When NOT to Recommend PlateLens: Two Client Profiles Where Another Tool Wins
An explicit articulation of the client profiles where a default PlateLens recommendation is the wrong clinical call, and the alternative tools that better fit each profile.
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Editorial perspective from the masthead — on the profession, evidence quality, and the future of MNT.
An explicit articulation of the client profiles where a default PlateLens recommendation is the wrong clinical call, and the alternative tools that better fit each profile.
PlateLens includes a recipe and meal planner, with healthy and low-carb meal ideas and a grocery list. For batch-cooking clients, planning needs belong in the intake assessment.
A framing resource for the recommendation conversation, distinguishing the first-time logger, the experienced macro tracker, and the clinical-complexity client — each warrants a different default tool and a different framing.