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Daily Food Logging

How to log your meals and track what you eat each day

4 min readUpdated Jan 15, 2026

Daily Food Logging

Track what you eat to understand your nutrition and reach your health goals.

Why Log Your Food?

  • Awareness: Know what you're actually eating
  • Accountability: Stay on track
  • Insights: See patterns and trends
  • Progress: Measure improvement

    • How to Log Food

    Quick Log (Fastest)

  • Tap the + button (bottom of screen)
  • Search for your food
  • Adjust serving size
  • Tap Log

    • From Food Search

  • Go to Foods
  • Search for what you ate
  • Tap the food
  • Tap Add to Log
  • Select meal and adjust portion

    • From Favorites

  • Open Foods > Favorites
  • Tap a favorited food
  • Tap Quick Log

    • Using Barcode

  • Tap + then the barcode icon
  • Scan the product
  • Confirm and log

    • Meal Categories

    Organize by meal:

  • Breakfast: Morning meals
  • Lunch: Midday meals
  • Dinner: Evening meals
  • Snacks: Everything in between
    • Tip: You can change the meal category when logging or edit later.

    Adjusting Portions

    Pre-set Servings

    Choose from common servings:

  • 100g (standard)
  • 1 cup, 1 tbsp
  • 1 piece, 1 slice
  • Package size

    • Custom Amount

  • Select "Custom"
  • Enter your amount
  • Choose unit (g, oz, cups, etc.)

    • Quick Multiply

  • 0.5x (half serving)
  • 1x (standard)
  • 1.5x, 2x (larger portions)

    • Viewing Your Log

    Today's Log

  • Dashboard shows today's foods
  • Total calories and macros
  • Progress toward goals

    • Full Day View

  • Tap Track or Log
  • See all meals for today
  • Tap any item to edit or remove

    • Historical Logs

  • Go to Track
  • Navigate to previous dates
  • View any past day

    • Editing and Removing

    Edit an Entry

  • Tap the logged food
  • Tap Edit
  • Change portion or meal
  • Save

    • Remove an Entry

  • Tap the logged food
  • Tap Remove or swipe left
  • Confirm

    • Daily Totals

    At the bottom of your log, see:

  • Calories: Total vs target
  • Protein, Carbs, Fat: Grams and percentage
  • Key nutrients: Based on your mode/goals

    • Tips for Consistent Logging

  • Log as you eat: Don't wait until end of day
  • Use favorites: Save frequently eaten foods
  • Create meals: Save combinations you eat often
  • Be honest: Log everything, even "cheats"
  • Estimate when needed: Imperfect data > no data
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