Log Your First Meal

Tracking nutrition is just as important as tracking workouts. PT Tracker makes it quick to log what you eat so you can stay on top of your calorie and macro targets.

Opening the food diary

Tap the Nutrition tab in the bottom navigation. You’ll see today’s diary split into meal slots — Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Snacks. Tap Add Food under any meal to start logging.

Ways to log food

Barcode scanning

The fastest way to log packaged food:

1. Tap the barcode icon in the search bar.
2. Point your camera at the product’s barcode.
3. PT Tracker looks up the item and fills in the nutrition data automatically.
4. Adjust the serving size if needed, then tap Add.

Search

Type the name of a food into the search bar. Results include:

• Your recent foods — Things you’ve logged before appear first.
• Restaurant menus — UK chain foods from Greggs, Costa, KFC, and more with accurate macros.
• Community foods — Verified entries from other PT Tracker users.
• Open database — A broad catalogue of generic and branded items.

Tap a result, confirm the portion, and add it to your meal.

Quick add

If you know the macros but don’t want to search, tap Quick Add and enter calories, protein, carbs, and fat directly. This is useful for home-cooked meals where you’ve already done the maths.

Tracking your progress

As you log food throughout the day, the nutrition summary at the top of the page updates in real time — showing remaining calories and a macro breakdown. If you’re unsure what to eat next, ask the AI Coach for suggestions based on your remaining targets.

Saving favourites

Foods you log are automatically saved to My Foods for faster logging next time. You can also create custom recipes for meals you make regularly.

With your first workout and meal logged, you’re well on your way. Head back to the Getting Started overview to explore more features.