All of them are accessible online on a website, and signing up takes less than a minute. They also have apps for iPhone/iPad and Android phones and tablets.
1. MyFitnessPal
MyFitnessPal is one of the most popular calorie counters right now.
It tracks your weight and calculates a recommended daily calorie intake. It also contains a well-designed food diary and an exercise log.
MyFitnessPal can likely sync with it and then include the data in the exercise log. MyFitnessPal's nutrition database is huge, containing over five million foods. You can also create custom foods and dishes, or download recipes from the internet.It even saves your favorite meals, so you can log those quickly.
Additionally, the MyFitnessPal app has a barcode scanner, so you can instantly enter the nutrition information of some packaged foods.Each day is presented as a pie chart, showing the breakdown of carbs, protein and fat. You can also write a note for the day, such as how the day went or how you were feeling.
2. Lose It!
Lose It! is another health tracker that includes an easy-to-use food diary and exercise log. Based on your weight, height, age and goals, Lose It! provides a personalized recommendation for calorie intake. It then tracks your calories on the homepage.
It has a comprehensive food database, and an icon representing each food entry. The food diary is simple, user-friendly and it is very easy to add new foods. The Lose It! app has a barcode scanner for packaged foods. Commonly eaten foods are saved for quick entry later on.Lose It! keeps a daily and weekly total, and presents weight changes on a graph.
They also have an active chat community and a tab called "challenges." Here, you can participate in challenges or make your own.
3. FatSecret
FatSecret is a free calorie counter. It includes a food diary, nutrition database, healthy recipes, exercise log, weight chart and journal.A barcode scanner is also included to help track packaged foods.
The homepage shows total calorie intake as well as the breakdown of carbs, protein and fat. This is shown both for the day and for each meal.FatSecret offers a monthly summary view, which shows total calories consumed each day and total averages for each month. This feature may be very convenient to track your overall progress. Their website is full of information and tips, as well as articles on a variety of topics.
4. Cron-o-meter
Cron-o-meter lets you easily keep track of your diet, exercises and body weight.
It offers very exact serving sizes and a good exercise database. There is also a profile option for pregnant and lactating women, based on higher calorie needs during those periods.
The food diary is very simple and user-friendly. Below it, there is a bar chart showing the breakdown of carbs, fat and protein for that day, along with total calories consumed.
Cron-o-meter is particularly useful for tracking micronutrients like vitamins and minerals.
5. SparkPeople
Sparkpeople is another full-featured calorie counter that tracks nutrition, activities, goals and progress.The food diary is relatively easy to use. If you tend to eat the same thing often, you can copy and paste that entry into multiple days.
At the bottom of each day's entry, you can see the total calories, carbs, fats and protein. There is also an option to view the data as a pie chart.
Recipes are very easy to add, and the app is equipped with a barcode scanner so you can easily register packaged foods.There are lots of resources, including recipes, health news, exercise demos and articles by health and wellness experts.
The free version has one of the biggest food and nutrition databases on the web, but you have to upgrade your account to gain access to many of the other features. Source: healthline.com
