Guest guest Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Hi, I want to check my son's daily intake on Fitday. How do you add the foods that you make yourself like the cashew muffins and the bread that I make? Also, Fitday would only let me put the age of 13 in as the lowest age, but my son is 8. Does that make a difference? Thanks for the help! Gwen mom to , ASD, SCD 20 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Gwen, To determine the calorie intake, the age is irrelevant. If you were trying to use it to calculate his vitamin/mineral intake, then it would matter. To include homemade items, I input an entire recipe. Then, I copy down the calories, carbs, fat and protein. Then I divide the totals by the number of servings. (For example a muffin recipe that makes 12- I would divide the totals by 12). Then I use the CREATE CUSTOM FOOD feature and input the name of the item " Cashew Muffin " and input the information about the calories, carbs, fat and protein into the form. I know it sounds time consuming, but once you've done it, it stores it forever. Then, whenever you use fitday, it's always there. Jody mom to -7 and -9 SCD 1/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Gwen, To determine the calorie intake, the age is irrelevant. If you were trying to use it to calculate his vitamin/mineral intake, then it would matter. To include homemade items, I input an entire recipe. Then, I copy down the calories, carbs, fat and protein. Then I divide the totals by the number of servings. (For example a muffin recipe that makes 12- I would divide the totals by 12). Then I use the CREATE CUSTOM FOOD feature and input the name of the item " Cashew Muffin " and input the information about the calories, carbs, fat and protein into the form. I know it sounds time consuming, but once you've done it, it stores it forever. Then, whenever you use fitday, it's always there. Jody mom to -7 and -9 SCD 1/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Gwen, To determine the calorie intake, the age is irrelevant. If you were trying to use it to calculate his vitamin/mineral intake, then it would matter. To include homemade items, I input an entire recipe. Then, I copy down the calories, carbs, fat and protein. Then I divide the totals by the number of servings. (For example a muffin recipe that makes 12- I would divide the totals by 12). Then I use the CREATE CUSTOM FOOD feature and input the name of the item " Cashew Muffin " and input the information about the calories, carbs, fat and protein into the form. I know it sounds time consuming, but once you've done it, it stores it forever. Then, whenever you use fitday, it's always there. Jody mom to -7 and -9 SCD 1/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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