foodha for thought – menuism blog

Did you know that I had a burrito and pizza last night? And that I followed it up with a banana?

You would if you checked out my Menuism GutChecks. GutChecks are a lightweight way for you to track what you’re eating at all times. If it’s something at home or a light snack, just type it in and update your GutCheck. Or if you just ate out at a restaurant, write a review and a GutCheck will automatically get created for you.

Updating

There are a few easy ways to update your GutChecks:

• On the top right corner there’s always a section that says what you’re currently eating along with an “Update” link. Just click that and a form will show up.
• On the right-hand side of your dashboard, there’s directions for a link you can drag to your browser’s bookmark bar that says “I’m Eating…”. Just click that to update your status from wherever you’re browsing.
• If you have a Twitter account, your GutChecks can be automatically imported after you link your Twitter account to your Menuism account (do this on your settings page). For example, anytime I update my Twitter status (see image below) with “ate”, “eat” or “eating”, Menuism automatically updates my GutCheck eating status. Check out the coverage on on Mashable.

Sharing

What good is updating your eating status if you can’t share it? The easiest way to share it is with our image widget that get’s constantly refreshed with your latest GutCheck. My widget is shown in the top right. You can also see mine and John’s on the Menuism MySpace page . Just check the right hand side of your dashboard for the code to copy into your webpage or blog.

So what are you waiting for? Let us in your belly and see what you’re eating!

Justin