Ec601-Plus Digital Diet Nutrional Scale

by Handstands

Product Description

Counting calories? Avoiding carbohydrates? Experiencing special dietary needs? Watching what you eat doesn't need to be a chore. Let the new EC601-Plus Diet & Nutrition Scale accurately count your intake of: Calories, Salt/Sodium, Protein, Fat, Carbohydrates, Fiber, Cholesterol. Easy to Use - Simply place the food you are going to eat on the scale and select the food ID number (found in the Food Code List) and viola! You now have a count of the sodium, cholesterol, fat, and other important dietary components contained in your food item(s). With a nutritional database for over 900 food types including the most commonly used ingredients, foods, and liquids, you'll be able to easily identify your intake of key nutritional items. Works Great with Your Diet - If you're participating in the Atkins Diet, the South Beach Diet, or any other diet* for that matter, the EC601-Plus will help you watch your carbohydrate and calorie intake as well as fiber intake which is central to many diets. Complete & Accurate - The high precision sensor system will not only identify nutritional content but can also be used as a regular kitchen scale providing measurements in grams, kilograms, ounces, and pounds (no need to convert between systems!). Quality Design - The sleek, compact design makes the scale the perfect option to conveniently fit on a kitchen counter so your scale remains unobtrusively handy while you prepare your meals. The EC601-Plus is fun to use not only because it's easy to do so but also because you know you are working towards a healthier body and a healthier lifestyle each time you use the scale. Technical Specifications: Max weight: 5000 grams / 5 kg / 11 lbs! Weighing Measurement Options: Grams, Kilograms, Ounces, Pounds Catalogued Food Items: Over 900 Nutritional Values: 7 Memory Retention for Totaling Food: 99 Entries Power: 2 x AA Batteries (Batteries Included) Auto Power-down (shut off): After 2 minutes of inactivity

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• ASIN: B00166F2B4
• UPC: 012844020267
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,982 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Cool Diet/Food Scale, March 27, 2008

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This review is from: Ec601-Plus Digital Diet Nutrional Scale (Health and Beauty)

Length:: 1:47 Mins

This scale is a little gem. It makes it easy to count the:

-Calories

-Salt

-Protein

-Fat

-Carbs

-Cholesterol

-Fiber

that make up my diet. I can place different food items (individually) on the scale and it will tell me how much cholesterol is in the item based on weight and the three-digit number for the food found in the instruction manual. I love it!

I was surprised to see that I could weight candy bars, breakfast cereals, hamburgers and all sorts of meats, vegetables, ice creams, etc. and find out the nutritional content.

The scale has the option to "remember" what I've weighed so I can track my total nutritional intake.

I'm also going to use the scale to weigh things I send through the mail because the scale displays pounds, ounces and grams.

The scale seems pretty sensitive. I put a single piece of paper on the scale and it registered .1 ounces.

One feature I really like is that I can place an empty bowl on the scale, turn the scale on, and it reads at zero weight. I can then pour ingredients that I want to measure in the bowl and the scale then displays the weight for the ingredients only which means I don't have to manually subtract the weight of the bowl.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You are stuck with limited codes, March 26, 2009

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Elek A. Fenyes "Accidental Tourist" (Philadelphia, Pa. USA) - See all my reviews
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If you eat stuff not listed in the code book, you are out of luck. There is no way to create a custom code and there is no listing that I could find anywhere on the Internet where you could get additional codes. Some very common items, like Ranch Dressing, is not listed in the code book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great product, May 1, 2010

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Lexi (FL, USA) - See all my reviews

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EDIT 6/9/10: My scale previously stopped working. Even after replacing the batteries, it would not turn on. Miraculously, it came back on. Sometimes, it would still act up but I use this scale daily and did not want to wait for a replacement if it would still work. However, this week it has stopped working again. I wanted to give it a few days in hopes that it would turn on like the first time, but no such luck. I would have knocked this down to 3 stars, but customer service was helpful (spoke with them during the first incident, awaiting second incident response) so I gave it 4/5 starts.

I absolutely love this scale. It is great for anyone who is on a diet or trying to watch portion sizes. I like that some items are pre-programmed in the scale. This is especially helpful for fresh fruits and vegetables. Although, I will admit looking through the book is a little tedious, but I just went through and highlighted all the items I eat regularly. I have used this scale every day since I got it and have not had any problems so far. I have not even had to replace the batteries yet! I definitely recommend this scale.