Comments for PhotoCalorie™

Comment on Portion Sizes by Susan Shaw, MS, RD

Susan Shaw, MS, RD — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:32:14 +0000

These are very nice visuals and helpful for seeing portion sizes and equivalent calories.

However, according to the Dietary Guidelines and ChooseMyPlate.org (the new Food Guide Pyramid), 1 cup of rice or 1 cup of pasta is actual TWO servings. Here is the link for the grain group: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/grains-counts.html#

Comment on USDA unveils MyPlate, replacing Pyramid by smoked sausage pasta

smoked sausage pasta — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:26:11 +0000

I seriously love your blog.. Pleasant colors & theme.
Did you develop this web site yourself? Please reply back as I’m trying to create my own personal website and would love to find out where you got this from or exactly what the theme is named. Thank you!

Comment on The Genius and Horror That is Movie Theatre Popcorn by Visualizing Portion Sizes |

Visualizing Portion Sizes | — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:19:12 +0000

[...] People eating M&Ms or popcorn from larger containers eat more without even realizing it. In Dr. Wansink’s popcorn experiment, those given the large bucket of popcorn ate 53% more popcorn than the those given the medium [...]

Comment on PhotoCalorie iPhone App Approved! by Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:32:46 +0000

Today is August 16, 2012 – we are two years, seven months, and many days past January 5, 2010. Are we any closer to seeing an Android application for this product? If not, would you consider providing tips how to best use this product (website) on a non-Apple smartphone? Thank you.

P.S. Why do developers always seem to choose to develop for Apple before Android? This is a frustrating mystery to this Android user.

Comment on A calorie is a calorie, unless of course they derive from an Atkins diet by Scotty

Scotty — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 07:58:02 +0000

I Suggest to read the following as they may help explain some misnomers in the logic presented. It helps to view the entire subject matter and both sides of the argument instead of just one mans perspective.

http://bja.oxfordjournals.org/content/85/1/69.full.pdf

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v436/n7049/abs/nature03711.html

http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2011/08/carbohydrate-hypothesis-of-obesity.html

why is that Glut-4 receptors are down regulated in the adipose of Insulin resistant humans? seems to contradict GCBC. This is an important fallacy to point out:

“GLUT4 expression is decreased in adipocytes in nearly all insulin- resistant states in humans and rodents, but the mechanism by which this contributes to systemic insulin resistance has not been clear, as adipose tissue contributes relatively little to total body glucose disposal.”

“We know that if you look at comparative physiological studies, animals metabolize carbohydrates differently than do humans. In animals on a high-carbohydrate diet not providing excess energy, you find that de novo lipogenesis [conversion by the liver to fatty acids] is anywhere from 50 percent or higher. They basically make fatty acids for at least 50 percent of the carbohydrate [consumed]. De novo lipogenesis accounts for at least 50 percent carbohydrate. In humans, it is very, very hard under isocaloric (neutral energy) conditions, let alone in overfeeding conditions, to push that beyond 10 percent or even 20 percent. ”

Good luck and blessed health to all

Comment on Portion Sizes by Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:31:49 +0000

What about chocolate? What’s the standard serving size of (specifically) dark chocolate with at least 75% cocoa mass?

Comment on Is accurate calorie counting possible? A thought-provoking journey through the skeptical mind by Hugo Aparicio

Hugo Aparicio — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:44:55 +0000

In the last six months I have been in a Lifestyle Change program. So far I have lost 16 pounds. This behavior modification program requires calorie tracking by keeping a log of my daily food input. I was getting frustrated with so much bookkeeping and it was also difficult to carry a log and a calorie book to tally calories. I was ready to give up! Luckily I heard about the PhotoCalorie application. From the moment I installed the app on my iPhone, it was very easy to use because its instinctive design leaves no room for confusion, as I had experimented with similar apps. This app has been an extremely great help in keeping track of my diet. It would have been extremely difficult to accomplish this weight reduction if I had to relay in manual tracking of my food intake. PhotoCalorie made it so easy. I can check my progress in graphic mode or an easy to understand journal of day-by-day food intake. I can check at any time the number of calories that I have consumed, compared it to my goal, and make adjustments.

I once called their technical support and their service was excellent. I would not mind paying for this app. Yes, it is still free.

Comment on Treadmill Desk!? Seriously!?! by Multiplication Chart

Multiplication Chart — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:32:37 +0000

i like it

Comment on Portion Sizes by Larry

Larry — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:07:28 +0000

You just need to multiply by the number of servings. For example if you type “rice*0.5″, it will give the nutrition for 1/2 cup of rice. Hope that helps!

Comment on Portion Sizes by D. Godfrey

D. Godfrey — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:56:46 +0000

If I eat 1/2 a serving (1/2 cup of grain say) – how do I get the app to figure that? Will it recognize 1/2 serving?
Thanks