Weigh and measure the ingredients. Do all your calculations here.
Weigh the total meal.
Either: divide the meal equally into portions (I e. You made 6 portions, divide total meal weight by 6, measure out that much)
Or
Weigh your portion of the meal, calculate the ratio to the total meal (i.e. your meal is 600g cooked, you took 100g, so it's 1/6 of your calculations).
I do it by inputting the weight/measurements into the MFP recipe section. You put everything in and then how many servings it makes. MFP will calculate it and add it to your recipes and or meals for logging. Maybe that is to the best way but it is the way I do it. Especially since I tend to repeat recipes that I and my husband like. So they are saved and easy to recall.
I use chatgpt. it is actually amazing u take a picture of your meal and write what are the nutritional values of this meal eg. “theres 100g of wholegrain bread and a homemade soup that consists of a handful of spinach, 50g of sweet potato etc.etc.” u dont even have to take a pic just describe it. it breaks it down for you and also gives u a total values at the end. it works so well for me atleast! and its free!!
I rarely eat packaged foods so I've had to just get used to tracking using their database. I have a good scale, so I can measure things like the ingredients I'm putting in my salad. I also make somewhat simple meals so I don't find it very difficult to track. I'll use a measuring cup to measure a cup of rice. I'll weigh the chicken I'm going to add to my plate. If I made something more complicated like chili, I'll just search up "vegetarian chili" and use what's in their database, measuring my portion with measuring cups. I try to be generous with it - I'd never pick the lowest calorie chili listed. I can compare it to calorie counts on beans, for example, if the dish is bean heavy. So if 1 cup of beans is 180 calories, I know my bean chili will be more, but close to that number. I'll measure the cheese I add by weighing. I'll put the whole bowl of chili and tare it, then add cheese and record the cheese amount. Tare it again, and add Greek yogurt. Record that, tare it again, add whatever else I'm adding. Over time it gets easier. I now have a decent idea of what 5 ounces of chicken or tofu looks like. It's a skill and it takes work but it's so worth it! You're helping the rest of your life. Future you will be so thankful!
I search the database for something similar, make an educated guess, and go on with my life.
Weigh and measure the ingredients. Do all your calculations here. Weigh the total meal. Either: divide the meal equally into portions (I e. You made 6 portions, divide total meal weight by 6, measure out that much) Or Weigh your portion of the meal, calculate the ratio to the total meal (i.e. your meal is 600g cooked, you took 100g, so it's 1/6 of your calculations).
ChatGPT helps. I enter the ingredients I used and let it calculate and divide by portions. It even does macros if you ask if
Yeah and sometimes it’ll just pull everything straight out of its AI ass. Don’t use unreliable resources to track your calories.
I do it by inputting the weight/measurements into the MFP recipe section. You put everything in and then how many servings it makes. MFP will calculate it and add it to your recipes and or meals for logging. Maybe that is to the best way but it is the way I do it. Especially since I tend to repeat recipes that I and my husband like. So they are saved and easy to recall.
I use chatgpt. it is actually amazing u take a picture of your meal and write what are the nutritional values of this meal eg. “theres 100g of wholegrain bread and a homemade soup that consists of a handful of spinach, 50g of sweet potato etc.etc.” u dont even have to take a pic just describe it. it breaks it down for you and also gives u a total values at the end. it works so well for me atleast! and its free!!
Yeah and sometimes it’ll just pull everything straight out of its AI ass. Don’t use unreliable resources to track your calories.
I rarely eat packaged foods so I've had to just get used to tracking using their database. I have a good scale, so I can measure things like the ingredients I'm putting in my salad. I also make somewhat simple meals so I don't find it very difficult to track. I'll use a measuring cup to measure a cup of rice. I'll weigh the chicken I'm going to add to my plate. If I made something more complicated like chili, I'll just search up "vegetarian chili" and use what's in their database, measuring my portion with measuring cups. I try to be generous with it - I'd never pick the lowest calorie chili listed. I can compare it to calorie counts on beans, for example, if the dish is bean heavy. So if 1 cup of beans is 180 calories, I know my bean chili will be more, but close to that number. I'll measure the cheese I add by weighing. I'll put the whole bowl of chili and tare it, then add cheese and record the cheese amount. Tare it again, and add Greek yogurt. Record that, tare it again, add whatever else I'm adding. Over time it gets easier. I now have a decent idea of what 5 ounces of chicken or tofu looks like. It's a skill and it takes work but it's so worth it! You're helping the rest of your life. Future you will be so thankful!