How do I track my food with the Fitbit app?

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What's a food plan in the Fitbit app?

Use a Fitbit food plan to help you achieve and maintain your weight goal. Log your food intake each day to see how many calories you eat versus your estimated calories burned. For more information, see How does my Fitbit device calculate my daily activity?

How do I start a food plan?

If you sign in with your Google Account

1. From the Today tab  in the Fitbit app, tap your profile picture  Fitbit settings.
2. In the Preferences section, tap Nutrition & weight  Food.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your food plan. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can set a daily calorie goal without a food plan.

If you sign in with your Fitbit login

1. From the Today tab  in the Fitbit app, tap settings icon .
2. In the Preferences section, tap Nutrition & weight  Food.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your food plan. If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can set a daily calorie goal without a food plan.

What’s a calorie deficit?

A calorie deficit is when you burn more calories than you consume in a day. When you set a weight-loss goal in the Fitbit app, your daily calorie deficit target is determined by the level of intensity you choose for your food plan.

How do I log food in the Fitbit app?

Log your food throughout the day to see your estimated calories eaten versus calories burned and macronutrients breakdown.

To manually add food:

1. From the Today tab  in the Fitbit app, tap the  icon  Food.
2. Search for your food or create a custom food.
3. Enter your information and tap Log.

To scan food:

1. From the Today tab  in the Fitbit app, tap the  icon  Food.
2. On Android phones, make sure you allow the Fitbit app to access requested features on your phone. For more information, see What should I know about using the Fitbit app on my Android phone?
3. Tap the barcode icon and place your item's entire barcode in the scanning area. If your item is in our database, you'll see a summary. Otherwise, you'll see the option to submit it.
4. Adjust the quantity and tap Log.

At this time, barcode scanning is only available for customers using the United States food database. If you use another food database, the barcode scanning option won't work. To check which food database you're using, see How do I change my food database?

 How do I change my food database?

If you sign in with your Google Account

1. From the Today tab  in the Fitbit app, and tap your profile picture  Fitbit settings.
2. In the Preferences section, tap Nutrition & weight.
3. Tap Food Database to choose a different country.

If you sign in with your Fitbit login

1. From the Today tab , and tap settings icon .
2. In the Preferences section, tap Nutrition & weight.
3. Tap Food Database to choose a different country.

How do I see how many calories I consume each day?

Fitbit app 

From the Today tab  in the Fitbit app, tap the Food tile.

On-device

This feature is available on certain Fitbit devices. If your Fitbit device doesn’t have calorie information, check it in the Fitbit app.

1. Swipe up from the clock face to see your stats.
2. Find the Food tile. You may have to swipe up to find it. If you don’t see the Food tile:
   • Versa, Versa Lite Edition, and Versa 2—Tap Settings at the bottom of your stats and make sure the Food tile is turned on.
   • Sense and Versa 3—Tap Manage at the bottom of your stats and make sure the Advanced Stats widget is turned on.
3. To see calorie details:
   • Versa, Versa Lite Edition, and Versa 2—Swipe left on the food tile to see your caloric intake, calories remaining in your food plan, and your macronutrients breakdown by percentage.

   • Sense and Versa 3—Tap the Food widget to see your caloric intake broken down by meal, and your average for the week.

How do I see my macronutrients breakdown in the Fitbit app?

Fitbit app

1. From the Today tab , tap the Food tile.
2. Under Today, find your daily macronutrients breakdown.
3. Swipe the graph see your macronutrients breakdown (percentages of carbohydrates, fat, and protein you consumed) over the past week.
4. Tap the expand icon to see details about your macronutrients, then tap a day to see details. Tap the icon again to close.

On-device

Note that this feature is available on certain Fitbit devices. If your Fitbit device doesn’t have macronutrient information, check it in the Fitbit app.

1. On Versa, Versa Lite Edition, and Versa 2, swipe up from the clock face to see Fitbit Today.
2. Find the Food tile. You may have to swipe up to find it. If you don’t see the food tile, tap Settings at the bottom of Fitbit Today and make sure the Food tile is turned on.
3. Swipe left on the Food tile to see your macronutrients breakdown by percentage.

You won't see your macronutrients breakdown if you log calories instead of specific foods.

To learn more about the benefits of tracking macronutrients, see our blog post How Counting Macros Can Help You Reach Your Health Goals (English only).

How do I edit my food plan?

 

If you sign in with your Google Account

1. From the Today tab  in the Fitbit app, tap your profile picture  Fitbit settings.
2. In the Preferences section, tap Nutrition & weight  Food or Food plan.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to adjust your food plan.

If you sign in with your Fitbit login

1. From the Today tab , tap the settings icon .
2.  In the Preferences section, tap Nutrition & weight  Food or Food plan.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to adjust your food plan.

How do I delete a food entry?

iPhones and iPads

1. From the Today tab  in the Fitbit app, tap the Food tile.
2. To delete today’s entries, swipe right on the entry you want to delete and tap Delete.
3. To delete older entries:
   1. Tap the day that contains the item you want to delete.
   2. Tap the three dots  Delete Log.

Android phones 

1. From the Today tab  in the Fitbit app, tap the Food tile.
2. Tap the entry that includes the item you want to delete.
3. Tap and hold the entry you want to delete, and tap Delete item.