EatSmart Digital Nutrition Scale - Professional Food and Nutrient Calculator
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of EatSmart Digital Nutrition Scale - Professional Food and Nutrient Calculator
Customer Review: A must have for any diabetic!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had recently found out about this item through some diabetic friends of mine, incidentally I too, am a type 1 diabetic. I bought this last month and absolutely love it! I use an insulin pump and have to count mycarbohydrates pretty strictly. The items which I have to "guess" on the carbs are no longer a mystery to me! We all know the cheat sheets, so to speak... "a fist of rice is about 45g of carbs" well, my fist is much smaller than my boyfriends, so does this mean he gets to eat more rice for the same 45g of carbs, I think not! Now I can just weigh what I'm eating and not have to guess anymore, its great! Carb counting was the main reason I bought this scale, but it has many other great features I use as well. I like the way the scale has 999 items programmed into it for quick and easy use. It comes with 2 books, one of the different codes and how to use the scale and another with all kinds of diet and health info. The only possible negative thing I would say about the health and food info book is that it seems more geared towards type 2 diabetics, rather than us type 1's. But that wouldn't deter me from recommending this to a friend, it is very good tool to have around!Customer Review: Amazing Scale for Type 1 Diabetes
Summary: 5 Stars
As a mother of a Type 1 Diabetic Child measuring foods and count carbs is an everyday way of life. This scale has made our lives a thousand times easier. It's a must have for anyone with Diabetes. Before this we tried out 2 other kitchen scales. While they were great at measuring food we still needed to go the extra step and calculate all the carbs ourselves using a calculator. This scale does all that for you! 80-90% of the food we measure is in the food database stored in the scales memory. So all we do is use the included book, key in the 3 digit food code and all the calculating is done for you. For the occasional times the food is not in the database we change the mode to caluculate, input the nutritional info from the food packaging and it does the calculations for you. It is extremly accurate, In the beginning we tested the accuracy by still using our old scale and caluculator method. This scales carb reading were on par with what we caluculated manually. A huge time saver!!! People are right about the customer service, when I called with a question the owner answered the phone. We've had this scale for 2 1/2 years now it has never given us a problem!!Customer Review: Easy to use tool for losing weight!
Summary: 5 Stars
After considering several different nutrition scales, I chose the EatSmart Digital Nutrition Scale because of the great reviews it had, both on Amazon as well as other websites. I had decided to purchase a nutrition scale in order to facilitate my weight loss efforts by counting all of my calories. This scale is a breeze to use and the accompanying book is amazing for calculating the calories in everything I eat. It really is a wonderful bonus that it has listings of both cooked and raw foods and makes measuring pasta sooo easy! All you do is put the food on the scale, look up the 3 digit code for that food and punch it in and it gives you the calorie count as well as some other important nutritional information. I've been amazed by the actual portion sizes and amount of calories in all the foods I eat (both higher and lower!). The tare feature is great and a MUST for measuring foods. I've been using this for 3 weeks and I use it for everything since it only takes a few moments to measure. I would highly recommend this product to anyone considering purchasing a nutrition scale to accompany their weight loss efforts - It has really opened my eyes.Customer Review: Absolutely First-Rate!
Summary: 5 Stars
Unlike other food scales I've used, this one is absolutely accurate and consistent. It is sturdy, attractive, and easy to use. The scale would benefit any serious cook, as well as anyone with concerns about their weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, or any other condition affected by food intake.
The hundreds of food codes cover an amazing array of edibles - even baked potato [skins only], one of my favorite foods! Red and yellow sweet peppers are listed separately, because they have slightly different nutritional values.
And I can enter the label quantity of nutrients in a prepackaged food, then weigh how much I want to eat, and get exact measurements instead of guesstimates of calories, carbs, fat, sodium, fiber, and seven other nutrients. No more trying to use measuring cups and spoons to scoop the precise "serving size" out of the pot, and working to get every last bit on to the plate - I measure what I am actually about to eat, and have an accurate count of everything of interest to me.
The EatSmart Digital Nutrition Scale is worth every penny and more to anyone who is serious about nutritional content.
Customer Review: Great Product, Better Customer Service!
Summary: 5 Stars
Like many other reviewers here I scoured the internet trying to find "the best" scale out there. After reading many things about this scale I decided to buy it. I received it and it was a lemon... not good so far. I emailed the support people and the vice president sent me an e-mail within an hour. Impressive. He sent a replacement out that day. Then FedEx lost my package... grr... After they gave up looking for it I sent him a message one more time and again, got back to me right away and sent ANOTHER scale. I have to say I am quite impressed with the professionalism and support of this company.
I used the scale for a while and I generally would agree with everyone else. The LCD screen could be a little easier to read, but in my moderately lit kitchen its not a problem. There are lots of other ideas that could make a product like this easier to use, and yes a usb (or even a bluetooth) sync with a computer/smartphone would be awesome, but for now I'm perfectly happy using this.
I would highly recommend this product based on the quality of customer service and the quality of the scale itself.