If you’ve ever tried to get healthy, you know it requires one thing above all others: Data. Data about how much you move, data about how much you eat, data about how much of what substance is in what you eat. That last, in particular, is difficult at best to put together, but the Prep Pad might just be able to help.
1. You’ll Finally Get The Servings Right.
The most basic way it helps, of course, is simply by making it easy to precisely weigh what goes into your mouth, so you know how much of it you’re actually eating. If you want to know what a load serving sizes are, just measure them out: Your average serving of orange juice is about the size of a cup of yogurt. So nailing the servings will be handy.
2. You’ll Know What’s In What You Eat.
The Prep Pad syncs with your iPad and an included app. You just rest the food on the prep pad, punch in what it is, and it tells you everything you need to know about the item in question. And not just the caloric content, either; it breaks down how much fat, protein, and other nutrients are in each item you’re planning on eating. So that way, you know exactly how much you’re getting of each.
3. No More Relying On Estimates!
Another problem is that with loose foods, like produce or bulk nuts, you don’t have any nutritional information; you’ve got to look up a serving, and then run the numbers on that serving to figure out exactly how much you have on your plate. The Prep Pad runs those numbers for you, so if you need to use a fraction of a serving, you’ll still know how much you’re going to eat and what the statistics are.
4. That Means Better Recipes.
Of course, we do actually cook our food, which makes caloric intake tough to track. But with the Prep Pad, you’ll know how much of what goes into what and how much, overall, it has of each nutrient you need to track. That makes finding recipes you can eat that fit your diet is a lot easier.
5. It’ll Give You The Long-Term Data You Need.
Another problem with staying healthy is simply tracking the data over time. Working with estimates and guesses means that over time, your data becomes flawed. With this handy, you’ll be able to better record what you’re eating right down to the gram, and get a better sense of where you’re going with food long-term.
6. It’ll Equip You With Better Choices.
Similarly, knowing what you’re eating will mean you can make better decisions, long-term, about what you’re eating. Part of staying healthy is tracking that long-term data, and having a file of food you can eat and food you can’t. With the Prep Pad, that’s easy to build.
That said, it’ll cost you: You’ll need some form of iPad, and the Prep Pad itself is $150. But if you’re sick of eyeballing portions, it’s worth it.
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