The iPhone Mom

I purchased Edibles because I was looking for a way to unofficially track Weight Watchers points on my iPhone. Weight Watchers has an official app but you’ve got to be a current online member to fully use it. Since I am not but I still like to track points I did a search for apps that worked with points. My good friend Google led me to Edibles .  Edibles lets you track one thing – calories, carbs or a something you define. In my case that’s points and it does a good job keeping track of those. I personally like the fact that Edibles keeps it simple but I know that might not be enough for some users. It’s hard enough for me to stick to a diet and the less I have to keep track of the better.

The default screen for Edibles is the “Food Log”. This is the screen that will show up every time you open the app. At the top of this screen is a section called “Available for Today”. This shows you how many points, calories, etc. are available for the day; it also tracks your exercise. You can adjust your total available by tapping on one of these buttons and setting up your numbers. Below this section is “Actions for Today”. Here you’ll see a running total of how many calories, points, etc. you’ve used for the day. You’ll see a “Log Food for Today” button and one that says “View Today’s Log”.  Use the “Log Food for Today” button to record what you eat. When you are logging food you can add it manually or search Edibles online database. To manually add a food tap the plus button. Next you’ll enter in the food type, serving size and how many calories, points it was. On this screen there is a button that says “Calc”. If you need to use the calculator to figure out what your food is worth you can do that from here.  Tap “Done” and you’re good to go. After you’ve added foods they’ll show up in the your personal database.  This will only contain the foods that you’ve entered so you won’t have to search through a gigantic list of things you’ll never eat.  As an alternative you can also search Edibles online for a food. Add one from here and it will show up in your personal database from then on.

The “Weight Log” button takes you to a weight chart. You can record your weight for today, another day or set up a password. The Weight Log will show  your statistics: current weight, starting weight, average lost, lost to date, goal and remaining pounds to goal. The lovely BMI is also included. Yippee! If you want to change your goal weight all you have to do is tap on it and make the change.  At the bottom of the screen will be a list of your recent weight entries.

The “Calculator” button is where I set up the formula for calculating points. If I wanted to quickly figure out some points before I entered them in the food log I’d do that here. If you want to calculate points you are going to have to enter a formula on this calculator screen. I found the formula online but I’ve now spent twenty minutes looking for the webpage and cannot find it. So I can’t give credit but I will share the formula.  On the calculator screen tap “Set Formula”. Now enter in (Calories/50) + (Fat/12) –Fiber/5). After you’ve done this your calculator will be set up to figure out the points value of foods.  The last thing I’ve customized is in my iPhone’s settings I turned on the “unused units badge”. This enables Edibles to display my remaining points on the app badge. I like this because I can see what’s left for the day without having to open up the app.

I’ve been pleased with Edibles. It’s easy to use and does a fine job tracking what I need. Now if it would only come with a dose of self control and will power I might be able to actually lose some weight.

Price when Reviewed: $4.99

Seller: Random Ideas, LLC