[DaniG]

I am looking for software that you can enter recipe ingredients into and get nutritional information such as calories, fat, fiber, etc, per serving. Any one have suggestions?

[AmberM]

I was told Mastercook is really good. I ordered it off ebay but haven't received it yet. It has tons of recipes and you can enter your own also. It tells you calories, fat, fiber, etc and maybe even WW points (not sure on that one but thought I read it somewhere).
Good luck! I can't wait to hear if anyone else has some answers.

AmberM

[suechef]

I use ProTrack from Dakotafit software and think it's excellent. I tried Fitday briefly but find this one much easier to use, plus it gives more info as far as I can tell.

[Suzanne 3FC]

For recipes, I love Mastercook. It's what we use for the nutrition data for the recipes on the site. The only thing I don't like is that it doesn't include sugar data.

[BigJimBoy]

Another one is Diet Pro from living cookbook (www.livingcookbook.com).

[lessofsarahtolove]

I use Diet Power and I love it! I enter my recipes in there, designate the serving yield, and it breaks it all out for me -- types of fat, protein, all vitamins and minerals, sugar, sodium, fiber.....all of it. If I use customized ingredients (like something obscure or maybe another recipe of mine) I can enter them in and name them and then they're stored for future use. I use this software to track all of my eats and exercise. It gives great graphs and provides an enormous amount of nutritional information specific to the user. You can set weight loss goals and it calculates your metabolic rate based on your age, height, weight, caloric intake and logged exercise. It even adjusts your caloric burn for activities based on your changing weight. Also, you can customize your nutritional goals, ie. reduced sodium or sugar, or increased fiber or water. The recipe building feature is also super handy for grouping several items into one entry, so you just drag and drop the one item instead of entering it all individually. For example, I always have the same breakfast every day, so instead of logging 1/2 cup Kashi Go Lean, 1/2 cup All Bran Extra Fiber, 1 protein drink (I entered that as a customized ingredient myself based on the label) and 8 oz. skim milk ---- all I have do is click on "Breakfast" and I'm good to go!

This software is so excellent. I spent $50 on it and it's been worth every penny. I know this was a long one, but I didn't even cover everything it does! I swear by it! I know you were only asking for recipe software, but this does that and much, much more for probably the same price.

Hope this helps -- good luck to you!

[Marie]

I've used Lifeform (lifeform.com) for years. I track all my recipes in it as well as different foods. It breaks the recipe down into all the nutritional categories. It also tracks all measurements (weight, bust, wasit, hips, blood pressure, etc) and has a place for history. I journal my day briefly there. It also has a place to put all your medical test results and stuff in it. It also has graphs and the charts. Sarah's Diet Power and Lifeform sound basically the same. It's $39 and you can download it to try it out. I really like mine.
Marie

[lessofsarahtolove]

Hi again ~

Marie, I checked out Lifeform and it was pretty interesting! It covers some areas that Diet Power does not, just as Diet Power covers some areas that Lifeform does not.

Diet Power tracks and projects your metabolism (updating it daily based on your entries,) so you can set a weight loss goal and compare your actual loss vs. your projected loss. Lifeform does not seem to do this.

Lifeform provides a place to log all your medical information, ie. physician's info, results of medical reports and testing. Diet Power does not.

Diet Power tracks more than just the basics. It not only tracks the following, but lets you know when you're deficient in something and makes suggestions for foods high in that nutrient based on the foods you've already entered: calories; total fat (also breaking it down into saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated; ) cholesterol; sodium; potassium; total carbohydrate (also breaking it down into dietary fiber and sugar; ) protein; Vitamin A; Vitamin C; calcium; iron; Vitamin D; Vitamin E; thiamine; riboflavin; niacin; Vitamin B6; folate; Vitamin B12; panto. acid; phosphorus; magnesium; zinc; copper; manganese; selenium; water; and alcohol. Lifeform just tracks calories, calories from fat, total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrate, fiber, sugar, protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and calcium. Diet Power also offers a huge reference section on all the nutrients.

Lifeform has a mechanism for logging your measurements. Diet Power does not.

Both Diet Power and Lifeform have areas for journaling; Diet Power has a handy calendar which goes years in advance. I don't know if Lifeform has that.

Since I don't need to log my medical stuff with my nutritional stuff (and there really is a LOT of medical stuff right now, since I'm in the throes of a cancer fight) -- and because I really want to have the most comprehensive nutritional picture I can -- I'm very happy with my Diet Power. I also very much like that I can load it on more than one computer and migrate information from one to the other via email. (Work computer and home computer.) Also, you don't have to be online to use it. And I like that I can customize exercise options, and it adjusts the calories burned according to your weight and height.

Hope this helps! I don't think you could go wrong with either one -- it's just a matter of which option better meets your individual needs.

[fatbat]

Diet power really needs the measurements added. It's the only thing that I find lacking.