Total Keto Diet: Low Carb App

It’s only been 3 days and I’ve put in about 20 hours using TotalKetoDiet to track what I eat, shop for ingredients in order to be able to make dozens of the recipes, and try cooking a couple. The beef curry is delicious especially with some added mushrooms and the pumpkin loaf is in the oven. I am impressed with the details that this app tracks. I always find the foods I eat to list them, although it took several tries to figure out how to get a food into my list. You can enter 1 item at a time by checking the box after the item and THEN you must click on the check mark in the upper right corner of the screen for it to show up in your meal list. It’s simple to edit any entry on your meal tracker page using the 3 dots to the right ... which is a feature I have used a lot. Following this TotalKetoDiet app has been an eye opener. Carbs are much higher than I realized and portions are much smaller than my former habits.

I downloaded half a dozen of the highest-rated Keto tracking apps then played with each to find the one that I liked best. This one won HANDS DOWN! And, amazingly, it is really and truly totally free and ALL the features are unlocked. All but one of the others required some sort of payment either to use them at all or to get to the good features. And one of them I didn’t even try because it wanted my phone number before it would open! Things I love about this app: Interface that is simple, straightforward, and easy to navigate. Barcode scanning that actually works! The only other one I tried that offered barcode scanning in the free version failed to find the second thing I scanned. I’ve yet to stump this one. Portions that make sense (individual cherries!) and are editable by decimal fractions. Individually editable goals. When you enter your initial info, it spits out calorie and macro goals. Want different ones? No problem! Water tracking by meal that’s editable. Custom foods and RECIPES! Have a meal that’s a standard for you? Enter it as a recipe, and from then on your “half a beef stick, slice of cheddar, and bulletproof coffee,” name it “favorite breakfast” or whatever, and it becomes a one-click entry! And did I mention FREE? The app appears to be ad-supported right now (very inconspicuously so, which is nice). But even if they start charging at some point, I’d be more than happy to purchase this for actual money. As long as they don’t turn subscription-based (yuck), they have a lifetime customer in me. (FYI—I’m only reviewing this as a tracking app, not one for Keto education or recipes—it has those things, and they’re probably great, but I’m only interest in the tracking.)

I am new to the keto diet and found this app to track my macros. I find the app so easy to use and it has helped me stay in track without feeling like the diet was a struggle. I absolutely HATE tracking what I eat because it’s usually cumbersome. This app made it really easy for me. Even better is the barcode scanner which is terribly efficient and picks up the barcode so much quicker than other apps. At the end of my first week on the plan the app had some sort of glitch where I couldn’t enter my macros. I was a little freaked because I still didn’t know what I was doing enough to be without the help of the app. I was so nervous I actually sent an email to tech support. Lol! I expected a robot response and what I got was a PERSON who explained quickly the issue. Then another email form the SAME persons telling me it was resolved. How is THAT for customer service?! I’ve already given the app name and link to 6 people interested in starting keto. The only reason why it’s not 5 stars is because there’s no place to track your weight weekly. So I’m using two apps just for that so I can see my progress over time. If hat was added this would be perfection. Thank you for helping me on my journey!!!