Free tools & resources
For clinical & institutional review
Transparent by design
Hospitals, dietitians, and extension programs vet a tool before it reaches a patient or a classroom. Here, the equations, their named sources, and the underlying data are all on the page. See the full methodology and sources.
- Every calculator publishes its formula on the page, with named primary sources: Mifflin-St Jeor, the IOM/NASEM DRIs, WHO, and the rest, cited in full. Not a black box.
- Two DRI editions, your choice: the IOM 2005 equations MyPlate.gov was built on (the default, for continuity) and the current NASEM 2023 set.
- DRI nutrient tables carry the National Academies' 2019 sodium and potassium revision.
- Nutrition numbers are deterministic USDA data: looked up and shown, never AI-generated or estimated.
- Printable plans can omit calories and BMI. That option is eating-disorder-informed and suits pediatric practice too.
- The math is checked against the published equations and pinned by an automated test suite, so a formula can't silently drift.
See it for yourself
Open the equations on the methodology page, try the DRI calculator or the GLP-1 protein calculator, or drop the embeddable calculator and the free JSON API into your own site.
Free to use: a link back helps
Free for classroom and clinical use. A link from your resources page is how colleagues find it.
