How to log a meal

Meal logging is a powerful tool that helps you track your food intake and understand how different foods affect your body. Consistent meal logging helps Signos predict food impacts on glucose levels, leading to more personalized and accurate recommendations. Even logging a portion of our meals can support weight loss and healthier eating habits, making meal logging an essential part of your health journey.

Steps to creating a logged meal: 

Step 1: Open a Food Log

Step 2: Select your meal and time frame

Step 3: Log your meal and add tags or notes

Step 4: Click Review meal

Step 5: Select Save

Step 1. Open a food log

To open a food log, double-tap the "+" on the navigation bar or go to the log page and select "Log your meals." 

Tip: Double-tapping the Log menu button triggers shortcuts and allows you to log new items quickly.

Step 2. Select your meal and a time frame

Choose the meal type and timing. You can log in advance, during, or after your meal. 

Tip: Creating a meal log before you start eating allows you to track the length of your meal in real-time.

Step 3. Log your meal and add in any tags or notes. There are 5 different ways you can log a meal: 

          Option 1: Search for the items you ate by text or voice: 

Type into the search bar to browse our food database. When you find the item you want to add, select "+" to add or tap the item to see more details. Continue searching and adding as needed. Once all food items are added for the meal, select "Review meal."

          Option 2: Take a photo of your meal. 

Add photos to your meals in two ways: 

• After following the steps, add a photo in "Review meal." 
• Or, if you only want to log a photo, on the log screen, tap "Photo" to take a photo (or select a photo from your photo album). Add a note and select Log. That's it, you're done!

          Option 3: Scan a barcode: 

You can scan item barcodes and manually search the food database. To use the scanner, on the log page, tap "Scan." The Scan barcode screen will appear. Place the white box around the barcode you would like to scan. 

When the item pops up, select "Add to Meal" to add it to your meal. Continue scanning items and adding as needed. Once all food items are added for the meal, select "Review meal."

          Option 4: Log a Recent, Favorites, or previously saved Custom meal.

Your recent, favorited, and custom items will also be easily searchable in a list for future use.

          Option 5: Create a New Item

If you can't find a specific item in our database or want to create a new custom item, select "Custom" and "Create new item." Follow the on-screen instructions to fill out the item details. Once done, tap "Create." This item will now appear in your custom list to add to your meal. For more information on creating a custom meal, check out this article.

Step 4: Click on the Review meal in the upper right-hand corner to review insights related to your logs and add any final notes.

After tapping "Review meal," you can review all the details of your meal. You can see the predicted glucose impact and the breakdown of nutritional facts, and you can add photos, notes, tags, and more.

1. Review the nutrient makeup of your meal.
   
   
2. Add photos, notes, and tags about the meal.
   
   
3. Get insights on spike detection. 

Step 5. Click “Save Meal” to log your meal and then return to your home screen to see your logged meal on the graph.

The system takes about two hours to calculate the postprandial glucose impact of your meal. You'll see "pending" next to the meal during that time period. After two hours, the actual impact on your glucose will populate.