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Nutrition

Level Up: Join Our January Food Tracking Challenge

The new year is a natural moment to pause, reflect, and move forward with intention. The January Level Up Challenge is an invitation to build sustainable nutrition habits, deepen your understanding, and level up your health with a partner designed to support you for the long term. Stay motivated and on track with...

Healthcare Professionals, User Stories

3 mins read

How Keto Hope Foundation Boosted Client Adherence with Cronometer Pro

Pro User Testimonial The Q&A below is based on responses from a Cronometer Pro user at the Keto Hope Foundation. To share your own experience, please email us at sales@cronometer.com. Can you tell us about your practice and who your typical clients are? The Keto Hope Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to...

Health

3 mins read

A Holiday Gift Guide For Fellow Nutrition Nuts

The festive season is upon us, and at Cronometer, we’re excited to share our specially curated Holiday Gift Guide! Whether you’re shopping for a fitness enthusiast, a wellness warrior, or someone just starting their health journey, our guide has something for everyone. Gift Cronometer Gold Did you know that you can buy someone...

Tips & Tricks

4 mins read

Easing The Transition: MyFitnessPal to Cronometer

We’ve done the research and our user survey results have indicated that as much as 64% of Cronometer users try or use the nutrition tracking app, MyFitnessPal, before coming over to us. Several people, including our staff, refer to Cronometer as the app that you graduate to if you’re serious about your nutrition....

App Updates & Features, Featured Posts

5 mins read

Photo Logging: The Easiest Way to Track Your Meals in Cronometer

Introducing Ingredient Suggestions We’ve made a few improvements for Photo Logging to help make logging more accurate and easier to use. The biggest update is Ingredient Suggestions, which help catch commonly missed extras like butter on toast, oil used in cooking, or condiments that may not be obvious in a photo but can...

Podcast

2 mins read

Episode 38: Ethan Bernard’s Journey from 660 Pounds to Sustainable Health

In this episode of Discovering Nutrition with Cronometer, we sit down with Ethan Bernard, a former gaming broadcaster who once weighed 660 pounds. After surviving a life-threatening hospitalization, Ethan is now rebuilding his health and sharing the journey with hundreds of thousands online. He opens up about the realities of extreme weight...

Weight Loss

3 mins read

Why Tracking Your Food Helps You Lose Weight (According to Science)

If you’ve ever set a goal to lose weight, chances are you’ve heard the advice to “track your food.” It might sound straightforward, but this simple habit is backed by strong scientific evidence. It remains one of the most effective tools for achieving sustainable weight loss. At Cronometer, we’ve seen firsthand how logging...

Nutrition

6 mins read

Understanding Macronutrients: How to Balance Carbs, Proteins, and Fats in Your Diet

If you’re trying to live a healthier life, understanding macronutrients is a great place to start. These are the big three nutrients your body needs most: carbs, protein, and fat. Each one has a specific job. Carbohydrates give you energy, protein builds and repairs muscle and tissue, and fat supports things like brain...