# Strategy for handling untrackable calories/macros

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/strategy-for-handling-untrackable-calories-macros/7925>\
**Category:** Nutrition Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [January 15, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/strategy-for-handling-untrackable-calories-macros/7925 "2020-01-15T02:05:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![WK89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@WK89](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/WK89)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/strategy-for-handling-untrackable-calories-macros/7925/1 "2020-01-15T02:05:20Z")

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Hey Jordan, this is a pretty simple question with maybe an impossible answer but for the occasions where one eats with family/friends and the meal calories and macros aren’t trackable, whether that’s eating pizza or burgers in a restaurant or a home cooked meal, what is the best strategy for “tracking” this and accounting for it? Take pizza in a restaurant for example - I would most likely not have a clue as to what the calorie/macro breakdown was.

Thanks for your insight!

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/strategy-for-handling-untrackable-calories-macros/7925/2 "2020-01-15T16:53:50Z")

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Guesstimate using a similar or related food in MyFitnessPal.

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**Author:** ![IvanRoko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58956e/32.png) [@IvanRoko](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/IvanRoko)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2023, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/strategy-for-handling-untrackable-calories-macros/7925/3 "2023-05-30T11:08:27Z")

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It can definitely be a challenge when eating out or enjoying meals with friends and family. While it’s difficult to get an exact breakdown, you can try some strategies to estimate your intake.

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**Author:** ![Ousnamax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/ousnamax/32/588_2.png) [@Ousnamax](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Ousnamax)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/strategy-for-handling-untrackable-calories-macros/7925/4 "2023-06-01T15:42:19Z")

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It can definitely be a challenge when eating out or enjoying meals with friends and family. While it’s difficult to get an exact breakdown, you can try some strategies to estimate your intake.