Just a note to those who use fitday.com

[KingGheedora]

I create my own custom foods whenever I have the nutrition facts for what I'm eating, and this may seem obvious, but I just want to point it out for some who might not realize it.

In one example, I made some ground turkey yesterday -- the ones in the fitday.com db don't specify how lean the meat is, so if you just pick what they have you'd be getting some inaccurate info.

1/3 a pound of ground turkey (7% lean):

data from fitday.com: 349 cal, 19.5g fat, 0.0g carbs, 40.6g protein
data from my food's label: 198 cal, 10.6g fat, 1.3g carbs, 31.7g protein

EDIT: I had fitday and my food's label data switched around. Fitday was over reporting the cals, fat, and protein in this case.

 

[brikis98]

It's actually a valid point for any food tracking site, not just fitday.com. Whenever possible, check the values you are using with the actual food labels, as they will occasionally be inaccurate for the exact product you're eating. Serving sizes will vary, as will the nutritional info depending on the preparation method, brand of food, cut of meat and so on, so keep your eyes open. On top of that, mistakes will pop up from time to time as well. I've definitely been bitten by this on thedailyplate.com, as a couple fruit items I ate regularly (blueberries, in particular) were listed, for some stupid reason, as having 0 carbs.

 

[SlitheryDee]

What about the fitday entry labeled chicken breast (skin not eaten)? I use that one a lot and it's the only one I haven't checked against the nutrition label. I have caught a few other disparities, but most can be attributed to differences in serving size. It usually ends up pretty close when I enter the serving size from the packaging in grams on fitday.

 

[KingGheedora]

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
What about the fitday entry labeled chicken breast (skin not eaten)? I use that one a lot and it's the only one I haven't checked against the nutrition label. I have caught a few other disparities, but most can be attributed to differences in serving size. It usually ends up pretty close when I enter the serving size from the packaging in grams on fitday.

I think the non-ground meats are a little more accurate, but I've still noticed discrepancies with those sometimes. Whenever possible I check the info against the label of what I'm eating (making sure to compare equivalent serving sizes), and if inaccurate i enter a custom food. Sometimes things are spot on, sometimes not. If I'm eating out I have no choice but to trust what's in their db but it's not that big a deal.

This doesn't end up being that tedious because I tend to buy a lot of the same things week to week from the grocery store, and 70-80% of what I eat day to day is the same so entering my foods for a day just entails checking a bunch of boxes off from the recent foods section and adjust the serving sizes.

 

[MrMatt]

Originally posted by: KingGheedora
I create my own custom foods whenever I have the nutrition facts for what I'm eating, and this may seem obvious, but I just want to point it out for some who might not realize it.

In one example, I made some ground turkey yesterday -- the ones in the fitday.com db don't specify how lean the meat is, so if you just pick what they have you'd be getting some inaccurate info.

1/3 a pound of ground turkey (7% lean):

data from fitday.com: 349 cal, 19.5g fat, 0.0g carbs, 40.6g protein
data from my food's label: 198 cal, 10.6g fat, 1.3g carbs, 31.7g protein

EDIT: I had fitday and my food's label data switched around. Fitday was over reporting the cals, fat, and protein in this case.

Great point, 90% of what I put into fit day is custom food. For the nutrients that aren't on my food labels (manganese for instance) , I use whatever fitday has for the ingredients of the food I'm putting in.