My Fitness Pal

[FluffyandAngry]

Just wondering what everyones experience is of this site? I used it today to check the info for a grande skinny latte from Caffe Nero and it came up with 37g of carbs, Caffe Nero's own site says 14g. Who to believe! I want to believe the latter.

 

[nyssa88]

I just checked on my fitness pal and its showing as 14.4g of carbs

 

[nyssa88]

I use it alot and find its pretty accurate

 

[Starlight]

Id never believe mfp over a brands own website. You need to remember a large percentage of entries in mfp are created by members. One slip of a finger or misread label and the entry could be totally inaccurate

 

[Caz]

Problem with MFP is that the database is managed by members, members who can be wrong! Especially with sodium, most people just don't get the difference between salt/sodium and g/mg. If the official website gives nutritional info then that's going to be correct, not what a random person entered on MFP. I'm using it to track my S&S days when I have protein meals and I'm constantly having to check the nutritional info on packs and update them. Look for entries that have got more confirmations, usually there are quite a few entries for one item.

 

[iwillbethinagain]

Like the others have said, on the whole it is very good but like all such things it is open to errors due to how info is inputted on it. I use it a lot and love it, but you need to make sure you search for the 'correct' entry as there can often be lots and some come with variations, such as a costa primo coffee- there are skinny variations and syrup variations. The MFP creator do try and delete incorrect entries but it can take a while. Some of the entries re made by members, such asmy homemade mince pies- I had no idea they would come up on other peoples MFP but they do!

 

[FluffyandAngry]

Okay, thanks everyone! Didn't know that random people could create entries. Yay I can still have my weekly Caffe Nero fix then.