- It was easy to sign up. The first thing I did was log out of the forums. Then I went to my cookies in FireFox and deleted all cathe-related cookies. I returned to the forum and logged in. Then clicked Workout Manager. I was able to successfully complete the nutrition sign-up for a month by clicking the purple box on the lower left side.
- I was able to get in immediately and set up my basic information (activity level, age, weight, goal weight, etc). I like the explanation of how my calorie requirements were determined.
- Next on the nutrition home page, I found my weight graph. I clicked "Track Your Goals" then the "Create New Graph" link. Oh, my!! So many, many things I can track and even create my own custom "thing" to track!! Love it! (see ScreenHunter_1.jpg)
- The first thing I did was enter my breakfast. 80 grams of Raisin Nut Bran and 8 oz (1 cup) of Silk Light Vanilla Soymilk. Raisin Nut Bran was already in the system, so I quickly added that to my breakfast. Then I added the Silk to my custom foods. So easy!! (see ScreenHunter_2.jpg) I put in 1 cup and 240 mL for the serving size. When I went to add the Silk to my breakfast, I was able to choose ounces instead of cups or mL. I absolutely adore that as I use grams or oz for almost everything I eat.
- I was surprised my favorites already was prepopulated. I had to go delete meat items as I'm a vegetarian.
- After I put in my breakfast, I clicked on Find a Mealplan. How awesome is this??? I love it!! There are lots of great options. It was prepopulated with my calorie requirements (which I can change if I want). I put in that I didn't eat any meat and was even able to remove Yogurt from the list (many yogurts are not vegetarian). Removing an unacceptable food item was as easy as clicking the [-] next to the food name. By the time I had put in all my restrictions, I was left with 18 meal plans to choose from. (see ScreenHunter_3.jpg)
- The nutrient summary is very nice, too. (ScreenHunter_4.jpg shows my summary that only includes my breakfast at this point)
- You can create (or choose) mealplans for a week and then print out a shopping list
- You can create recipes by choosing ingredients and amounts and then the software calculates the nutritional content. But when adding a recipe to a mealplan, the individual ingredients are added instead of the recipe name. Also, I couldn't add a custom food to my recipe.
Major suggestion for improvement
- Add custom foods to recipes (no longer valid; see next post)
Minor Suggestion for improvements
I love this so far!!
April
- I was able to get in immediately and set up my basic information (activity level, age, weight, goal weight, etc). I like the explanation of how my calorie requirements were determined.
- Next on the nutrition home page, I found my weight graph. I clicked "Track Your Goals" then the "Create New Graph" link. Oh, my!! So many, many things I can track and even create my own custom "thing" to track!! Love it! (see ScreenHunter_1.jpg)
- The first thing I did was enter my breakfast. 80 grams of Raisin Nut Bran and 8 oz (1 cup) of Silk Light Vanilla Soymilk. Raisin Nut Bran was already in the system, so I quickly added that to my breakfast. Then I added the Silk to my custom foods. So easy!! (see ScreenHunter_2.jpg) I put in 1 cup and 240 mL for the serving size. When I went to add the Silk to my breakfast, I was able to choose ounces instead of cups or mL. I absolutely adore that as I use grams or oz for almost everything I eat.
- I was surprised my favorites already was prepopulated. I had to go delete meat items as I'm a vegetarian.
- After I put in my breakfast, I clicked on Find a Mealplan. How awesome is this??? I love it!! There are lots of great options. It was prepopulated with my calorie requirements (which I can change if I want). I put in that I didn't eat any meat and was even able to remove Yogurt from the list (many yogurts are not vegetarian). Removing an unacceptable food item was as easy as clicking the [-] next to the food name. By the time I had put in all my restrictions, I was left with 18 meal plans to choose from. (see ScreenHunter_3.jpg)
- The nutrient summary is very nice, too. (ScreenHunter_4.jpg shows my summary that only includes my breakfast at this point)
- You can create (or choose) mealplans for a week and then print out a shopping list
- You can create recipes by choosing ingredients and amounts and then the software calculates the nutritional content. But when adding a recipe to a mealplan, the individual ingredients are added instead of the recipe name. Also, I couldn't add a custom food to my recipe.
Major suggestion for improvement
- Add custom foods to recipes (no longer valid; see next post)
Minor Suggestion for improvements
- During initial set-up, ask the user if she is vegetarian or vegan. If so, remove all meat and/or dairy products from the prepopulated favorites list.
- When putting a recipe in a mealplan, just put the recipe name and the total nutrients, don't break it into individual ingredients.
- Allow a user to see the nutritional content of an item (ex. 1 cup skim milk) or recipe prior to adding it to a mealplan or even after adding it. I couldn't find a way to view the nutritional breakdown of a single item unless it was the only thing on the mealplan for the day.
- Allow a user to delete entire meals from a mealplan
- Add custom foods to the Food Search and show them at the top.
I love this so far!!
April
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