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Quick look: An iPhone App that scans bar-codes and yields nutritional information in your diet database.
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I don’t “count calories” in the deprivation-diet sense of the phrase, but I like knowing my caloric intake. I, unlike a lot of people, am a utilitarian eater. I like foods of all kinds and appreciate that which is well prepared and tasty, but you don’t have to pry me away from the refrigerator, is all I’m saying.

This was not always the case, until I figured out the vicious insulin spike phenomenon. Once I started controlling intake of grains and sugars, and, thus, the up’s and down’s of sugar highs, I noticed a sea-change of difference. I started eating more slowly (which you should endeavor to always do) and in smaller portions. By offering myself preponderance fat instead of a preponderance of sugars and starches, the cravings abated.

Nonetheless, this app is really cool. I am going to try it out for a while and see if it is all that. Stay tuned.