Keeping track of what you eat can help you reach your health goals. It helps you look back on your eating patterns—like how different foods make you feel. And you’ll start to notice where swapping certain foods or portion sizes makes a difference.
You can keep up this powerful habit by using your app. It now has new features that make it even easier.
Here’s what’s new:
We’ve added photo analysis and barcode scanning features. Use photo analysis to take or upload a photo of your meal; our tracker will identify the food items and portion sizes for you. Or scan a barcode to have the nutrition details filled in.
And don’t forget these other features:
- Food database: Select foods from a database of more than 2 million foods. You can get a breakdown of calories and nutrients and typical serving sizes for each food you track.
- Autocomplete feature: See suggestions as you type. If the right one appears before you finish typing, just tap it to save time.
- Recently added foods: Find anything you recently tracked listed at the start of a new search. This makes it easier to add that food again.
- Past and future meals: Add food as far back as a year in the past. You can also add foods up to two weeks in advance.
- Food insights: Understand how eating habits affect your daily nutrition targets by setting a daily calorie target and tracking important nutrients like carbohydrates, fat, protein, sodium and potassium.
Ready to get started? Just follow these steps.
ANDROID USERS
Set up food insights
1. Select “Food” on the home screen.
2. Select “Food Insights.”
3. Scroll down to select “Manage Food Insights.”
4. Toggle on the items you want to track. You can select “Track calories,” “Track sodium” and “Track potassium.”
5. Tap “Help me set my target” to get your recommended daily target.
6. Tap each field to answer the questions. Your recommended calorie target will appear once all fields are filled.
7. Tap “Set target” button.
8. Select “Start tracking.” You’ll get confirmation that your food insights preferences are set.
Track your food
1. Get started. Select “Food” on the home screen. Choose the meal you’re tracking, “add breakfast,” for example.
2. Add food. You have a few options:
- Search: If you’re searching for a food you recently tracked, you’ll notice it listed at the start of the search. If there aren’t any foods listed or you’re searching for something new, start by typing the name of the food you’d like to track in the search bar. Options will appear as you type. Once you find the correct food, tap the result.
- Use image: Take or upload a photo of your meal. Our tracker will identify food items and portion sizes for you. Or scan a barcode to have the nutrition details filled in for you.
3. Fill in the details. Choose the serving size, enter the date and time, and select the meal. You can also include a note. Notes can be on how you felt after eating, how much you enjoyed the food, or if you prepared it a certain way. Note anything you think will be helpful in the future.
View food insights
1. Select “Food” on the home screen.
2. Select “Food Insights.”
3. View calories, calorie breakdown, and sodium and potassium.
4. Select “See more details” to find a more detailed breakdown of each macronutrient.
iOS USERS
Set up food insights
1. Select “Food” on the home screen.
2. Select “Food Insights.”
3. Scroll down to select “Manage Food Insights.”
4. Toggle on the items you want to track, like calories, sodium and potassium.
5. Toggle on “Set a daily calorie target” to set and edit your target. If you need help figuring out your target, tap “Help me set my target” and answer the questions to get your recommended calorie target.
6. Select “Set target.”
7. Select “Start tracking.” You’ll get confirmation that your food insights preferences are set.
Track your food
1. Get started. Select “Food” on the home screen. Choose the meal you’re tracking, “add breakfast,” for example.
2. Add food. You have a few options:
- Search: If you’re searching for a food you recently tracked, you’ll notice it listed at the start of the search. If there aren’t any foods listed or you’re searching for something new, start by typing the name of the food you’d like to track in the search bar. Options will appear as you type. Once you find the correct food, tap the result.
- Use image: Take or upload a photo of your meal. Our tracker will identify food items and portion sizes for you. Or scan a barcode to have the nutrition details filled in for you.
3. Fill in the details. Choose the serving size, enter the date and time, and select the meal. You can also include a note. Notes can be on how you felt after eating, how much you enjoyed the food, or if you prepared it a certain way. Note anything you think will be helpful in the future.
View food insights
1. Select “Food” on the home screen.
2. Select “Food Insights.”
3. View calories, calorie breakdown, and sodium and potassium for the day. You can view your calories and macro- and micronutrient breakdown from previous days using the calendar feature at the top.
4. Select “See more details” to find a more detailed breakdown of each macronutrient.
Website users
You can add foods and view what you’ve added in the past. You will not have access to photo or barcode features.