Food Photo Roundup
Some of the references are as old as 2008, and others are very recent. In any case, it appears that using technology to assist convenience is a win for users.
Snap-happy dieters reap benefits
"Watching what you eat really does help, at least if you do it through a camera lens. That's the conclusion of a study of dieters' eating habits comparing the effect of written food diaries with taking a snapshot of each meal."
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926725.300-snaphappy-dieters-reap-benefits.html
Improve your diet with your mobile phone
http://www.mostlyeating.com/improve-your-diet-with-your-mobile-phone
Eat Like Me
A registered dietitian blogging photos of her food.
http://www.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/eatlikeme
covered by the Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/08/AR2009060802310.html
Think before you eat: photographic food diaries as intervention tools to change dietary decision making and attitudes
"A pilot study using written and photographic food diaries was conducted with 43 participants. Qualitative analysis of participant interviews revealed that photographic food diaries can alter attitudes and behaviours associated with food choices, and they are more likely to do so than written diaries because they serve as an intervention at the point when decisions regarding what to eat are being made."
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1470-6431.2008.00725.x/abstract
PlateMate: Crowdsourcing Nutrition Analysis from Food Photographs - October 16-19, 2011
"Results of our evaluations show that PlateMate is nearly as accurate as a trained dietitian and easier to use for most users than traditional self-reporting."
http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~hq/papers/platemate.pdf
Apps
Meallogger http://www2.meallogger.com/lang-en/
The Eatery https://eatery.massivehealth.com/
Meal Snap http://mealsnap.com/
FoodSpotting http://www.foodspotting.com/
Snap-happy dieters reap benefits
"Watching what you eat really does help, at least if you do it through a camera lens. That's the conclusion of a study of dieters' eating habits comparing the effect of written food diaries with taking a snapshot of each meal."
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926725.300-snaphappy-dieters-reap-benefits.html
Improve your diet with your mobile phone
http://www.mostlyeating.com/improve-your-diet-with-your-mobile-phone
Eat Like Me
A registered dietitian blogging photos of her food.
http://www.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/eatlikeme
covered by the Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/08/AR2009060802310.html
Think before you eat: photographic food diaries as intervention tools to change dietary decision making and attitudes
"A pilot study using written and photographic food diaries was conducted with 43 participants. Qualitative analysis of participant interviews revealed that photographic food diaries can alter attitudes and behaviours associated with food choices, and they are more likely to do so than written diaries because they serve as an intervention at the point when decisions regarding what to eat are being made."
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1470-6431.2008.00725.x/abstract
PlateMate: Crowdsourcing Nutrition Analysis from Food Photographs - October 16-19, 2011
"Results of our evaluations show that PlateMate is nearly as accurate as a trained dietitian and easier to use for most users than traditional self-reporting."
http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~hq/papers/platemate.pdf
Apps
Meallogger http://www2.meallogger.com/lang-en/
The Eatery https://eatery.massivehealth.com/
Meal Snap http://mealsnap.com/
FoodSpotting http://www.foodspotting.com/