Pecan Pie Calories: Per Slice, Homemade vs Store-Bought
USDA's pecan pie figures by the slice: 503 calories for an eighth of a 9-inch homemade pie, 670 for a sixth, and survey slices from 337 to 1,122. The classic Karo corn-syrup recipe added up ingredient by ingredient (about 550 an eighth, 58 g of added sugar), the Marie Callender's and Whole Foods Market labels, whipped cream or ice cream on top, and how pecan compares with pumpkin and every other pie USDA lists.
Pumpkin Pie Calories: Per Slice, Homemade vs Store-Bought
USDA puts an eighth of a homemade 9-inch pumpkin pie at 316 calories and a sixth at 422, and its survey slices run from 187 to 622. A Pillsbury recipe worked out ingredient by ingredient, where the crust, sugar and pumpkin calories go, Marie Callender’s, Walmart and Trader Joe’s labels, Golden Corral’s slice, whipped cream and ice cream, and the added sugar against the FDA Daily Value.
Turkey Calories: Breast vs Dark Meat, Skin On or Off, and Deli Slices
USDA's roast turkey figures per 3 oz and per 100 g: skinless breast at 125 calories and 25.6 g of protein, white meat with skin at 150, thigh, drumstick and wing with and without the skin, and a thin, medium or thick slice. Five deli turkey labels per 2 oz (50 to 70 calories, 9 to 10 g of protein, 340 to 600 mg of sodium), ground turkey from 99% to 85% lean, and turkey against chicken breast in protein per calorie.
Best Carb Manager Alternatives (2026–2027)
Carb Manager keeps net carbs free and puts photo and voice logging, the fasting timer and Smart Macros in Premium. PlateLens is the best all-round alternative for most people leaving it: a keto plate logged from a photo or a sentence and corrected in plain words, an adaptive target, an AI coach and meal planning on a free plan, and a 3D body scan; net carbs are a PRO view. Cronometer, MacroFactor, MyFitnessPal and Lose It! are compared on net carbs, logging and price.
Best FatSecret Alternatives (2026–2027)
FatSecret keeps photo logging, whole-meal voice logging, meal plans and water tracking in Premium. PlateLens is the best all-round alternative for most people leaving it: photo, voice or text logging corrected in plain words, an adaptive calorie target, an AI coach and meal planning on a free plan, plus a 3D body scan. MyNetDiary, Cronometer, MyFitnessPal, Lose It! and YAZIO are compared on logging, free plans and price.
Best Foodvisor Alternatives (2026–2027)
Foodvisor’s free version is a manual diary: photo meal analysis and Smart Add are Premium, priced by country and offer. PlateLens is the best all-round alternative: photo, voice and text logging on a free plan, the lowest calorie error in the Dietary Assessment Initiative’s study (Foodvisor’s included) with the meal typed in, a weekly expenditure estimate with targets suggested every 14 days, an AI coach that can plan your meals for free and a 3D body scan, with PRO at $34.99 a year. Cal AI, SnapCalorie, Cronometer, MyFitnessPal and Lose It! are compared on price, photo logging and free plans.
Best Lifesum Alternatives (2026–2027)
Lifesum’s free version keeps a food diary and barcode scanner; AI tracking, its diet programs and meal plans, the full recipe library and even setting your own calorie and macro goals need Premium ($99.99 or $119.99 a year on the US App Store). PlateLens is the best all-round alternative: editable calorie and macro targets, meal planning by the AI coach or in your diary, AI photo, voice and text logging within daily allowances and an adaptive target on a free plan, plus a 3D body scan, Apple Watch and the web. YAZIO, MyNetDiary, Cronometer, MyFitnessPal and Lose It! are compared on price, free plan and meal planning.
Best Lose It! Alternatives (2026–2027)
Why people leave Lose It! and which app fits each reason. Lose It! Basic keeps the calorie budget, while macros, the barcode scanner and photo or voice logging are Premium at $79.99 a year. PlateLens is the best all-round alternative: photo, voice, text or barcode logging, macro tracking and a target that adapts to your weigh-ins on a free plan, plus an AI coach and a 3D body scan. MyFitnessPal, Cronometer, MacroFactor, MyNetDiary and FatSecret are compared on logging, free plans and price.
Best MyNetDiary Alternatives (2026–2027)
Why people leave MyNetDiary and which app fits each reason. MyNetDiary’s free tier logs by search, barcode and voice, while Meal Scan photo logging, Advanced Autopilot targets and blood-glucose tracking are Premium ($59.99 a year) and its AI Coach is Premium Plus ($99.99 a year). PlateLens is the best all-round alternative: photo, voice and text logging, an adaptive target and an AI coach on a free plan; it also shows glucose readings from Apple Health or Health Connect beside your meals and has a 3D body scan. Cronometer, MacroFactor, MyFitnessPal, Lose It! and FatSecret are compared on logging, free plans and price.
Best SnapCalorie Alternatives (2026–2027)
SnapCalorie is free for 3 AI logs a day; Premium is $19.99 a month or $149 a year, and its accuracy figures come from its own research. PlateLens is the best all-round alternative: photo, voice, text and barcode logging on a free plan, a calorie error measured by the Dietary Assessment Initiative, a weekly expenditure estimate with targets suggested every 14 days, an AI coach that can plan your meals for free and a 3D body scan, with PRO at $34.99 a year. Cal AI, Foodvisor, Cronometer, MyFitnessPal and Lose It! are compared on price, logging and free plans.
Best YAZIO Alternatives (2026–2027)
YAZIO’s free version keeps the diary, barcode scanner and 16:8 fasting tracker; AI photo logging, the 3,000+ recipes, custom meal plans and the other fasting plans are YAZIO PRO ($47.90 for 12 months on the US App Store, paid up front). PlateLens is the best all-round alternative: AI photo, voice and text logging within daily allowances, meal planning by the AI coach or in your diary and an adaptive calorie target on a free plan, plus a fasting timer, a 3D body scan, Apple Watch and the web. Lifesum, Fitia, MyFitnessPal, Cronometer and FatSecret are compared on price, free plan, fasting and meal planning.
CICO (Calories In, Calories Out): Does It Work, and How to Do It Right
CICO (calories in, calories out) is the energy-balance rule: weight falls when intake stays below expenditure. It works, but both sides are estimates: food can hold up to 20% more calories than its label and still meet FDA rules, restaurant dishes measured 18% over their stated calories, and no wrist tracker in a 2017 Stanford test estimated burn within 20%. How to do it right, step by step.
