Using artificial intelligence, Calorie Mama lets you automatically count calories from food photos.
Platform and Price
Free + Premium Options. Apple and Android.
RDN Score
4 out of 5
Pros
Simple design that’s cheerful and fun to use.
Immediately sends you through a brief interview to determine basic weight management goals.
Using current anthropometrics and personal exercise and calorie goals, the app provides a calorie level for weight loss within a set period of time.
Calculates calories carbohydrates, fat and protein in grams from food photos.
Encourages regular meals, exercise, water intake and body weight awareness.
Offers a motion and fitness activity tracker to count steps – complete with an extensive list of physical activities to select.
See status for your daily calorie budget and what’s used, what’s eaten, exercise and remaining calories from the home screen dashboard.
Engage with the Calorie Mama community via the new feed where you can share photos and workout stats and find nutrition and health content – some written by registered dietitians.
The premium version (available for $19.99 per month to 49.99 per year) lets you unlock nutrient reports, additional food insights, recipes and your own meal plan and macro insights as well as custom workout plans, a voice coach, and goal setting in the exercise tracking section.
Options to turn motion activity and location off or on for privacy.
Cons
Focuses on calorie counting and weight loss, which may not be suitable for all users.
Accuracy is not guaranteed – though the app gets better over time.
Bottom Line
Though accuracy may not be 100%, Calorie Mama is a fun way to use photos to effortlessly track calories and basic daily food intake. Like similar apps, a focus on tracking food and counting calories may not be appropriate for all and it should be used with the guidance of a health professional.
Marisa Moore, MBA, RDN, LD, is based in Atlanta and specializes in culinary nutrition, communications and consulting. She blogs at marisamoore.com. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter.
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