# Calorie-tracking software, better than FitDay?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-tracking-software-better-than-fitday/486753>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 20, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-tracking-software-better-than-fitday/486753 "2009-02-20T19:00:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f1d935/32.png) [@Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilton_Doiley_Philosopher_King)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-tracking-software-better-than-fitday/486753/1 "2009-02-20T19:00:30Z")

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I am using FitDay PC, which is a desktop version of the calorie-counting website. Does anybody have any familiarity with this sort of software? Some parts of FitDay do not seem to be very user-friendly. What other software do you recommend? I do like: weight goals, built-in food database, ability to have more than one profile without signing it. I don’t like: not being able to share custom foods between profiles; the clunky way of putting in new activities vs existing ‘background’ activities, and some general non intuitiveness. Suggestions?

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**Author:** ![Hakuna\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-tracking-software-better-than-fitday/486753/2 "2009-02-20T19:23:11Z")

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You might try [Sparkpeople.com](http://Sparkpeople.com)

I used to use Fitday as well and switched to this site. Interface is a little easier and they have a large data base you can reference for common products or restaurant meals. Also they have a recipe calculator where you can put your ingrediants in and determine a serving size and get the calorie count for home cooked meals as well.

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**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-tracking-software-better-than-fitday/486753/3 "2009-02-21T00:47:22Z")

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I’m over at Sparkpeople (same user name.) We even have a SDMB team!

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**Author:** ![Phatlewt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Phatlewt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phatlewt)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-tracking-software-better-than-fitday/486753/4 "2009-02-21T18:08:37Z")

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[Calorie Count](http://www.calorie-count.com) is another option.