Honestly, you’re better off using a program like Cron-o-Meter. It supports net carbs on the web and the mobile app and does a much better job. See my review of Cron-o-Meter here.
If you do still want to use MyFitnessPal:
- Do the install, as instructed on this page
- Next you’ll want to set up your “macros” in MyFitnessPal:Go to: Home -> Goals -> Change Goals
Select “Custom” and click continue
I have mine set up as 70% Fat, 25% Protein and 5% Carbs. - You also need to add Fiber as a column to track so the script can calculate Net Carbs for you:Go to: Food -> Settings
Add Fiber to your list of nutrients to track. Make sure you at least have carbs, fiber, fat and protein selected. These are what you need to track for a low carb or ketogenic diet.
It ends up with a cool pie graph and net carbs on the tables (this is for a full day on Ketofood, plus a pepperjack cheese stick as a snack… and 30 minutes of intense elliptical exercise):
[…] I also need to track how many carbs I’m eating and it does a good job of that. There’s some settings and a userscript that enhance MFP for keto diets. It’s particularly nice to be able to scan a barcode to add […]
I do not speak computer. On an ipad, is there any hope of explaining it ,how to “do th install” ,went to the page for that but no clue:(
The instructions are only for desktop computers, sorry.
I am having some issues with the graph at the bottom- it looks like for the % by calorie chart at the bottom you are using approximately 4.5 calories/gram for fat instead of 9 calories. Did I install it incorrectly, or is there a way to fix it?
I’m not configuring the graph so I’m not sure what you mean.
Do I need to purchase premium My Fitness Pal to calculate net carbs?
Unless you use the modification (which only works on the desktop web version) you cannot show net carbs in MFP: https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/questions/16780157-net-carbs
Honestly, you’re better off using Cron-O-meter, see the top of the article.
I’m have problems setting up net carbs with MFP. I like to use it because it links with Apple Watch.
Again I recommend Cron-O-Meter instead. Works with Apple Watch: https://forums.cronometer.com/discussion/155/can-i-link-my-apple-watch
I added this and now I can’t pull up the site at all. Any tips on how to undo what I’ve done?
Try uninstalling TamperMonkey – or just use Cron-o-meter instead.