My Daily Plate

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This app is terrible with limited food options.

Cannot list vegan protein options

Overall, I love how simple and straightforward this app is. I don’t mind the limitations on fat or sweets, as I don’t eat much of those anyway. So far I’ve been able to find workarounds for how to log things accurately that aren’t exactly listed in the available options. What’s missing is the ability to customize categories. I can’t eat dairy, so the fact that it’s factored in my totals for calorie count each day completely messes up the math. I wish there was a way to turn off the dairy. (Canada no longer includes dairy on their food plate recommendations, so perhaps the app could also reach a wider audience by allowing dairy to be toggled on or off in calculations). With that adjustment I could make this app work, without it, I expect I’ll have to keep looking.

I have lost 7 lbs in a week using this app. I have been dieting on and off for a long time but I realized that all the other programs work by penalizing you on foods that don’t support weight loss. As a result, I had a less than healthy view of food and thought I had to eliminate whole food groups in order to be successful at losing weight. While seeking a more healthy approach to eating and portion control, I came across the USDA MyPlate.gov web site and immediately downloaded this app. I have learned (and see the results) that I can eat all food groups and that doing so in a balanced way, can also lose weight. I would love the food directory to be more comprehensive and also be able to track items outside the food recommended food groups (like sweet desserts and red wine). I think also being able to scan labels and see how the contents of the food distribute across the MyPlate recommendations. Also a direct link to the recipes from the app would be great. I would be willing to pay more for the app if it was more comprehensive. Having said all that, I will continue using the app as it is proving very successful for me. Thank you.

Very inconvenient.

the app gives no information on macros other than basically water and calories. you dont get any vitamin intake or anythigb. u could fill up on the categories and it will say good job meanwhile you are deficient on a particular vitamin or mineral but the app doesnt measure those. years agp the my plate was created by the USDA and there were calculations for all macros. this app is a calorie counter. wasted a dollar.

It would be nice to have a search feature so you didn’t have to go through all the list of foods looking for something. Also the list of foods seems very limited and you can’t edit the serving amounts so if you only eat half of a serving what are you do? It’s OK but not great especially to not be free.

I track a lot of my food on other apps and finally realized that I didn’t know how much I was consuming of the food pyramid, so I decided to use this app. I like it, but it could be great with a few additions: 1) I see my plate and it filling, but don’t know the the recommendations that I should be eating. That should be a basic. 2) Foods need to be expanded for this of us with allergies- and don’t eat certain types of food-, ie I don’t eat dairy so use coconut milk and that isn’t listed. 3) Allow for half serving or more serving sizes. 4) Allow for other swaps- ie, can foods count for more than one category and be able to have it added for both. With that- this would be a great app.

Keep track of the right foods in the right amount. Don’t see a candy bar? Don’t eat it. Simple and helpful. It’s a tool not a crutch.