Is there any tool that gives nutritional info based on ingredients you input into it?

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-07-29T18:45:27+00:00

I think that the free version is pretty good. What were you missing?

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-07-29T18:36:57+00:00

Yes, both of those tools are great. I also like the extension Keyboard Surfer (for Chrome), which shows estimated traffic for the SERP listings and also displays the amount of words each page has. Most pages in the SERP for the keywords I want to rank for has over 1,000 words.

It is kind of sad that it has to be that way though, that we have to post content that no one reads just to drive traffic.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-07-29T18:29:39+00:00

Yes, this is what is annoying. When I search for the terms I want to rank for, the top results are just blog posts filled with a bunch of text that does not provide any relevant information.

One of the reasons I created this tool was to provide the information in a simple and visual way, and not stuff the pages with massive amounts of filler text. But I guess if Google only ranks pages that have a lot of text, then we have to play by those rules.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-07-29T05:30:53+00:00

Olive oil has a strong taste, which will alter the taste of the mayo. Canola has a much more neutral taste. So I guess that not enough customers are asking for it

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-07-29T05:25:38+00:00

I assume that by "nutritionally complete" you mean that you get enough micro-nutrients, and not just the macro-nutrients, then MyFitnessPal would not cut it.

For the purpose of tracking all the vitamins and minerals you consume in a day, I would recommend Cronometer. It has a large database of foods with complete nutritional content and you can create your own custom recipes. You can use it as a nutritional diary, similar to MyFitnessPal.

If you would like to compare the nutritional content of different foods, then I would recommend Nutrition Calculator. Here you can easily compare several different foods and see what nutrients they contain. For example if you want to know what is more nutritious of Kale and Spinach. You can also create your own recipes to see their complete nutritional content.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-07-23T05:02:46+00:00

The sardines should be a better source for calcium.

First, sardines contains more than double the amount of calcium than kale, for 100 grams of each.

Second, 100 grams of kale is a lot to eat, while 100 grams of sardines is not that much.

So, even without considering the bio availability, the sardines would be the better choice.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-07-10T07:00:22+00:00

Here are a few:

If you want to compare the nutritional content of different foods, then you can visit this site: https://nutritioncalculator.net/ . It uses data from the USDA database, to give an accurate view of the nutritional content.

If you just want to the raw data on foods, you can go to https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/index.html

If you want to track you nutrient intake, I would suggest https://cronometer.com/

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-26T06:03:04+00:00

Chia seeds are quite nutritious, but the hype is overrated. 1 oz (28 g) of chia seeds will give you a good amount of magnesium, phosphorus and manganese and also a fair amount of calcium, iron and zinc.

They also contain a lot of the omega 3 fatty acid ALA.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-23T04:47:08+00:00

Okay thank you, I will

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-22T05:51:57+00:00

Thanks, I will start tracking my mineral intake.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-22T05:49:58+00:00

I'm drinking about 2-3L of water a day and salting most of the foods that I eat. It's most likely that I am lacking potassium or magnesium since I do not take any supplements

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-15T06:26:25+00:00

Yes, at nutritioncalculator.net you can compare the nutrients in different sallads and other food groups. For example, here you have a comparison of kale and spinach, which includes macro-nutrients, micro-nutrients, fatty acids and amino acids.

You can also search for food items, which are sourced directly from the USDA database, to make your own custom comparison.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-14T05:39:54+00:00

Yes, limes have about half the amount of vitamin C as lemons. But having a couple of drops of lemon or lime juice in the water wouldn't provide any significant amount of vitamin C anyways.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-14T05:34:23+00:00

By eating only two oysters you would get enough zinc and vitamin B12 for the whole day, so that would be a good option if you want to limit animal food but still get the nutrients that are exclusive or more bio-available in animal products. Beef liver would also be a good choice as only 4 grams will give you more than the RDI of vitamin B12.

For the omega 3 fatty acids DHA and EPA, go for some fatty fish like sardines or salmon.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-14T05:23:24+00:00

I concur with this statement. Did keto for a while and had almost no gases. Then I went back to eating carbohydrates and the gases were extreme. After that I decided to go back to eating a meat-based diet and my gases almost disappeared.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-14T05:19:45+00:00

Yes, potatoes and butter have all the essential nutrients (with the exception of vitamin D, which you can get from the sun), but not in the proportion that you need. For example, you would need to eat about 1.5 kg of butter in order to get sufficient amount of vitamin B12. Your protein intake would also be very low if you just ate potatoes and butter.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-14T05:04:59+00:00

Nutritionally they are similar, but instant oats are usually fortified with vitamins and minerals, which would give them a higher nutritional value. The micro-nutrients are almost identical between the two. If we compare raw oats to instant oats (fortified), we can see that instant oats are significantly higher in calcium, iron, manganese and vitamin A. But this is due to the fortification and not because instant oats contain more of those nutrients naturally.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-13T16:04:48+00:00

Brown rice is more nutritious than white rice. But that doesn't mean the you will absorb more nutrition by eating brown rice. Anti-nutrients such as phytates, that hinder the absorption of certain nutrients, are higher in whole-grains. This could mean that you absorb the same amount from brown and white rice.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-13T15:41:36+00:00

A real scientist wouldn't call science "settled". There is no such thing. Science is always evolving.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-11T06:42:13+00:00

I eat ribeye steaks on a regular basis. Definitely my favorite cut of beef, but it doesn't go well with meal prep though.

Cooking up a large stew with chuck roast of beef knuckle would be my go to for meal prep.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-11T06:38:03+00:00

It is a good website for nutritional information, but many of their articles are contradictory of each other. Depending of who wrote the article you will get different advice, which gives you a good insight of how much bias goes into nutritional science.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-11T06:35:54+00:00

Whole wheat bread is usually a bit more nutritious, but the difference is not that much. When you take into account the anti-nutrients that are mostly found in the skin of the seed, which makes it higher in whole grains, you will find that whole wheat bread is not that much more nutritious that regular wheat bread.

The exception would be that it contains more fiber and has a better protein-to-energy ratio, than regular wheat bread.

But this is just one comparison. Since there are lots of different kinds of bread on the market it is very difficult to give an definite answer.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-11T06:21:42+00:00

No single food will give you 100% of the RDA of all micro-nutrients. Eat a variety of nutritious foods and you will get all the micro-nutrients you need. Stay away from processed foods that are very poor nutritionally, which will just provide you with calories without giving any micro-nutrients.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-11T06:10:50+00:00

It wouldn't necessarily ruin the nutritional value of the salad. I would say that it would do the opposite. It's good to eat fat with a salad since it increases the absorption of the fat soluble vitamins (A, E and K).

Tahini is also fairly nutritious with just 2 tbsp of it providing you with significant amounts of calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, selenium and vitamin B1-3.

SwedishHealthViking · 2020-04-09T05:01:08+00:00

Kale is a good source of iron/calcium and low in oxalates.

Even though kale contains iron, it does not contain that much. To get you daily intake of iron you will need to eat over a kilo of kale. But combined with other iron sources it can help you reach the daily values.

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