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The Spoon & Bite Method

How many bites is a portion?

No calorie counting. No food scale. No banned foods. Just one simple answer before you eat: how many normal bites, or spoonfuls, of this food make a reasonable portion for your goal. Then tap along as you eat.

17 / 11 kcalaverage bite, men / women
About 4 lblost in a month by cutting bites 20–30%
0 foodsoff limits, ever
A home-cooked plate of sliced chicken, rice, broccoli and roasted potatoes
A normal plate of food you actually like. That is the whole point.
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Register for Spoon & Bite — free

Create your free account to save your progress and your goal, get new foods and tips, and hear about workshops and updates. Your saved days live in your account, so they are there on any phone whenever you log back in.

Your account is created right here when you tap Register — no email to send, nothing to confirm. Use the same email and password to log in on any phone and your saved days will be waiting.

Your account is ready — welcome to Spoon & Bite

You are logged in. The Save my progress button in Step 3 is unlocked: every day you save is stored in your account and will be here when you log back in, on any phone.

1

Set your goal

Two quick choices. They only change the size of a bite and the size of your day, nothing else.

Your goal

Average bite size

lb Only used to size your daily target. Leave it blank and we use a typical day instead.
2

Pick the meal and the food

Tap what is in front of you. Your number updates right away.

Which meal is this?

What are you eating?

3

Count along as you eat

One tap per bite. No typing, no searching, no weighing. When the ring fills up, that is your portion. Registered members can save the day's progress at the bottom of this step.

Today so far: 0 bites & spoonfuls

Save your progress

Registered members only

Counting is free for everyone. Saving your progress is for registered members — register free or log in above, then come back here and save each day you count. Saved days are stored in your account and are here whenever you log back in.

    The shortcut, if numbers are not your thing

    Eat normally for a few days and just count your bites at each meal. Then eat the same foods, but take 20 to 30 percent fewer bites. That is it. In the Brigham Young University study below, that one habit was enough for about 4 pounds in a month, with no other diet changes.

    Slow down, it counts too

    The number works better when your brain has time to notice the food.

    Why this works

    Bite counting is not a guess. It has been studied, and the numbers in this app come from that research.

    Clemson University

    An average bite is a measurable thing

    Researchers measuring real meals found an average bite of mixed food comes to about 17 calories for men and about 11 calories for women. That is the base number behind every food in this app, adjusted up for dense foods like pizza and down for light ones like salad.

    Brigham Young University · Dr. Josh West

    Fewer bites, same foods

    People counted their daily bites for a week, then simply cut that count by 20 to 30 percent. They lost about 4 pounds in a month, eating the same foods, with no other diet changes.

    Six-month bite counter study

    It holds up over time

    Over six months, people using bite counters lost about 6.6 pounds on average. A group using a full food-tracking app lost more, and that is the honest trade: tracking everything works harder, but counting bites is the habit many people can actually keep.

    One honest note. Bites are not all the same size, and neither are spoonfuls, plates, or days. Everything here is a practical estimate to build awareness, not an exact measurement and not medical advice. If you have a medical condition, or you are pregnant, under 18, or being treated for anything related to eating, talk to your doctor before using bite targets to change how you eat.