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Field notes on AI, food, training and the apps in between.
Short essays on the things people actually ask us about — calorie counting accuracy, meal planning that survives a Tuesday, AI features worth caring about. No SEO mush, no listicle filler.
April 12, 2026·9 min read
The Best AI Wellness Apps in 2026 — An Honest Comparison
Most "AI" labels in the wellness category are marketing varnish. A few apps genuinely use machine learning to remove friction. Here is who does what — and how to pick.
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March 20, 2026·7 min read
How Accurate Is AI Calorie Counting From a Photo? (2026 Field Notes)
Photo-based calorie scanners have quietly become competent. Not magical — competent. Here is the realistic accuracy picture, with the failure modes nobody puts on the App Store screenshot.
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February 18, 2026·6 min read
Pantry-Aware Meal Planning: Why Generic Weekly Menus Keep Failing You
You did not "lack discipline." You bought a meal plan that pretended your kitchen was empty. Pantry-first planning is a small idea with very large consequences.
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March 2, 2026·8 min read
Enerium vs MyFitnessPal: Which One Actually Fits Day-to-Day Life?
MyFitnessPal owns the category by sheer mass. Enerium owns the bits the category got tired of. Here is the comparison nobody at either company will publish.
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April 2, 2026·7 min read
How to Track Intermittent Fasting Without Losing Your Mind
Most fasting apps treat eating windows like a stopwatch and ignore the food inside. The interesting metric is not the fast. It is what happens during the eight hours you eat.
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March 15, 2026·8 min read
Macros, Demystified: A Calmer Guide to Protein, Carbs and Fats
A macro calculator is a starting hypothesis, not an oracle. Here is how to use one without becoming the kind of person who weighs cucumbers.
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February 28, 2026·6 min read
Why Adaptive Hydration Beats the “8 Glasses a Day” Rule
The 8-glasses rule was a guess that escaped a 1945 footnote. Modern hydration goals are personal, dynamic, and far easier to hit when an app does the math.
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April 21, 2026·9 min read
Your First Month With a Wellness App: A Realistic Plan
Most users uninstall by day eleven. The fix is not more discipline. It is a smaller, more boring plan for the first thirty days. Here is the one I keep handing out.
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