Just caught a commercial for a new diet helper app - Meal Snap.

Has anyone tried it? Has anyone read any reviews on it?

It is supposed to give cals, carbs, fat data based on a photo of a plate of food.

It supposed to help dieters with restaurant meal counting.

What do you think?

It says it "estimates" the calories. If you look at the examples, it gives ranges that vary by 150 calories. That's quite a lot of wiggle room if you use it for 3 meals a day.

It's a gimmick. I would rather go by my own figuring, since I can tell if there is oil on the food, how much is actually there, etc.

I have tried it twice. Once it was off on calories by about 800. The other time it was spot on. I think I will only use it if I have no other way to help me estimate. Like at non-chain restaurants or when I go on a cruise. For chain restaurants I look it up on the LiveStrong App or Restaurants App.