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
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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
