Yet another Fitday question

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    Less of Lena's AvatarLess of Lena , 02-14-2006 10:49 PM
    When I enter Custom Foods on my Fitday, where do I enter the "Sugar" that inevitably there? I see "Sugar" on the food's label, but there's no place on the Fitday lable to put it.

    And while I'm at it, the sub-categories on my product food labels often don't match the ones on Fitday. I usually enter the one for Saturated Fat and just leave the others blank.

    Oh, and how do I enter the information for multi-vitamins?

    Am I missing something? Is there a Fitday FAQ somewhere?
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    jillybean720's Avatarjillybean720 , 02-15-2006 06:20 AM
    Fitday doesn't provide you with calculations for the amount of sugar you have in a day, so it doesn't ask. It tells you carbs and fiber, which it does ask for. The sugar is included in carbs, so I guess for most people, it doesn't matter what the specific "sugars" number is since most go by total number or percentage of carbs for the day

    I do the same as you with the fat--if my label doesn't break it down as much, I just put the Saturated fat and total fat and leave the others blank. Again, I usually go by percentage of total fot for the day, so it doesn't bother me that it's not specific (I know I don't have much saturated in my diet anyway).

    You should be able to enter the multivitamin as a custom food from the label on the bottle.

    hehe, anything else?
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    Less of Lena's AvatarLess of Lena , 02-15-2006 08:04 AM
    Thank you, Jillybean! Still new and trying to figure things out here. Brought my vitamin bottle with me and entered it, as you suggested, as a Custom food. Then went back and did a Nuitrients report for the past week. MUCH better results!

    Over 100% on most. Before adding back the vitamins, it was under 100% for most. Way under for many.

    Thanks again!
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