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Sandra Kouba, "an excellent chef, tarried long hours to make a perfect meal," Ms. Norr says.

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Mr. Kouba explains that he loved his own mother's gravy and regards it as the centerpiece of the meal.

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Ms. Kouba pointed out on some days MyFitnessPal may have overestimated calorie totals.

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Ms. Kouba says gravy-making is just another chore and she'd rather buy it in a jar.

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Based on seeing our weekly menu and the calorie totals, Ms. Kouba says MyFoodDiary.com and MyNetDiary.com were the most precise, but adds that accuracy varies by an individual's food choices.

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"What you're getting from any of these is a guesstimation," Ms. Kouba says, but adds that steady use can yield more accurate results.

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We asked Ms. Kouba to look over the information we got from the sites to see if it was on track with dietitians' advice.

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Speaking of asoif related games, two friends of mine got the opportunity to sit down and play Battles of Westeros with designer Rob Kouba.

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While companies are careful not to promote scientifically unproven information, the trackers' nutrition and exercise data is mostly reliable for the average user, says Joanne Kouba , a registered dietitian and assistant professor who teaches at Loyola University's dietetics education program in Chicago.

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Ms. Kouba adds, It got so it was kind of expected.

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