure.
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What's the Difference Between Fried and Roasted Meat (USDA)?
For example, if you search "cooked chicken breast" in the USDA database, it comes up with a variety of entries, including: Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted: 100 grams = 165 cals, 4 fat, 31 protein Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried: 100 grams = 187 cals, 5 fat, 33…
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Cooked Beef Brisket Calories
So I went out today and had pho with beef brisket. I took my scale to the restaurant and weighed the food (separated the beef and the noodles) and then looked up "cooked beef brisket" on the USDA database. However, there are hundreds of entries in the database, and I'm wondering which one I should use? Beef brisket,…
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Scared of becoming skinny-fat
I've been running Stronglifts 5x5 + accessory work for about 5 months now and still am not seeing much results. I gained about 9 pounds in those months (went from 140 lbs to 149 lbs), but I'm worried that it's all body fat. Pictures of me below (I made a mistake by not taking pictures in November/December when I started…
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Chicken Drumstick Nutrition
According to the USDA database, 100 grams of chicken drumstick COOKED with skin = 191 calories, 10 fat, and 23 protein. Is the 100 grams including the bone, or is it just the meat?
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Is Expensive Workout Clothing Worth It?
You know... $100 tights from lululemon... $60 t-shirts from Nike... Is all this fitness attire really worth the extra price?
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Help Determine Weight/Calories of Food Thread (With Pictures)
Do you ever eat out and wonder how much nutrition your food contains? I have. That's why I thought I'd create this thread for others to post pictures of their food. If you've eaten something and you're unsure of how many calories you've just consumed, or how much the individual components of your meal weighs, then post a…
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150 grams of cooked rice = how many grams uncooked?
Hello, Today I ate 150 grams of COOKED brown rice & quinoa (kirkland brand). How can I figure out how many grams the rice weighs when it is uncooked? 140 grams = 220 calories according to the nutrition information on the box, but obviously that is for the uncooked form.
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Grass-Fed Ground Beef: Lean and Fat Percentages?
You know how when you buy ground beef, it tells you how much of it is lean and how much of it is fat? Well how about grass-fed ground beef? Is it 85% lean and 15% fat, for example?
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Eye round oven roast nutrition?
Tonight I cooked an eye round oven roast for my family (kirkland brand). Now I'm trying to track how many calories I ate, but am feeling overwhelmed... Like are the entries on MFP raw or cooked?
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How to determine daily caloric intake and micronutrient ratio?
Hello. What's the best calculator for calculating your daily required caloric intake and how do you determine your optimal macronutrient ratio? It seems like there's a ton of information out there and a bunch of different calculators that show different results. I'm a 25-year old male, 5'9, 146.6 lbs, 13.6% body fat. Have…
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Building Muscle With Less Than 8 Hours Sleep
Let's say you eat enough to hit your caloric goals. You never skip a gym day. And you're always lifting heavy. But you also live a busy life. Therefore, you only sleep about 6-7 hours a night. Every morning you wake up tired and groggy. On the weekends you have massive sleep dept and sleep 10-11 hours. Can you still build…
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Are Night Owls Unhealthy?
I work from 1 - 8 PM, so I usually sleep from 4 AM - 12 PM. Is this bad?
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Undisturbed sleep necessary for muscle gain?
I've only been sleeping an average of 6 hours a night + a long nap when I get home from work. Is this negatively affecting my muscle growth?
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Question for those with orthotics
What shoe do you wear your orthotics in? Do you only have one solid shoe you wear almost all the time, or do you guys switch it up everyday? I just got prescribed orthotics for my leg length discrepancy and my feet pronation, and the chiropractor recommended that the best universal option would be to get running shoes.…
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Quitting sport to lift
When I fix my muscle dysfunctions, I'm going to get back into Starting Strength. But with hockey season coming up in September, I don't know how I'm going to balance the two. Has anyone here made the hard decision to quit their sport in order to focus on building muscle? I can't imagine quitting hockey, but I know that I'm…
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Dairy free smoothie recipe?
Can someone give me the correct measurements to make a dairy free smoothie? These are the ingredients that I plan to use: - frozen strawberries - frozen bananas - almond milk or juice I usually use yogurt to give my smoothies a creamy consistency, but I'm trying to limit my dairy when I can. How can I make a creamy…
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Best nondairy morning snack?
Hello everyone, So I usually eat a big meal before bed so that I don't wake up hungry and can just go straight to work. When I get to work, I usually have a small cup of yogurt that's been waiting in the company fridge for me. However, I've been reading a lot of articles online recently, that state that dairy is actually…
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Right abs working more than the left?
Whenever I do ab exercises such as planks and leg raises, I always feel my right abs doing most of the work. Does this happen to anyone else? Or am I just seriously messed up? What can I do about this other than stretching my left abs more?
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Best exercises for scapular winging?
I've tried just about everything... I'm about to give up... But I know deep inside that I can't.
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Scapular Activation During Shoulder Press?
So proper bench form includes having the scaps pulled back and down during the entire lift. I was just wondering if this was the case for the shoulder press as well?
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Best fish oil?
I want to start supplementing with fish oils to boost my omega-3 intake and heal my eczema. I was browsing the health section at Whole Foods today and was overwhelmed by the amount of selection. There were fish oils (made mostly with anchovies, sardines, and/or mackerel), salmon oils, and cod liver oils. Which one should I…
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How much to eat if I want to gain weight?
How much do I have to eat per day to gain weight? Perfect scenario would be .5 lbs of muscle per week once I finish my physio exercises and get back into weight lifting. Here are my stats: Gender: male Age: 22 Height: 5 ft 9 Weight: 134 lbs Right now, I am trying to hit 2860 calories daily, and get at least: 328…
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Do I have a glute imbalance?
Video of me squatting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzmXS_ovORc Notice I am leaning a bit more to my right as I descend. Does this mean that my right glute is stronger than my left, because I also feel my right quad working more as I ascend. These articles got me thinking:…
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Phase 2 and 3 of NASM's OPT model - Critique my workout
Hello NASM certified trainers, Currently I am on phase 2 and 3 of NASM's OPT model (strength/endurance and hypertrophy). This is the workout my trainer made me: Strength/endurance day - 90 seconds rest in-between sets Squat - 3 sets of 12-20 reps Flat DB press - 3 sets of 12-20 reps Seated row - 3 sets of 12-20 reps DB…
