What is a calorie tracker?
A calorie tracker is an app where you log what you eat to keep a running total of calories and usually macros. MyFitnessPal, Cronometer and Lose It! are well-known examples.
Quick facts
| You log | Foods, meals and portions |
|---|---|
| It totals | Calories, macros, often micronutrients |
| Database | Branded, restaurant and user-added foods |
Calorie calculator
Find how many calories a day you need to lose, maintain or gain weight.
Try a sample:
What does it mean?
Trackers record what you already ate. Many have free versions, though features like barcode scanning are sometimes paid.
Entries added by users can be wrong, so restaurant items are worth checking against the official guide.
How does it show up when you order food?
Restaurant meals are the hardest thing to log. Pleit is built for the step before: picking a meal that fits what your tracker says you have left, and it's planned to log the pick for you at launch.