{"id":43849,"date":"2022-01-19T18:15:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T18:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tiller.cronometerdev.com\/blog\/?p=43849"},"modified":"2025-04-17T10:50:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T17:50:09","slug":"cronometer-frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/cronometer-frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Cronometer Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43849\" class=\"elementor elementor-43849\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5de4b67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5de4b67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ffcc1c\" data-id=\"6ffcc1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-510f73c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"510f73c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes Cronometer might surprise you &#8211; either the way the app functions or when you see the nutrition information on a food that you think <em>must\u00a0<\/em>be wrong. We&#8217;re here to set the record straight with answers to some of our most frequently asked questions.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"#water\">How do I track water?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#coffee\">Why does it say coffee has carbs?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#macro-calories\">Why don&#8217;t my macro calories add up?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#missing-nutrients\">Why doesn&#8217;t this product contain a nutrient I know should be listed?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#rda-dv\">What&#8217;s the difference between DV and RDA?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#change-weight\">How can I change my initial start weight?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#edit-delete\">How can I edit or delete an entry?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#energy-summary\">Why doesn&#8217;t my energy summary reflect my custom macro target?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#kcals\">What are kcals?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89bfcc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89bfcc0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce747ef\" data-id=\"ce747ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8718c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b8718c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"water\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9204f3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9204f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Do I Track Water?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88d4acf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88d4acf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e666fda\" data-id=\"e666fda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41f2d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e41f2d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a few <a href=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/how-to-track-water-in-cronometer\/\">different ways to\u00a0track water<\/a> in Cronometer. Firstly, you can use the Water Tracking Widget on your Diary. Or you can do so the same way you would add a food. On mobile, tap the plus button &gt; Add Food and search for Tap Water. On web, simply click Add Food. Then scroll to your nutrient targets and you will see the target bar for water begin to fill up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70f4692 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70f4692\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-848115b\" data-id=\"848115b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11c63a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e11c63a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"coffee\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7377032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7377032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Does It Say Coffee Has Carbs?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6a96e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6a96e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07a0a01\" data-id=\"07a0a01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d155869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d155869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-18-at-11.27.19-AM-1024x671.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43861\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-18-at-11.27.19-AM-1024x671.png 1024w, https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-18-at-11.27.19-AM-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-18-at-11.27.19-AM-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-18-at-11.27.19-AM.png 1214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23c4302 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23c4302\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19ecd54\" data-id=\"19ecd54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de410c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de410c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We get asked this one a lot.<\/p><p>If you look closely, we report coffee as having some fiber, which is classified under total carbohydrates.<\/p><p>Some small particles from the beans make it through the brewing\/filtering process and end up in the coffee and these particles contain a substantial amount of fiber.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6d2963 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6d2963\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf25df9\" data-id=\"cf25df9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93b05f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"93b05f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"macro-calories\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97ec711 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97ec711\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52ba861\" data-id=\"52ba861\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5fbd64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5fbd64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Don't My Macro Calories Add Up?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea71020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea71020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The calories and the macronutrient values will be a bit off because each food is different in the actual amount of energy (calories) it contains.<\/p><p>What we mean here is that you were probably taught the rule that carbs and protein are 4 kcals per gram, and fat is 9 kcals per gram.<\/p><p>They are not. They are close but there is better data on some foods and we use that in the calculations for the macronutrients.<\/p><p>For example, some carbs are 3.8, 4.1, 4.3 kcals per gram etc. Same is true for protein and fats. That is why there will be a discrepancy, when our data is more accurate than the 4-4-9 crude estimation &#8211; which means you really can count on us for giving you the best nutrition information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fd80f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fd80f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a87b30\" data-id=\"6a87b30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be294a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"be294a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"missing-nutrients\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05649f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05649f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcafee5\" data-id=\"fcafee5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1877aca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1877aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Doesn't This Branded Product Contain A Nutrient I Know Should Be Listed?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a242d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9a242d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-19-at-10.15.18-AM-1024x684.