Tips for Tracking Your Diet

If you like having food tracking capabilities at your fingertips, look no further than your smartphone for tracking what you eat and drink.

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There are tons of apps you can download to track your meals. Here are a few free apps curated by your Salvo Health team to consider using:

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For a basic food journal with macros:

• MyFitnessPal (iOS) (Android)
• Chronometer (iOS) (Android)

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Photo food journal apps are also an option:

• FoodView (iOS) (Android)
• See How You Eat (iOS) (Android)

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If you would rather not use an app, here are some other helpful tips when keeping a food journal. Note: we have a template to help you get started!

• Grab a notebook where you can keep all of the details in one place
• Note the followingsome text
  • Date
  • Meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner, or snack)
  • Time of meal
  • Specific details of the meal (food, condiments, spices, beverages had)
  • How you felt after eating - are you trying to determine the cause of symptoms, or keep track of how you felt on an emotional level after eating?

Using a food journal at least most days of the week has been shown to help patients achieve their goals!