Many helpful websites make it easier to keep a food diary.
my-calorie-counter.com: Simple, useful tool for food diaries and other nutrition and weight-loss information.
myfooddiary.com: Promises comprehensive tools to lose weight, including lifestyle changes, exercise, food logs and a system that tracks more than just calories. Earned raves from The Wall Street Journal and Martha Stewart’s Blueprint magazine. Charges $9 a month.
fitday.com: Free online account and software you can download for $29.95 that offers more weight-loss tools.
familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/ food/general-nutrition/299.html: Straightforward approach with a simple format that also includes categories such as whom did you eat with, time of day and your mood when eating.
sparkpeople.com: Helpful website but users need to be patient. The time it takes to add foods to the log and the guesswork on portion sizes can be frustrating.
foodsdatabase.com: Free and simplest website. Web administrator seems to react to complaints and suggestions quickly. Several positive comments from users.
About.com: This website, a division of The New York Times Co., is a wellspring of information. Do a search on “food dairy” and you will get samples on about and other websites.
Nutrimirror.com: A free 12-day membership lets you track your food and exercise program. Six-minute instructional video. Tracks your intake of calories, sugars, sodium and nutrients similar to the nutritional information on grocery labels.
sugarstats.com: Information for diabetics or anyone who is concerned about his or her sugar intake.
cherrycreeknutrition.com/images/CCNFormnew .pdf: Simple, printable food log on registered dietitian Suzanne Farrell’s business website.
theofficediet.com/200 8/07/02/keeping-a-food-and- exercise-diary: British blogger Allison “Ali” Hale’s take on food diaries as part of her online diet series. Easy- to-read information and links to other websites.
