https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 17 May 2026 23:33:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-fitness-pal-or-other-calorie-trackers-question#post-589897 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:18:55 +0000 jmarionsmith 589897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i total the calories of each ingredient as i cook and divide that by how many servings i decide it makes. (very tedious but it makes feel better that it's accurate) i then do a "quick add" on my fitness pal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-fitness-pal-or-other-calorie-trackers-question#post-589892 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:16:25 +0000 mlm2934 589892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I enter ingredients as recipe if its something I cook frequently, otherwise I guesstimate by picking an entry</p> <p>Most of the eating out I can find the exact restaurant, but otherwise i look for consistency among calorie counts of choices and try to pick the most common </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-fitness-pal-or-other-calorie-trackers-question#post-589864 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 09:49:38 +0000 Bookish 589864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually guessimate. I always have a good idea of what is going into my dinner meals, so I read the cal counts for the ingredients, add them up, and do a 'add calories only' thing for the meal. For going out to eat, I do what @MerryC does and go by the middle entry, or what has the most confirmations. :)</p> <p>For stuff you eat pretty frequently, myfitnesspal has a meal creator where you can save meals, saves time if you eat the same thing a lot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-fitness-pal-or-other-calorie-trackers-question#post-589835 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 09:14:33 +0000 Ash 589835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I enter home cooked meals as a recipe as well... and usually everything I've ever eaten at a restaurant is in the database. Or I'll get the info from the company's website or app. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-fitness-pal-or-other-calorie-trackers-question#post-589829 Sun, 24 Feb 2013 09:07:55 +0000 mrsmacandcheese 589829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I enter mine in ingredient by ingredient, which seems to take forever -- but the recipe function in most of those programs really helps like @MerryC said! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-fitness-pal-or-other-calorie-trackers-question#post-589527 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:40:05 +0000 twinmama 589527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Home cooked meals I usually enter in my ingredients as a recipe, that way I know more precisely, and can enter the meal again easily ( I'm a creature of habit). For eating out, I usually just pick a middle of the road estimate basedon what is already in the database. On my fitness pal, I usually go by what has the most confirmations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/my-fitness-pal-or-other-calorie-trackers-question#post-589521 Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:33:28 +0000 T.H.O.U. 589521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Those that use my fitness pal or other calorie counters. </p> <p>How do you estimate calories for eating out or home cooked meals?</p> <p>For example I made enchilladas. It was a fairly easy recipe with five ingredients so I think I got a good estimate. However other things seem to have a huge variance in the database. </p>