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This is rad. Some feedback: 1) Don't require me to choose between Male/Female. Let me leave that blank if I'd prefer. 2) If I put 6 in the 'feet' in height, a

This is rad. Some feedback: 1) Don't require me to choose between Male/Female. Let me leave that blank if I'd prefer. 2) If I put 6 in the 'feet' in height, and nothing in the inches, it probably means I'm 6 feet even. Don't make me go back and type in the 0. 3) Alliums (garlic, onion, leeks, etc) are a common intolerance you might want to consider adding to your list. Mushrooms also? 4) The vegetables list is not alphabetized (sprouts appears dead in the middle of the list) 5) Why is Sugar in the 'Grains' category?

torgian 7y ago
5) because it comes in... Grainular form? ... I’ll see myself out now.
papa_bear 7y ago
1) We've gotten this request a few times before, but we use a standard calorie estimation equation that depends on this. Not quite sure what the alternative should be. 2) Good point, will add it to our to-do list. 3) Also good idea - in the meantime, you can add text filters at the bottom of the suggestions list for anything we missed. If it matches anything in the recipe name or ingredients, it'll exclude the recipe. 4 & 5) Definitely a little weird, and surprised no one has mentioned this before. Maybe recently changed? Added to the to-do list too.
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- La1n 7y ago
  Last time I used it I ran into the problem at it sometimes was too specific with the ingredients I already had. For example; I have 5kg of rice, it would recommend me only recipes with that type of rice. While I understand that some recipes are better with long grain or short grain, at the time I was hoping to find an option to have my rice substitute "any" rice. Is there a solution for this?
- zo1 7y ago
  For 1, you could just use the average of the two values and mention it to the user.
ramblerman 7y ago
> Don't require me to choose between Male/Female. Let me leave that blank if I'd prefer. Given this is probably used to calculate Basic metabolic rate, what would you suggest for blank, the average? Serious question, I don't mean to offend. But does it not make sense in these cases to put the responsibility with you. As in you would at least know biologically if you fall closer to male or female for the purpose of BMR calculation.
- Pfhreak 7y ago
  The average of the output of the formulae (I know it's not just as simple as changing a constant input), or let me customize the number would be fine for me. Or show me a range. Using the Mifflin-St. Jeor equation, I need 1780 calories using the female equation and 1935 using the male. The Harris-Benedict equation says I need 1760 if I'm female and 2075 if I'm male. Looking at those numbers, I'd probably start with a baseline of something in between and trust that whatever I ended up eating in a day would have some variance anyhow. There's not a huge range between those values.

torgian 7y ago

5) because it comes in... Grainular form? ... I’ll see myself out now.

papa_bear 7y ago

1) We've gotten this request a few times before, but we use a standard calorie estimation equation that depends on this. Not quite sure what the alternative should be. 2) Good point, will add it to our to-do list. 3) Also good idea - in the meantime, you can add text filters at the bottom of the suggestions list for anything we missed. If it matches anything in the recipe name or ingredients, it'll exclude the recipe. 4 & 5) Definitely a little weird, and surprised no one has mentioned this before. Maybe recently changed? Added to the to-do list too.

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La1n 7y ago
Last time I used it I ran into the problem at it sometimes was too specific with the ingredients I already had. For example; I have 5kg of rice, it would recommend me only recipes with that type of rice. While I understand that some recipes are better with long grain or short grain, at the time I was hoping to find an option to have my rice substitute "any" rice. Is there a solution for this?
zo1 7y ago
For 1, you could just use the average of the two values and mention it to the user.

ramblerman 7y ago

> Don't require me to choose between Male/Female. Let me leave that blank if I'd prefer. Given this is probably used to calculate Basic metabolic rate, what would you suggest for blank, the average? Serious question, I don't mean to offend. But does it not make sense in these cases to put the responsibility with you. As in you would at least know biologically if you fall closer to male or female for the purpose of BMR calculation.

Pfhreak 7y ago
The average of the output of the formulae (I know it's not just as simple as changing a constant input), or let me customize the number would be fine for me. Or show me a range. Using the Mifflin-St. Jeor equation, I need 1780 calories using the female equation and 1935 using the male. The Harris-Benedict equation says I need 1760 if I'm female and 2075 if I'm male. Looking at those numbers, I'd probably start with a baseline of something in between and trust that whatever I ended up eating in a day would have some variance anyhow. There's not a huge range between those values.