Product Overview of FatSecret
FatSecret is a comprehensive and user-friendly calorie counter and diet tracking application designed to help individuals manage their weight, monitor their nutrition, and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
What FatSecret Does
FatSecret is an all-inclusive platform that allows users to track their food intake, physical activity, and weight. It aims to increase awareness of the quantity and quality of the foods users consume, helping them to lose, maintain, or gain weight in a healthy manner.
Key Features and Functionality
Food Tracking
- Food Diary: Users can record their daily food intake by selecting meals from a vast database, scanning barcodes, uploading photos of meals, or manually entering food items. The app supports auto-complete functions and image recognition to simplify the process.
- Nutritional Analysis: FatSecret provides detailed nutritional information for each food item, including calories, protein, fat, carbohydrates, and other essential nutrients like cholesterol, sodium, and dietary fiber. This data is accessible for free, without the need for a premium subscription.
Exercise Tracking
- Exercise Diary: Users can log their physical activities and exercises, selecting from a database of predefined exercises or creating custom entries. The app calculates the calories burned during these activities.
Weight Management
- Weight Tracker: Users can monitor their weight changes over time, with the app calculating average weekly weight loss or gain based on the data entered.
- Diet Calendar: A calendar view allows users to see their daily calorie intake and expenditure, providing a clear overview of their diet progress.
Additional Tools and Features
- Barcode Scanner and Image Recognition: Easily track packaged foods by scanning barcodes or taking photos of meals.
- Recipe Library: Access a collection of recipes rated by other users, with full nutritional information for each recipe. Users can also submit their own recipes for approval and sharing.
- Community Support: Connect with a global community of users for support, share favorite meals, and participate in groups and forums.
- Integration with Health Apps: FatSecret integrates with the Health app and Fitbit, allowing users to sync their calories burned, steps, and weight data.
Premium Features
- Nutritional Meal Plans: Premium users can access meal plans created by dietitians, tailored to different diet preferences and calorie goals (e.g., Keto, Balanced, Mediterranean, Intermittent Fasting).
- Advanced Meal Planning: Plan meals in advance and view the calorie content of each meal. Additional features include custom meal headings, water tracking, and more detailed reporting.
Professional Version
- FatSecret Professional: This version is designed for health professionals, allowing them to monitor patients’ food intake, exercise, and weight. Providers can view summarized data, provide feedback, and send encouraging messages to their patients.
Accessibility and Compatibility
FatSecret is available on smartphones (iPhone and Android), tablets, and via the web. It also supports Apple Watch with complications for watch faces and integrates with other health-related apps.