The first thing you will see when you open the software for the first time, or when you add an other family member is the first of three pages that gather information about you and helps you set the nutritional goals that are right for you. The information you input at this phase will be used by the nutrition tracking software to generate a plan that is custom tailored to your specific needs.(This could even be used with some of the really wacky and dangerous diets floating around these days but it is highly recommended that you use it responsibly with nutritional concepts that are recognized by the major health institutions.) I am striving on this site to only give you highly documented information from:The Center for Disease Control, National Institute of Health, The National Library of Medicine, and any other credible source I can find. These in-depth documents can be found in our Library, Reading Room, and on other parts of this web site.You are highly cautioned to consult your doctor or nutritionist before making any changes in the way you eat or exercise. While what I am doing is working extremely well for me, it may not be right for you. The information you enter the first time you sign into the program or when you add an additional family member will be used to create custom plans for each individual you enter. Then, as the program is used it will show you your progress in an easy to read screen that is easy to understand. There will be graphs and reports to assist you in reaching your goals. The window you will see will look like the one to the right. You will be able to see, on a daily basis, how you are progressing. You will also see trends developing. On the graph you will see on a daily basis whether you are over, under, or right on your long term goal. The long term goal is the pink line in the graph. The yellow line is your actual weight. This graph can show either your weight, your Body Mass Index (BMI), or both. The calendar will allow you to go back to previous days to to enter or edit the data for that day. You can also view your intake for a particular meal and modify it.

As you begin to use the nutrition tracking software there will be prompts every step of the way to assist you in learning to use it. One of the first things you will want to do is learn how to plan and track your nutrition. If you will notice the "PCF" Ratio in red at the top of the window, what appears to be a good "healthy meal" is actually pretty far out of balance. This is pretty much how most of us eat when we think we are "doing it right." By planning a meal before it is eaten we can balance it fairly well. Each item in the meal can be adjusted by portion size to bring it into closer balance. You can read more about this balancing approach in the book "The Insulin-resistance Diet" which is available in the store section of this web site. This balancing approach is essential for diabetics, good for anyone and what is largely responsible for the quick turn around in my health. It would not have been possible with out this nutrition tracking software. You will notice you are also tracking other things you need to watch like sodium, saturated fats, cholesterol, fiber and calories. each of these, or all of them are important to the nutritionaly challenged. You will notice by all the buttons on the right side of the window this program does a lot more than I am talking about.

It is simple to enter a food into your meal plan. Just go to the main task bar and click on the search button.
like I told you this nutrition tracking software does a lot. each of the buttons on the tool bar takes you to a screen, each of which as you are beginning to see also has several options. To plan a meal or log/track what you have eaten you need to get a food from the data base. To do this you will want to be able to search for a particular food. This nutrition tracking software uses a compilation of several research quality food data bases. At first it may seem a bit confusing having to type in a food and then select a category, but the need for this will be come very clear very fast. Most of the other tracking software and devices I have seen only have 2000 to 7000 foods in their data base. This nutrition tracking software has over 30,000. With this many foods you will soon discover that is you were to search for Tomato for example you would find many different items with tomato in the name. (Tomato soup, sun dried tomato, sardines in tomato sauce, etc.)It helps tremendously to be able to narrow it down a bit. The other nutrient trackers track just a few nutrient values. Most track between 7 and 12 nutrition values. Depending on which version of this nutrition tracking software you decide on it will track from 30 nutrients for the least expensive version (available from $34.95) and 88 in the most expensive family version which will also track up to 10 family members. The most expensive version is still available for only $69.95. This is a real bargain for a family when you consider what good nutrition and the resulting good health will save you in medical bills. Just one doctors visit can pay for it.Even with this many foods, brand names and restaurants in the huge data base, there are always new brands, new foods, ethnic foods and some of your personal recipes that aren't in the data base. No problem! You can add as many foods as you like, even your favorite restaurant menu items if they have the nutritional breakdown of there menu items. If they don't, ask for the recipe and offer to do the nutrition numbers for them. You will have it in your data base. They will be able to provide the information to their other customers. They may even comp. you a meal or two for the valuable service you do for them.

This, in and of itself, is enough to make this better than anything else in its price range. This nutrition tracking software has many features than can not be found in any of the competitors. If you are ready to buy now, the buy now button will take you to the order page.