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43899\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-19-at-10.15.18-AM-1024x684.png 1024w, https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-19-at-10.15.18-AM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-19-at-10.15.18-AM-768x513.png 768w, https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-19-at-10.15.18-AM.png 1204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aee19c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aee19c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf543dd\" data-id=\"cf543dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99ba86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a99ba86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Branded products oftentimes do not list full nutrient profiles on their nutrition labels. Since we do not analyze foods for their data here at Cronometer we cannot fill in the blanks or know what the values are for nutrients not listed on the label.<\/p><p>The best way to get the most nutrition information is to use our most comprehensive database &#8211; the NCCDB. By performing text-based searches when adding foods, most whole foods can be found from the NCCDB which lists many, many more vitamins and minerals in their nutrient profiles.<\/p><p>We suggest taking a look at this <a href=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/6-tips-getting-nutrition-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog<\/a> as it should help you navigate Cronometer to it&#8217;s fullest capabilities to enable you to obtain more accurate information on both macro and micronutrients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794b468 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"794b468\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"rda-dv\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3593fbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3593fbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-492e58d\" data-id=\"492e58d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec69e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ec69e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What's The Difference Between Daily Value (DV) And Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ab988c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ab988c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-549c367\" data-id=\"549c367\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7ebe39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7ebe39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo determine your targets, Cronometer uses the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA). This is the amount of a certain nutrient you should be getting each day based on your age and gender.<br><br>\n\nOn food packaging, the nutrition label shows the % Daily Value (DV). This represents how much of a nutrient the food product provides relative to a total daily diet. For example, if a label has 50% DV for calcium, that means that it has 500 mg of calcium per serving, because the % DV for calcium is 1,000 mg per day.\n\nThe % DVs are used for nutrition labeling purposes only, and are different from the personalized targets used in Cronometer.<br><br>\n\nYou can learn more about % DVs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/new-nutrition-facts-label\/daily-value-new-nutrition-and-supplement-facts-labels#:~:text=First%2C%20let's%20look%20at%20how,contributes%20to%20your%20daily%20diet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0and  your RDAs <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 1.125em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/fnic\/dietary-reference-intakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f921df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f921df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54bba65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"54bba65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"change-weight\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e10b99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e10b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Can I Change My Initial Start Weight?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00cb6be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00cb6be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your initial start weight will be logged as a biometric on the first day of your Cronometer journey. In order to change that, navigate back to the first day in the calendar and edit the number in the entry.\u00a0<\/p><p>In the mobile app\u00a0you can navigate to your previous days and change by following the instructions below:<\/p><p>1. Tap\u00a0Today\u00a0at the top to bring up the calendar<br \/>2. Navigate between the months using the arrows<br \/>3. Tap the day which contains your original weight entry on the calendar and select\u00a0OK<br \/>4. Tap on the weight entry you would like to amend and change the value<br \/>5. Click\u00a0Save<\/p><p>Alternatively, you can delete the entry by swiping left on the entry and tapping the bin, or swiping all the way to the left for a quick-delete.<\/p><p>On the web version, navigate to your previous days by using the calendar on the right hand side. You can then click on the weight entry to change it, or type over the original weight entry.<span class=\"c-message__edited_label\" dir=\"ltr\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\"> To learn more about tracking your weight on Cronometer visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/cronometer.com\/blog\/weight-goal\/\">blog here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d06108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d06108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82347ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"82347ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"edit-delete\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc0e0f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc0e0f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Can I Edit Or Delete An Entry?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30c91ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30c91ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;ve added a food, biometric or exercise that needs to be changed, you can edit the entry on the mobile app by tapping on it, make your changes and tap save. Delete by swiping left on the entry in your Diary.\u00a0<\/p><p>On web, right click on the entry to edit or delete. If you just need to edit the serving size, you can click on it and edit directly without leaving the diary screen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f42b980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f42b980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d605a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4d605a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"energy-summary\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c91e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5c91e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s the Difference Between Target and Balance Mode in My Energy Summary?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70cb517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70cb517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the Energy Summary, you can choose between Target Mode and Balance Mode:<\/p><ul><li>Target Mode (default) shows your progress toward your daily energy goal, helping you see how much you\u2019ve consumed relative to your target.<\/li><li>Balance Mode displays your net energy by subtracting your calories burned (expenditure) from your calories consumed\u2014showing whether you\u2019re in a surplus or deficit.<\/li><\/ul><p>You can quickly switch between the two by tapping the toggle in the top right corner of your Diary. To learn more about your Energy Summary visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/support.cronometer.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360060616191-Energy-Summary\">User Manual here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a0d3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"84a0d3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f222e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"9f222e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"kcals\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc5dc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bc5dc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Are KCals?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67fcba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67fcba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Where ever you see a number mentioning a kcal in Cronometer, this just means calories. 1 kcal is equal to 1 calorie.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes Cronometer might surprise you &#8211; either the way the app functions or when you see the nutrition information on a food that you think must\u00a0be wrong. 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