Eatright vs MyFitnessPal

Eatright and MyFitnessPal both land on Depends.

Eatright

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy only if you are an RDN or dietetics student . this is professional-association infrastructure (exam prep, CE, manuals, credential tools), not a consumer product.

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MyFitnessPal

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Depends

Confidence: Medium

Use the free tier if you want simple, reliable calorie and macro logging with the largest user base.

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Eatright versus MyFitnessPal
Compare	Eatright	MyFitnessPal
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	RDN exam candidates	Casual calorie & macro tracking
Who it's not for	Casual dieters . there is no consumer product to buy here	Privacy-sensitive users . 150M accounts breached in 2018
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹⁰	Two breaches on record: 150M accounts (2018) and subsidiary Cal AI, 3M users (2026); runs a managed bug bounty.¹⁶
Support quality	No support evidence in sources	FAQ-first contact; limited direct help
Public sentiment	Dietetics students find eatrightPREP useful but debate whether its scores predict the real exam, and many resent the removed free trial.^⁷	Users praise the food database and easy logging but increasingly complain about paywalls, clutter, and a degraded free tier.¹¹
Biggest gotcha	The 3-day free trial was discontinued; you buy prep without trying it^⁷	Old breach data fuels extortion emails; use a unique password

Pick Eatright when

RDN exam candidates
Registered dietitians needing CE and manuals
Dietetics programs buying prep in bulk
Consumers wanting free credentialed nutrition articles

When Eatright is not a fit

Casual dieters . there is no consumer product to buy here
Anyone wanting a meal-tracking or fitness app
Non-dietetics health professionals
Buyers who expect to try before paying . the trial is gone

Pick MyFitnessPal when

Casual calorie & macro tracking
Free-tier budget users
Barcode-scanner logging
GLP-1 nutrition tracking

When MyFitnessPal is not a fit

Privacy-sensitive users . 150M accounts breached in 2018
Coaches needing client management (use Trainerize or PT Distinction)
Premium-feature hunters; users report paywalled basics and disappointment
Anyone wanting a distraction-free minimal logger

Sources

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: eatright.orgeatright.org
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eatrightPREPeatrightprep.org
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Academy Membershipeatrightpro.org
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CDR Verification Systemssecure.eatright.org
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Registration Maintenance Feescdrnet.org
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Sports NCM Pricingnutritioncaremanual.org
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AND should be ashamed for discontinuing the 3-day trialreddit.com
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How accurate is EatRight Prep at predicting my actual testreddit.com
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My experience w/ the RD examreddit.com
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Security pageeatright.org
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MyFitnessPal has become unusable . Redditreddit.com
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Is MyFitnessPal Premium really worth it? . Redditreddit.com
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MyFitnessPal Review (2026) . Garage Gym Reviewsgaragegymreviews.com
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Trustpilot . myfitnesspal.comtrustpilot.com
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What is included in the free version? . MFP Supportsupport.myfitnesspal.com
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Notice of Data Breach . MyFitnessPalcontent.myfitnesspal.com
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