Shopping
Gas-station snacks: how to log food quickly
At a gas station, there is no time to examine the shelf or weigh food.
Travelling
What to do about counting where the language is foreign and the kitchen unfamiliar.
Shopping
Food in an unfamiliar supermarket: what to look for on the label
In an unfamiliar supermarket, a package can look entirely unreadable, but usually only the words are.
Ingredients and additives
Gelatin, pork, and alcohol on labels: how to check in another language
Pork is rarely called pork in an ingredients list.
Shopping
How to translate a product’s ingredients list into Russian
An ingredients list in a foreign language in a Russian shop means either a violation, a detached sticker, or a purchase made outside Russia.
Calorie counting
Menus in Thailand: what to order and where calories hide
Thai food has a reputation for being light, and that is half true: vegetables, fish, and rice form its base.
Calorie counting
Menus in Georgia: what to order and how many calories it contains
Georgian menus are deceptive: half the items look like salads and appetizers but are closer to a main course in calories because of nuts and oil.
Calorie counting
Menus in Turkey: what dish names mean and what determines calories
Turkish menus are difficult not because of the language, but because of their structure: the same meat under four names differs by cooking method, and the calorie gap between them is greater than the gap between meat and fish.
Calorie counting
Menus abroad: how to choose a dish when nothing makes sense
An unfamiliar menu raises three different questions that are usually confused: what is this dish, is it safe for me, and how many calories does it contain? Translation answers only the first, and not always.
Calorie counting
Business trips: where calorie counting breaks down
It is not discipline that breaks down during a trip, but the very possibility of counting: there are no scales, no familiar dishes, and no control over where and when you eat.
Technology
Menus in a foreign language: how to understand what you are ordering
If you are unfamiliar with the language of a menu, it is more useful not to translate the dish immediately, but to first save it exactly as it is printed.
Shopping
Food standards in different countries: why the same product varies
The same brand in two countries may have a different composition, and this is not always about cost-cutting.
From reading to doing. All of it starts in one place — knowing what is on the plate. Photograph it and the calories and macros appear on their own.
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