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Meal logs

Logging your meals can be a good way to help you stick to your health goals. In the mobile application, you can log your meal in 3 ways:

  • Take a new photo

  • Upload an existing photo

  • Enter a text description

Submit a meal for analysis

  1. At the top of your homepage, click + Add Log. From the top of your meal log page, click + Log Meal.

    Left: Verily Me homepage Metrics section with Add Log button highlighted in top right corner and Meal logs tile shown. Right: Meal log page with Log meal button highlighted in top right corner, showing date toggle and total calories of 680 kcal.

  2. From the menu, click Take photo, Upload photo, or Enter text.

    1. Take a photo - Snap a photo of your food in real time.

      Camera viewfinder displaying a meal of bread and strawberries with Upload photo and Enter text options at bottom

    2. Upload from album - Upload a photo of your meal later.

      Photo gallery selection screen showing grid of food and landscape photos for uploading existing meal images

    3. Enter a text description - Select the meal type, date, & time. In the text box, enter the contents of your meal.

      Text entry interface for logging meal with keyboard visible

  3. Verify the description and portion sizes. If everything looks correct, click Submit.

    Meal log submission screen showing Dinner meal with photo, May 6 at 5:30 PM, listing 3 taquitos, Mexican rice, shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, and salsa verde, with Submit button

  4. Violet will analyze your meal and provide you with the following insights:

    1. Overview

    2. Macros - an estimation of Total Carbs, Protein, Fat, and Fiber.

      Meal Insights screen showing Overview tab with macro breakdown: Total carbs 91g, Protein 20g, Fat 28g, Fiber 10g

    3. Meal balance - an assessment of the Whole-grain carbs, Protein, Fruits and vegetables, and Healthy fats identified in your meal.

    4. Total calories - an estimation of calories (based either on user-provided portion sizing or standard portion size)

      Total calories breakdown showing 680 kcal total with itemized list: Taquitos 450 kcal, Mexican rice 200 kcal, Pico de gallo 15 kcal, Salsa verde 10 kcal, Shredded lettuce 5 kcal
Review meal log data

To review previously submitted meal data with additional meal insights:

  1. On your homepage, scroll to the Metrics section and click the Meal logs tile.

  2. Toggle between the Day (D), Week (W), Month (M), or Year (Y) views.

  3. Tap the Nutrient dropdown and select a nutrient type to see a breakdown of the amount of Calories, Protein, Total carbs, or Fat that you logged in the selected time period.

Meal log review screen with time period toggle (D, W, M, Y) and nutrient unit selector showing Calories, Protein, Total carbs, and Fat options

  1. To view details about a particular meal, in the Logs section, click a meal’s row.

  2. Scroll to explore more about your meal’s:

    1. Macros

    2. Meal balance

    3. Total calories

FAQs

FAQ

Troubleshooting/tips

I don’t see the + Log Food button on my homepage. Can I use meal logging in Verily Me?

Confirm that your Verily Me app is up to date and you are on the latest version.

  1. Open the App Store (iPhone) or Google Play Store (Android).

  2. Search for the Verily Me app.

  3. Click the logo to open the Verily Me page with additional details.

  4. In the What’s New section, confirm the latest Verily Me version number.

The version number in the App/Google Play Store should match the version found at the bottom of your Verily Me Profile page. If you are not on the most recent version of Verily Me, be sure to update it now.

I took a photo of my meal, but forgot to upload it to Verily Me. Can I still upload the photo at a later time?

If you upload an existing photo of your meal, Verily Me will log the meal according to the timestamp on the photo. For example, if you took a photo of your meal yesterday, but uploaded it to Verily Me today, Verily Me will still read the photo’s timestamp and log the meal for yesterday’s date.