The soon-to-be latest trend in counting calories is now mobile! Sure, you can “ask your restaurant for the nutritional information on any meal” or click on what sized latte you drink on the web, both completely logical methods of obtaining the essential health information when dining out.
However, what if you are already at the restaurant (and not a nerd like me who carried your laptop everywhere) or what if you don’t want to ask the caloric measurements on every single dish on the menu for a comparative analysis on the most appropriate for your dietary needs? Enter Nutrition on the Go, the mobile service that allows you to access nutrition information from your mobile phone.
Simply send the item name (aka starbucks latte skim milk) via text message to short code (aka phone number) 34381.
You will receive a text message that sends you the nutritional information for the specific food about which you are inquiring. The report s below. I had to lower the grade for accuracy because I typed in “Starbucks latte skim milk tall” and it returned a “Starbucks Tazo Chai Tea Latte Nonfat Milk (btw, its 90 cal.)” On second attempt, “Starbucks latte skim milk” returned “Starbucks flavored latte nonfat milk grande.” Better, but still not exactly what I had wanted. The estimates could be helpful, though. I guess there are still a few kinks, but overall super idea!!
REPORT:
A for concept
A+ for being free
B- for accuracy
wow. 260 kilocalories (calories with a big C ) That’s around 962,320 joules! with three of those bad boys, you have enough energy to run a motorcycle for a mile at 30 MPH. just in case you where wondering.