Calorie Info on an item is incorrect

I was trying to log my lunch info for today and the item I selected does not match the package for the meal.

Health Choice Beef Tips Portabello entree, with broccoli and carrots and an apple cobbler dessert. Back of the package says 260 calories and 6pts. Info on the food search produced an image that says 280. I would also question the fat, carbs, etc., since the other portion of the package image does not match the package I looked at today.

Firstly, 20 calories is nothing.

Secondly, CC doesn't update daily, so if a package has recently changed or is in production in several countries, the listed nutritional value may be slightly out of date or based on a different region.

Take what's on the package, or try and eat less packaged foods.  The calorie contents of a carrot, an apple, flour, an ounce of salmon, etc are pretty stable, for example.

I'm new. So I guess I'm not understanding how to add my own items. For instance, when I want to just add an item as 'frozen entree' and enter the calories when I already know it, or for items that I've calculated the cals on my own.

When you have the info already and are entering an item, instead of doing the search option on the left of the Food Log page, on the right you can add your own items, you can call it whatever you want, it will only be there on your account.

The item may be in the search engine, so check for it, but if the calorie info isn't what you have on the package, take the package info and add it yourself.

Oh I see now! Thanks so much!

Yep, this happens all the time, especially with frozen lunches. They must change the products from time to time and CC isn't alway up to date. Even my organic Greek yogurt was off a little today. I just log whatever the package says when that happens.

I would stick to the original suggestion and not worry about (relatively) minor differences such as 20 calories.

I've personally found that when I'm too anal-retentive about this kind of thing, my motivation to keep with it wanes (as it takes too much time/effort to log "exact" amounts).

"Keep it simple stupid"

i prefer to say "keep it stupidely simple"  it's the same message but comes across less "offensive"... offensive isn't the word i'm looking for but.... ya know more "jarring"

How about "keep it short and sweet"  I think that was the original meaning... but maybe I'm wrong.