Maintenance calories without false precision

Maintenance calories, minus false precision

Transparent calorie tools and guidance for estimating maintenance calories, checking activity assumptions and using a stable weight-and-intake trend carefully.

adults who want to understand their maintenance calories without treating a formula as an exact measurement International

A meal inside a phone-camera frame while oil, dressing and portion depth remain outside the visible estimate.

Your own data · September 3, 2026

One photo isn't a calorie measurement: what four apps missed in 102 controlled meals

Four photo calorie apps underestimated 102 controlled meals by 252–345 kcal on average. Learn why there is no safe correction factor.

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Show the formula, assumptions and limits; process personal inputs locally and avoid false precision or medical advice.

Your own data

You logged every ingredient. How many calories are in 230 g of the finished pot?

Calculate homemade recipe calories per gram from the ingredient total and finished batch weight, then log any weighed portion without guessing servings.

Your own data

Your watch added 700 calories to your food budget. What did the app actually count?

A watch sync can add a big calorie bonus or cross out a workout you logged. See which number moved, how apps avoid double counting and where duplicates sneak in.

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