Ways to Log Food
Ways to Log Food
There are different ways to log food in MyFitnessPal. Whether you’re eating out of a package, at a restaurant, or a home made meal, we’ve got you covered. Watch the following videos to learn how to use these features.
Scan Barcodes
If your meal has a barcode on the package, you can quickly and easily log it to your diary via the barcode scanner.
To do so, tap on the barcode scanner icon in your search box when you’re adding a food.
Search the Database
Search for food by name, brand or restaurant. As you type, MyFitnessPal filters your food history down. To surface results from the database, hit enter on the keyboard.
Log Calories and Macros Using Quick Add
If you’re eating out or with someone else and have the nutrition data available, Quick Add allows you to quickly log the total calories and/or macro data of your food or entire meal directly into your diary without adding items individually.
Create a Recipe
You can log a recipe and save it for future use in MyFitnessPal by importing it directly from a web URL or by building a recipe manually. See the tutorials below to learn how to do so.
How to import a recipe from a web source:
How to create a recipe manually:
Create a Food
If you can’t find a food in the database, you can use this feature to add it to the database for future logging. All you need is the calories info.
