Logging food
Five ways to log a meal
Search, AI Scan, barcode, describe, or manual entry — and which one to reach for.
There are five ways to log a meal in Food Loops: search your own foods, scan a barcode, photograph the food, describe it in words, or enter it manually. All five live behind the + button on the Home, Diary and Foods tabs.
Which one to use
| Situation | Best method |
|---|---|
Packaged food with a barcode | Scan Barcode — free, unlimited, real label data |
A plate of food, or a nutrition label | AI Scan — photograph it |
A meal you can describe but not photograph | Describe — type or dictate |
Something you eat regularly | Search — it's already in your library |
Home cooking with a known recipe | Manual Entry — save it once, reuse forever |
What's free and what's Pro
Barcode scanning, manual entry and searching your own library are free and unlimited. AI Scan and Describe are Pro features, because each one costs a model call.
The + menu also has Log Weight, Add Note and Add Water. Those aren't meal logging, but they live in the same place.
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