How can I log a food in a meal?

In the balantia app, you can add foods to a meal in two simple ways, depending on what works for you.

Way 1: Search for food

Ideal when you want to add food you haven’t used recently.

Steps:

1. Find the meal

Open the app and pick the meal you want to add food to

(breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack).

2. Tap the +

Tap the + button next to the meal

or the + at the bottom of the screen (tab bar) to open the search.

3. Search for the food

Type the name or brand of the food.

If your device supports it, you can also use voice search.

4. Select the food

Tap on the food you want to add it to the meal.

5. Set quantity and unit of measurement

Select the unit (e.g. grams, servings, slices, cups, palm, etc.)

and enter the amount you consumed.

6. Save

Tap “Add” to register the food to your meal.

Method 2: Add from “Recent”, “Favorites” or “My Foods”

Perfect when you use the same foods often.

Steps:

1. Find the meal

Open the app and pick the meal you want to add food to.

(breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack).

2. Tap the +

Tap the + button next to the meal

or the + at the bottom of the screen to open food adding.

3. Select tab

Move to one of the tabs:

• Recent

• Favorites

• My foods

4. Pick the food

Tap right on the food you want.

The food is added right away to the meal, no new search needed.

Multiple food selection (works for both ways)

You can select more than one food for the same meal before you go back to the overview.

• In the top left corner of the screen, a circular icon appears, showing how many foods you have selected.

• You can keep searching or choose from lists.

• When you're done, tap “Done” to go back to the meal, where all entries will be shown together.

Change quantity or edit food

You can edit any food straight from the meal screen:

• tap on the food

• change quantity or measuring unit

Changes update automatically:

• the calories

• the macronutrients

• the total daily intake