Honestly, homemade food ironically puts you ahead.
Processed foods aren't the devil, but they're not as "good" as real, whole, foods cooked at home.
A lot of the stuff bought or cooked in other establishments have sodium levels through the roof, or preservatives that gunk up your gut, etc etc.
Also what's great with going the way Plant_W explained is, you get a better sense of what you're eating without having to necessarily weigh EVERYTHING after a certain amount of time. You can approximate easier in you mind and when you log it, usually it will come close to your estimate.
Not when they are fried to excess and covered in sauces and creams.