Help that New Year’s resolution along
Where to find it: The Daily Plate
– www.thedailyplate.com
Who runs the site: According to the FAQ, the site was
started
”
by three geeky guys who wanted to eat smarter, and couldn’t find
a good enough web site to help them do it.
”
The site was started in 2005 and each of the owners, Joe, Jeremy
and Lex, have a profile on the site for users who want to know more
about them.
Where to find it: The Daily Plate – www.thedailyplate.com
Who runs the site: According to the FAQ, the site was started “by three geeky guys who wanted to eat smarter, and couldn’t find a good enough web site to help them do it.” The site was started in 2005 and each of the owners, Joe, Jeremy and Lex, have a profile on the site for users who want to know more about them.
Who is likely to use the site: People who want a little help with New Year’s resolutions to lose weight or eat healthier for 2008. It is also helpful for fitness buffs that want to track how many calories they are burning during workouts.
Pros: The site has an option that is free that allows users to track their meals easily. While there are many food-tracking sites on the web, this one has some cool features. It allows users to enter in the foods they’ve consumed and it not only adds up the calories but automatically tracks fat, carbohydrates and other nutritional values such as sodium intake.
One person who recently started using it said she found she was staying under her calorie allotment, but was going over on her fat and sodium intake.
The site also lets users to log exercise and it automatically adjusts the daily calorie allowed. As users continue with the site, they can log their weight loss or gain. In addition, they get “badges” to keep them motivated day after day. Badges can be for logging exercise for the first time, or logging in on a holiday.
Cons: As with many weight-loss sites on the Web, this site has a free option but users who want full access need to pay for a subscription. “Gold members” get weight-loss goal tracking, a customized progress bar and can track body measurements. For these extra features, users must pay $29.95 for their first six months.
