How to log a restaurant lunch menu
Set lunch with soup and a main course? A quick, more accurate way to log it: photo of the plate plus photo of the menu board, portion weights and the usual traps.
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Practical guides to calorie tracking
Short, sourced answers to the questions people actually have when they start logging food. No miracle diets, just methods that hold up.
How to count calories without a food scale
No kitchen scale? Seven practical ways to estimate portions, where the biggest errors hide and how to keep your calorie log useful anyway.
Why does my weight fluctuate every day?
Up a kilo overnight? Daily weight swings are mostly water, glycogen and food in transit – not fat. How to weigh yourself and read the real trend.
How to calculate calories in a homemade meal
Soup, stew or meal prep: how to calculate calories per portion of a home-cooked dish, why raw and cooked weights differ, and how to save the recipe once.
How to read a nutrition label
The nutrition table step by step: why values are per 100 g in the EU, when to watch the 'per portion' column, kJ vs kcal and how to check the calories yourself.
How many calories are in beer and alcohol?
How many kcal in a pint of beer, a glass of wine or a shot? Alcohol has 7 kcal per gram. A simple formula, worked examples and how not to forget drinks in your diary.