An app for people wanting to monitor energy intake on a regular basis. This app is best used under the supervision of a dietitian or health professional.
Easy Diet Diary is an app that records food consumed by the user and links to food composition software. The primary aim of the app is to monitor energy, protein, fat, carbohydrates and a limited number of micronutrients. Additional features of the app allow weight and exercise monitoring.
This app is best used under the supervision of a dietitian or health professional with access to Foodworks software (Xyris Ltd). If used in isolation it still has benefit for a knowledgeable consumer with an understanding of appropriate energy requirements and exercise.
✔ Ability to share data with a health professional or dietitian
✔ Barcode food entry
✘ Australian food composition database
✘ Data entry becomes monotonous in time
✘ Data entry is time consuming
Review details
Date of review: October 2019 Platform reviewed: Apple Version: 6.0.27 Download size: 287 MB Updated on: 18/09/2019
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Reviewer: Member of the public, Canterbury, Christchurch Date of review: April 2022 Comments: I felt accountable for what I eat and it works out my calorie intake.
User review
Reviewer: Member of the public, Waikato, NZ Date of review: February 2022 Comments: It has both cals and kJs. Cannot remove a recipe.
User review
Reviewer: Member of the public, Auckland, NZ Date of review: November 2021 Comments: Most foods I buy are in the database, I can add those that aren’t. Intuitive. Didn’t understand the % clock though, not at all clear what it refers to.
Clinical Review
Reviewer:Dr Andrea Braakhuis, Academic, Registered dietitian, The University of Auckland, October 2019 Comment: This app is most useful for anyone wanting to monitor energy intake on a regular basis. Users can get information about the foods they are consuming. This app is beneficial for any consumer working with a registered dietitian, as the app allows data sharing. Also, the app has the functionality to link to Foodworks software, so the dietitian could run in-depth food compositional analysis on the data the consumer enters. This is a novel feature for an Australian/NZ based app. In isolation, the app still has benefit for a knowledgeable consumer with an understanding of appropriate energy requirements and exercise. Safety concerns: No particular concerns. New Zealand relevance: Although the app is titled Easy Diet Diary NZ, the food composition database that the app links to is Australian. I would acknowledge Australian food composition is closely linked to New Zealand, but many brand names and products are formulated differently between countries. However, better to link to Australia food composition than United States, for example, as with many alternative apps.
User review
Reviewer: Member of the public, Marlborough, Blenheim Date of review: March 2020 Comments: It gets results.
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