I've been using the personal version of PFA for a few days now. It's incredible what I thought was low fat until I entered it into PFA! ... It's also great for frequent travelers since it has many common restaurant items in its food database of over 4,000 items. Other food items are simple to add if you have the basic nutritional information. The setup asks for name, gender, age, height, weight and activity level. After inputting the info, it calculates calories, carbohydrates, fats, protein, etc., as daily targets. Each item can be changed manually, so if you're watching fat intake, you can lower those values. Very flexible. Each day can be analyzed for specific target values. Foods can be added or deleted easily. The database search is relatively fast and usually quite accurate.
The interface is a little sloppy. You have to go to one section to get your profile before you start adding foods. It doesn't remember the last person entered. Same with the day of the week. It always starts on Sunday. You have to remember to change the day to the current day! I find it well worth the $89 though.
The professional version has an enhancement that tracks your food intake and pop up food choices that will keep you within limits you've chosen.
Mark Gitlitz CompuServe ID: [70334,2703]