Add common foods and get a running calorie total for a meal or a whole day — a quick food log without an account.
Educational use only. This calculator is a general-purpose tool and does not replace medical advice. If a result surprises you or you have an underlying condition, consult a clinician before acting on it.
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Calorie counting is the single most powerful skill you can build for managing weight, and the first week is the hardest. This tool removes the friction: pick from a built-in list of common foods, set the portion, and watch the total update. No account, no monthly limit, no upsell.
The values in the preset list are pulled from standard nutritional databases. For most cooked or packaged foods, the on-pack label is more accurate than any generic database — pack labels reflect the specific recipe. Use the calculator presets as a quick first pass and edit any entry with the on-pack value if you have it.
Most people who lose weight successfully through counting do not count forever. They count for 4–8 weeks until they have learned what their typical meals contain, then switch to a "loose count" — eyeballing portions, occasionally weighing, knowing the approximate calorie value of every food they reach for.
Within about 10% for typical preparations. For better accuracy on packaged foods, edit the per-serving kcal with the value from the label.
No — everything stays in your browser tab. Close the tab and the data is gone. For a persistent log, copy the totals into a notes app at the end of the day.
Within 10–15% is plenty for most goals. Counting to the calorie is almost never necessary outside competitive sport or medically supervised diets.
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