Hello!
Well, the site is live and on the internet, though it's not publicly announced. It's really not ready for public consumption, but if you've stumbled up this, here's this lowdown.
http://www.calorietrainer.com
The site is in pre-alpha. Don't expect everything to work and do expect things to change very rapidly without warning. Here is a list of features that work (but aren't necessarily complete).
- Ingredients
- Recipes
- Meal Tracking
Ingredients
Ingredients must have their serving size (weight) and nutritional information filled out. Their alternate serving size is optional but very helpful. For example, if you create an ingredient with serving size of "30 grams" and alternate serving size of "1 scoop", then when viewing the ingredient, the serving size will read "30 grams (1 scoop)".
Recipes
Recipes are made up of portions of ingredients. For instance, a recipe might look like...
- 4 oz of cooked chicken
- 15 g of bbq sauce
You have to give an exact portion size in weight, but you can also give an alternate portion size, so the recipe will read like...
- 4 oz (2/3 breast) of cooked chicken
- 15 g (1 tbsp) of bbq sauce
Meals
Like recipes, meals consist of portions of ingredients/recipes. So you can say stuff like "I ate 5 oz of bbq chicken" or "I ate one serving of almond butter."
Parting Thoughts
Using the word "weight" all the time is somewhat incorrect. Ounce is a unit of weight. Gram is a unit of mass. Silly technicalities, but I think you all know what I mean.
The site is basically a proof of concept now. I understand it's extremely rough around the edges. I also understand that parts of it are confusing and unintuitive. I am working very hard to fix all that.
Please subscribe to this blog. I will post here when I add a new feature or fix a major bug.
Thank you!
