To get started
Demos
FAQ's
To Get Started
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Enter the name of a food in the Search box and click Go.
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Select the correct food from the search results.
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Use the drop-down menu at the top of the Nutrition Facts panel to select the appropriate serving size.
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Enter the correct number of servings in the Serving Size box.
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The nutritional information for your food will be displayed in the Nutrition Facts panel.
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Using the Food Database
Calorie Density
Searching
Favorite Foods
Using the Food Database
How do I search for a food?
Enter the
name of the food in the Search box and click the Go button. A
list of foods matching your search term will be displayed, in order
of popularity. Look through the list to find the food you want.
At the
bottom of the list of foods you will see how many foods your search
found. If there are too many results to be displayed on one page, you
will see a link Show Next 30. Click this link to view more
results.
See
also How
can I improve my food searches?
How do I change the serving size of a food?
Once you
have searched for a food and displayed its Nutrition Facts panel, you
can change the serving size of the food.
Use the
drop-down menu at the top of the Nutrition Facts panel to select the
appropriate serving size. Then enter the correct number of servings
in the Serving Size box. The nutritional information in the Nutrition
Facts panel will update to match your serving size information.
See also How do I search for a food?
What does Average All Brands mean?
When you search for a food, you may see a category called Average All Brands
included in the search results. Average All Brands are mostly generic foods,
such as fruits and vegetables, meats, and drinks.
In some cases, the Average All Brands category may include results for which
the nutritional data has been calculated for the food, based on the average of
the other brands in our Food Database.
How do I add a food from the Food Database to my Food and Exercise Diary?
To add a
food to your Food and Exercise Diary, you first need to search for
the food and display its Nutrition Facts panel.
Click the Add To Your Diary link, which is located to the right of the
Nutritional Information. (or above the
Nutritional Information, depending on how the layout turns out) You
will then be taken to your Food and Exercise Diary, where you can add
the food to Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, or Snacks.
See also How do I search for a food?
Can I print the nutritional information for a food?
After you
search for a food and display its Nutrition Facts panel, click the Print link to get a printable version of the page.
Calorie Density
What do the stars next to some foods mean?
The stars
represent the calorie density of the food. The calorie density of a
food is a measurement of the average number of calories per gram or
ounce of that food.
The calorie density of foods influences your hunger, satiety and
food intake. By eating foods with lower calorie density, you will
feel full - but have eaten fewer calories.
You can
use calorie density to compare the number of calories in equal
amounts of different foods and make better calorie choices. For
example, 1 oz of chocolate has far more calories (i.e. a higher
calorie density) than 1 oz of pretzels.
To read
more about calorie density please visit:
http://www.calorieking.com/foods/caloriedensity.php
Some
foods do not have calorie density stars. For these foods, the calorie
density is unknown. It does NOT mean that they are low (or high) in
calorie density.
What is Calorie Density?
The
calorie density of a food is a measurement of the average number of
calories per gram or ounce of that food. In the food search results,
you may see stars next to food names. These stars represent the
calorie density of the food.
The calorie density of foods influences your hunger, satiety and food
intake. By eating foods with lower calorie density, you will feel
full - but have eaten fewer calories.
You can
use calorie density to compare the number of calories in equal
amounts of different foods and make better calorie choices. For
example, 1 oz of chocolate has far more calories (i.e. a higher
calorie density) than 1 oz of pretzels.
To read
more about calorie density please visit:
http://www.calorieking.com/foods/caloriedensity.php
Some
foods do not have calorie density stars. For these foods, the calorie
density is unknown. It does NOT mean that they are low (or high) in
calorie density.
How do I display Calorie Density? How do I display Calorie Information?
When you
search for a food, the search results can display calorie density or
calorie information for each food in the list. Showing calorie
density is the default setting.
To show
calorie information instead, click the Calories link at the
top of the food search results list. You will see the number of
calories per serving displayed for each food.
To switch
to displaying calorie density, click the CD link at the top of
the food search results list. You will now see the calorie density
stars displayed for most foods.
See also What
is Calorie Density?
Searching
How can I improve my food searches?
If your
search for a food brings up a large amount of results or very few
results, and you find it hard to locate the food you're looking for,
try some of these tips:
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Make
sure you have spelled the food name correctly. For example,
"Nesquik" not "Nesquick".
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If
you get very few results, try using more general search terms. For
example, "chicken" rather than "hot chicken meal".
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If
you get too many results, be more specific in your search terms. For
example, "Snickers chocolate" rather than "chocolate".
Favorite Foods
What are Favorite Foods? How can I mark a food as a Favorite?
Favorite
foods are those that you eat regularly and want to be able to quickly
add to your Food and Exercise Diary.
To mark a
food as a Favorite using the Food Database, search for the food and
display its Nutrition Facts panel. Click the link Mark as a
Favorite.
When you
use your Food and Exercise Diary, you will see the food you marked as
a Favorite in your Favorite Foods list.
See also How do I search for a food?
