One sandwich or two

[ShaunyB]

I'm logging my food intake with the Fitbit app and this will seem a stupid question to most but hey, I'm a bloke.. is this one sandwich or two?

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[GershonSurge]

It was one before you cut it. 😛

[SunsetRunner]

I would count that as one... you can always input the ingredients separately to see... (2 pieces of bread, tomatoes, lettuce etc)

[WendyB]

Its one

[elderwanda]

I'd call it one.  It's two sandwiches if you're a 5 year-old.  

Actually, if this is about accurately logging calories, then you're asking the wrong question.  It's two slices of a particular type of bread, which probably has a nutrition label on the package (I'd guess 100 calories per slice).  And then a certain amount of a particular type of meat, like, "1 oz. deli-style ham", or "30 grams of bacon".  And maybe "15 grams of mayonnaise".   That's how I would log in a sandwich like that.  I wouldn't go into the database looking for some random sandwich, because that could give you just about anything.  

Then again, with all of my meticulous calorie counting, I'm routinely losing only a pound per month on a deficit where I'm supposed to be losing a pound per week.  So....grumble grumble. 🙂

[SunsetRunner]

I know what you mean. I am back to logging my food intake through "myfitnesspal" but ran into the age old dilemma of how to record a meal eaten at a restaurant, keep in mind though that what you get on your plate can vary by +/- 20% or possibly even more from the nutritional numbers listed in a restaurants nutritional guide. Guidance-Documents-Regulatory-Information - Starting on page 42 it specifies the methods a restaurant can use to establish the nutrient values for its menu items.

Even package food is allowed up to a 20% variance, add on the possible variance in portions at the restaurant and your meal could be off base by even more. In some cases you would almost need to pull your meal apart and weight each part separately to even come close to guessing the actual calorie and nutrient values for it.

I ended up building it up from approximations of the parts of the hamburger. It will have to do.