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How to Count Calories in Homemade Food and Recipes
How to count calories in homemade food: weigh ingredients raw, count the oil, add it up, then work out calories per serving or per 100 g, with a worked example.
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12 min read
Is MyFitnessPal Free in 2026? What You Get Without Paying
Is MyFitnessPal free? Yes, with ads: logging, recipes and macro goals in % cost nothing. What needs Premium, 2026 prices in $, £ and ₹, and free alternatives.
14 min read
How to Track Calories Without a Food Scale
How to track calories without a food scale: labels, counted pieces, levelled cups, a bowl you measure once and hand portions, and how accurate each one is.
11 min read
Why the Scale Went Up When You Ate Well: Read Weekly Trends, Not Daily Weigh-ins
Ate well and still weighed more the next morning? Why your weight swings by up to a kilo a day, what causes it, and how to read your weekly trend instead.
11 min read
Food Is Global. Nutrition Tracking Should Be Too.
Food names, recipes and portions change from country to country. How VitalityApp uses regional context and your meal notes to log food photos from any cuisine.
10 min read
How Accurate Is AI Photo Calorie Counting? An Honest Look (2026)
How close are AI photo calorie estimates? Where they hold up, where they miss (cooking oils, sauces, mixed dishes) and how to make them more accurate.
10 min read
Food and Nutrition Basics: A Simple Guide to Eating Well
The fundamentals of nutrition, from macros and micros to a balanced plate, with everyday Indian foods and the ICMR-NIN guidelines. Tips to use today.
6 min read
Introducing VitalityApp: Your Holistic Wellness Companion
VitalityApp is a calorie and protein tracker for Indian food and any cuisine: type or say your meal, and track workouts, water, sleep and body metrics too.
8 min read
VitalityApp vs HealthifyMe: An Honest Comparison (2026)
A side-by-side comparison of AI-first VitalityApp and coaching-led HealthifyMe: how they differ on food logging, privacy, pricing, and who each app suits.