What with suspicion growing that home computers are only used by small boys for playing Space Invaders, Dieta is a particularly timely arrival on the scene.

The program is menu (sic) driven, and quite straightforward to use.

Details of each ingredient of your chosen recipe are fed in one by one. When you've done that, the program works out the calorie content of the dish, and the fibre content too if you like.

However, to use the program, you will need standard calorie and fibre content charts and, of course, your recipe book.

The program also works out the calorie and fibre content per person served, and allows you to experiment with different ingredients - for instance, to reduce the calories or increase the fibre content.

Results are displayed in neat, easy-to-read analyses with no graphic gimmicks.

Other features are tips on alternative, less fattening ingredients, and an option to print out hard copy of your recipe details - useful for sticking in your cookbook or for reference during food preparation.

A useful addition to the Spectrum library, which could find application at school as well as at home.

D.J.