nutritional values

Denamara · 10-01-2007, 01:23 PM

Hello all, I was just wondering if any of you have come across any websites where you type in ingredients you have made at home & it calculates the nutritional values for you. Such as, the other day I made a pot of chili & could not for the life of me figure out how many calories, protein, carbs etc..were in a cup of it. I also make a lot of cassaroles and would like to know what portion is approptiate for me (some of them go down too easily:)). Most of the sites I have come across just have pre-packaged amounts etc., and apparetly I cook w/weird food combo's. Any insite would be very helpful! Thanks!

Wheetsin · 10-01-2007, 01:44 PM

No sites are going to be comrehensive to where you could select exactly what you had and avid issues of serving size, or even individual product differences (e.g. this store's "ground chuck" has 5g of fat, but this store's "ground chuck" has 7g). But there are a few sites that get you close, and let you add your own serving sizes... or select several of a smaller size to roughly estimate a larger one. The only one I can ever remember is FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal but I know there are at least two or three other biggies out there.

socalgal3 · 10-01-2007, 01:56 PM

I use SparkPeople. It has a pretty good directory. You can look online for a book. I got a pocket guide from my pharmacy that has quite a few food values and even fast food/restaurant chain values.

**FairyFacade** · 10-01-2007, 02:05 PM

I use myplate ... Since every brand has different info, I look up on what I ate or estimate based off of what each individual ingredient has per serving, etc.. then find something similar in the directory.

WASaBubbleButt · 10-01-2007, 04:35 PM

YES! I have a great site that I use. You entire your entire recipe, calculate the number of actual portions, and it creates a food label for that recipe. It's quite involved and detailed and tells you more than you knew you wanted to know about your recipe. It will also offer alternatives to make it more "diet" friendly, "low fat" friendly, etc.

It is:

NutritionData.com NutritionData's Nutrition Facts Calorie Counter

Good luck!