Due to popular demand for a very much simplified version of the Nutrient Calculator, which will allow an accurate calculation of kilojoule or calorie intake, I have decided to create simple kilojoule/calorie counter. When completed it will be available for FREE as a web based program, which will still have similar functionality to the Nutrient Calculator. That is, you will be able to enter different groups of foods and their weights into a window, and then the program will automatically calculate your kilojoule or calorie intake that day (or the number of days over which you record the food intake).

To create this program, and then to be able to offer it for free, is a reasonably large task, so please allow a few months to check back in and see if it is available.

In the meantime, as a bit of a Kilojoule/calorie intake guide, the following foods are listed with their corresponding kilojoule/calorie values per 100 grams of that food:

• Red meat (eg. beef, lamb, veal): 264 Cal, 1106 Kj

• Poultry: (eg. chicken, turkey, duck, goose): 253 Cal, 1058 Kj

• Seafood - Fish: 163 Cal, 681 Kj

• Seafod - Crustaceans & Mollusks: 141 Cal, 590 Kj

• Pork: 273 Cal, 1142 Kj

• Game Meat (eg. Kangaroo, Rabbit): 144 Cal, 603 Kj

• Eggs: 170 Cal, 710 Kj

• Butter: 717 Cal, 2999 Kj

• Cheese: 304 Cal, 1270 Kj

• Cream: 292 Cal, 1223 Kj

• Milk: 56 Cal, 235 Kj

• Yoghurt: 61 Cal, 257 Kj

• Legumes, (eg. Beans, Peas, Soybeans): 111 Cal, 466 Kj

• Bread: 257 Cal, 1074 Kj

• Rice: 121 Cal, 507 Kj

• Biscuits (plain): 359 Cal, 1502 Kj

• Cake: 378 Cal, 1374 Kj

• Breakfast Cereals: 345 Cal, 1446 Kj

• Nuts: 608 Cal, 2544 Kj

Thank you, and any feedback on what you would like to see in a Kilojoule - Calorie counter program would be very much appreciated.