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Logging Meals

Bettie gives you four fast ways to log a meal. Pick whichever fits the moment.

Logging methods

PhotoSnap a photo of your plate for instant AI analysis
BarcodeScan packaged food to look up nutrition labels
ReceiptScan a restaurant receipt to extract line items
Manual / TextType a description like "two slices of toast with butter"

Photo capture

Tap the camera button and snap a photo of your plate. Bettie uses AI to identify the foods, estimate portions, and calculate carbs, protein, and fat. Review the breakdown and tap Log.

Screenshot: Photo capture and analysis

Barcode scanning

For packaged food, tap the barcode scanner. Point your camera at the barcode and Bettie will look up the nutrition label automatically. Adjust the serving size if needed and log.

Receipt scanning

Scan a restaurant receipt or takeaway order. Bettie reads the line items, matches them to its food database, and builds a meal estimate. This works well for orders where you know what was in each dish.

Manual / Text entry

Type a description like "two slices of sourdough toast with butter and a flat white". Bettie interprets the text and returns a nutrition estimate you can edit before logging.

Refining with the AI assistant

After logging, you can open the Chat tab to refine your meal. Tell Bettie you only ate half, swap an ingredient, or ask it to compare with a similar meal you had last week. The estimate updates in real time.

Screenshot: Chat refinement

Adjusting portions and timestamps

Tap any logged meal to edit the portion size or change the time it was eaten. Accurate timestamps help Bettie align the meal with your glucose curve for better insights.

Quick adds

Frequently eaten meals appear as quick-add suggestions at the top of the Log screen. Tap one to log it instantly with your usual portion size.

Tip

The more you log, the smarter quick-add suggestions become. Bettie learns your habits and surfaces your most frequent meals.