Diet Power Reviews

(based on 3 reviews)

66 of 129 people found this review helpful

I bought Diet Power several years ago and use it almost every day. Others comment that foods they eat are not in the program but I have not had any trouble finding foods that I eat. I have had to add several but since I eat the same foods frequently, once entered, it is there for me. You can do homemade soups and have the nutrition exact as you enter your ingredients as you make it. The nutrition information is the best part of Diet Power and it will let me know what I still need for each day to balance my nutrition.
I would buy this again. One thing I like about Diet Power is you can use it either on or off the internet.

In summary, I would recommend Diet Power to a friend.

81 of 182 people found this review helpful

It looks to be a fine program for healthy weight maintenance but it would take a lot of work to get the full benefits. My copy is free so it is a good value for the money. My 1st entry after breakfast was 0% skim milk and it isn't in the database. To create it, I must enter 33 nutrients for it to be accurate. My next entry was scrambled eggs with chopped onions, which is a favorite of mine but again, there are options for McDonald's and others fast food versions, but not home-made with onions, so more data entry time to create that one. If I could modify the 1% milk and McDonald's eggs with new names I would be happy enough to do that or import other users databases, I could accept that, but now I will try it a bit more and see if it is worth the effort. I can't wait to try entering the weight training machines one by one that I use at the YMCA.

In summary, I would recommend Diet Power to a friend.

248 of 463 people found this review helpful

This program is compatible with any diet and appears to be perfect in every way except one - it does not contain many brand name products or current trendy restaurant/fast food items. Not even a generic sugar free maple syrup?? So, you can add any items you want, but you have to add them to the database with all the nutrients, etc. That's a big drawback. Also, the program takes a little getting used to because it is not intuitive. It is not difficult to use, but you have to remember to press "escape" after each food item search so the program knows you're looking up a new item and not a subset of an item you already entered. The tutorials are short, but without them I would not have found many of the best features. The self-adjusting calorie budget is very cool and I may stick with it just for that feature. Just make sure to try before you buy it. You might find yourself typing in how much vitamin A & C is in your Crystal Light, though. An upgrade to this would make the program much more valuable than the going price.

In summary, I would recommend Diet Power to a friend.