Diet Analysis Plus 9.0 Windows/Macintosh CD-ROM

When attempting to use a new access code to access this program this first week of September, 2018, access was denied. It turns out that Cengage has killed this program. Initial inquiries to the company for a refund sent us back to the book vendor, who denied a refund since the purchase was more than 30 days ago. It is not clear that Cengage will provide any refund, although they continued to allow sales even though they were discontinuing the program. Please don't get caught!

There are a lot of reviews for this product saying that brand names always come up first, and they all seem to use the banana example. Well, I have Diet Analysis open right now, I just typed in "banana" and the fruit was literally the first result. There are no brand names on the first page of results. I think they update the list of foods periodically, because there have been times in the past when I looked up a product and it didn't come up on the list, but it did show up at a later time.Another complaint is that you can't compare the breakdown of carbs/fat/protein. That's not true either. I don't use that feature very often though; the one I like most is Intake vs. Goals, where you can compare your intake on any given day with the DRI for carbs/fat/protein, and most vitamins and minerals. It helps you to understand where your diet is lacking and correct those imbalances with food or supplements (and to see what you need to cut back on).It's not perfect. I hate that you have to log in to Cengage every time instead of just accessing the program directly, that's annoying. I wish there were more vitamins and minerals included - they left off Vitamin K, biotin, selenium, etc., so your profile won't be as complete as it possibly could be.That said, I have already found it to be immensely useful in improving my own diet. I bought it for a nutrition class but I mostly use it for my own purposes. If I hadn't had to buy it for class, I probably would have tried one of the free online programs like Calorie Count before paying for this one, but I've been pretty satisfied with it so far.

Unfortunately I can't really rate the product itself because I was never able to use it. I bought this new, but when I went to use it for the project I had ordered it for, the code didn't work. It said that it had already been used. I guess this wasn't actually a "new" product. My project wasn't due until after the window for returns had passed, so I guess I'm out almost $50 and had to spend significantly more time completing my project without it.I had emailed customer support at Cenage and still haven't heard back.

This was a requirement of one of my courses, unfortunately. My main issue with it is that tracking your diet with this software is time-consuming and frustrating. The search function for foods needs to be updated or refined or SOMETHING! I tried searching "banana" and my results are loaded with anything but plain, fresh bananas. Banana nut bread, banana cream pie, Gerbers Banana baby food, anything banana-flavored under the sun. A plain fresh banana was listed on page 16 of the search results. I tried typing in "fresh banana" as well. No dice. Just as frustrating trying to find other fresh fruits or plain whole milk. However, IF you can properly find the foods you consumed to track your diet, the analysis and reports are helpful. It's just a pain to get to them.

This product was a requirement for one of my college classes and I would have never guessed that I'd still be using it today. It is very easy to use. You input your body weight and height and it asks you a few questions to determine your recommended amount of calorie intake. They have a HUGE selection of food to choose from to see the amount of calories, sodium, saturated fats, etc. It's practically a food diary. It allows you to input your breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, as well as any excersises! What started off as a program for homework, ended up being a major tool to my weight loss journey.

I ordered this for a nutrition course so it serves its purpose. However, you enter the foods you have eaten by selecting those that have already been entered (database) with their nutritional value. I found that many of the foods I eat were not included in the list of selections so I wasn't really able to get the correct nutritional information on the foods I was eating and had to select something that was similar.

If you have a slower or older computer don't bother. You have to download all the information from the disk onto your computer, and it could cause a horrible lag.Buying the online code may be a better route, you can go to cengagebrain.com and buy an online subscription for $32. Also if your getting it for a class, you can get it right away by the online subscription. Everything is updated online-unlike the disk and all you have to do after purchasing is sign in online. Allot of foods/recipes that people add to the program are saved into a database, so its nice to not to have to put in as many individual foods or recipes that are not listed.However, if your looking at price as your main factor, the disk is probably the best way to go. It doesn't have a whole lot of foods, other than very basic and healthy American foods. I had a problem finding allot of foods and had to type allot of my own recipes in but price was what drew me to buy the disk.

You do not get what you paid for your access is cut off early without notice and you lose all your work and told we don't support that product any longer too Bad, but we have a new more expensive product you can buy!

-could not convert to metric system-limited amount of food products, all of which seemed to have a high fat content-slowOverall, I was unsatisfied with the product

Great program that includes a wide array of foods to analyze your diet or create a diet that meets all of your caloric/vitamin needs. I used it for a course and found the project that we used this program for both enriching and eye opening.

super easy program to use! I really enjoy it .