Today I purchased an Angus Beef Chuck Roast to cook in the crock pot. When I enter this into the search area on MFP, the options offered have such wide variations in nutritional values in regards to protein and calories. How do you decide in situations like this one? I hope my question makes sense. Thank you!

Try a more impartial source

http://ndb.nal.usda.gov

I see a wide variation in nutritional information on MFP.

Thank you

I use the MFP app on my phone and scan the bar code, it usually comes up with everything I scan.

Dumb question here...What is MFP??

My Fitness Pal

My Fitness Pal is a smartphone app you can use to track your food, calories/nutrients, exercise.

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I did scan the barcode on the package, but it's "not found". Fresh meat doesn't usually have a nutrition label.

I tend to always go with the higher calorie count......in my mind....it makes me feel safer.

Enjoy your roast! It sounds delicious.

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The best thing to do when you find a food not listed on MFP is to find the information somewhere you trust (like the USDA site) and then add the nutritional data yourself it helps you and helps expand the database for the next person who comes along.

I will google elsewhere and look at calories. The variation on MFP is somewhat error but also preparation of the food. So sometimes I'll look for a recipe that gives the calories also. I have entered things from scratch into MFP but I didn't find it easy and still wasn't for sure it was exactly correct.

I will google elsewhere and look at calories. The variation on MFP is somewhat error but also preparation of the food. So sometimes I'll look for a recipe that gives the calories also. I have entered things from scratch into MFP but I didn't find it easy and still wasn't for sure it was exactly correct.

It's a crowd sourced project so the more people who contribute to making sure entries are accurate the better the database becomes.

It's a crowd sourced project so the more people who contribute to making sure entries are accurate the better the database becomes.

If I feel I do know the nutrional information, I do confirm to help better the database.