Product Description

This functional product is both a food scale and a nutritional calculator. The easy to read display shows the 10 key elements of weighed foods in a familiar format similar to the nutrition label found on most food products. Convenient tare feature allows the user to zero out the weight of a container and capture only the weight and nutritional data for the food contents. This scale allows the user to simply enter a food code from the provided list of 999 common foods and place the food item on the scale platform and the nutritional facts for the weighed item will be displayed. The user can also choose to enter and store up to 99 customizable food code entries and total their daily nutritional intake to help them achieve their health goals.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4153 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Kitrics
• Model: 0120
• Dimensions: 10.24" h x 7.09" w x 2.56" l, 5.00 pounds

Features

• Computes: calories, calories from fat, carbohydrates, protein, fat, saturated fat, fiber, sugars, cholesterol and sodium
• User can easily create and store up to 99 customizable food code entries
• Includes information for 999 foods, totals daily nutritional intake to help achieve health goals
• Weighs in grams or ounces, high precision +/- 1 gram/0.05-ounce, weighs up to 72-ounce / 2000 gram
• Auto power off, runs on 2AA batteries, included

Customer Reviews

It Works!
I've had this scale for 4 months and I have lost 35lbs. I was really clueless about portion size until I got this scale. In the beginning, I used it all the time, keeping a cumulative daily total. Since I was trying to keep at 60%-20%-20% balance of carbs, fat, protein it was invaluable because I could see what I needed to get to the end of the day and stay within my diet. Believe it or not, that often meant at the end of the day I had leeway to have a (small) treat, which has kept me sane.

Now that I've had it for a while, I don't run daily totals, but I still use it all the time for accurate portion sizes. The manual gives instructions clearly and it is short -- but do be prepared to spend about 10 to 15 minutes learning to use the scale. Once you get it, it is easy.

I've entered in about 25 entries for food items that are not programmed in already. Entering them is easy. The code book is plastic so it won't get ruined by water. The scale is excellent for weighing mail, too.

The auto-shut off will save batteries and still gives you plenty of time to dig around in the fridge and chop something up.

Here are the reasons I did not give it 5 stars: The display could use more contrast as it is a bit dim. Every time you push a button, there is a loud beep noise. It can't be turned off. The book with the list of food codes is not in any sensible order and it has too many codes most adults don't need, like candy bars and processed foods. A condiment section would have been helpful instead of having to find mayo in one place, mustard in another, and I have yet to find ketchup.

I would totally overlook most of the above to give this product 5 stars, except for that infernal beeping.

I could not have had the success I've had without this scale! I never pay expedited shipping for anything, but I did for this and I am glad!

improvements needed
I am satisfied with the scales being accurate, but the combination of the smoked glass screen without backlighting, and the small size of the print makes it really hard to use all the functions. It's even hard to read if a plate or dish more than 6/7ins. in diameter is used, a lighted screen or clear glass screen would be nice and couldn't cost that much more to include. I guess the old addage { you get what you pay for } still applies here. If I need another one I'll spend the extra money and purchase a more user friendly model or make.

great product!
Just my two cents. I'm a bodybuilder and an athlet thus involved in a planned sport diet. Due to this I have been using several kitchen scales from al round the world. I live in Italy.
As far as I know, this scale is the only one with this features. I have seen something similar here in Europe (although at almost triple the price), but nothing like this. The display shows exactly what you see when looking at the nutritional facts on the food package.
It is a very precise scale. It has hundreds of food nutritional facts pre programmed and 99 blank position that can be filled by the user food data.
In addition, it has a 'total' function which allows to sum all the food of the day so to know the quantity of all the macronutrients ingested.
Definitely a must for everyone who cares to check what is eating and how much.
The only little mole I have found (at least for me but other can disagree) is that when dialing personal food nutitional fact no decimal can be dialed. This means that if a food has 12,4 protein in 100 grams you can only dial 12 or 13: no decimals.

Guess I can survive with it but I would suggest the producer to implement this feature in future version of the scale.

Michael Mellner, Italy