Step 1: Add a new meal
Open the ZOE app, click the yellow plus button at the bottom, in the middle of your homepage.
Step 2: Your camera will be loaded 📷
If this is the first time using the app, please allow ZOE permission to your camera and photos
From this screen, you have several options to log your meal:
Take a photo of the meal,
Scan a barcode,
Find & search for a recently logged meal,
Find a saved meal,
Describe a meal,
Search the food database, or
Upload a photo from your gallery
To take a photo of your meal
Place your camera over your meal, and take a photo of your food.
This will save the photo and ingredients.
Click Confirm, and your meal will be saved in the app!
To scan a barcode
If you have the barcode of a meal/item, you can scan this directly in the app, allowing the item to be picked up and saved directly from the barcode
Please press the plus sign, hold the barcode within the camera view and wait while the app picks up the item
Select confirm when loaded to add the food.
Searching for a recently logged meal or saved meal
From the camera screen, tap either "recents" or "saved" on the bottom barand then:
Scroll through the list that appears,
Or, use the search box at the top to find the relevant food.
Click Confirm and this will add it to your food logs.
Describe a meal
From the camera screen, tap the "Describe" option on the bottom bar and then:
Write out a description of your meal,
Click Create Meal,
You can edit the ingredients as needed,
Click Confirm to add the food to your food logs.
Search the food database
From the camera screen, tap "search" on the bottom bar (you made need to scroll along to locate this) and then:
Search for the food item you want to log, this can be generic or branded,
Tap the food item & choose Add to Meal,
Confirm the quantity & then choose Save Changes,
You can then add additional ingredients to the meal if desired,
Then click Confirm to add it to your food logs
To upload a saved photo
From the camera screen, tap "Gallery" on the bottom bar (you made need to scroll along to locate this) and then:
Choose the photo of the food you wish to log from your gallery,
Click edit if you wish to add to or change ingredients,
Click Confirm to add it to your food logs
How to add individual ingredients
Once the photo has been uploaded, you may need to add more ingredients to your meal. To add more ingredients:
Scroll to the bottom of the listed ingredients.
Select 'add ingredients'
Use the search bar to search for the extra items you need to add to the meal manually, or you can use the barcode to scan the individual barcode
Click on the searched item and confirm the correct quantity
Select 'save changes' and this will add to the current meal
Once confirmed, click 'eat now' and log the meal in the app
Ingredient Import: Use 'Add ingredient' to include missed items when logging a meal.
Quick Access: Tap the plus (+) button to access recently added meals for quick logging
How to change an ingredient added:
You may need to switch an ingredient logged. For example, if you upload a photo of a meal you have also logged recently, but change one ingredient, say you switch your asparagus to carrots, you can switch ingredients when uploading
Upload the photo
Check the list of ingredients and find the one you wish to change
Swipe left and select 'swap'
Use the search bar to find the new ingredient
Confirm the servings and save changes
Select eat now
How to change the quantities added:
After taking a photo of a meal, you may wish to amend the quantities included. For example, you have taken a photo including one fillet of salmon, but wish to change this to two.
Once the photo is uploaded, scroll down to the list of ingredients
Find the one you wish to amend and click on them item
Amend the quantities and click 'save changes'
The 'Eat now' to save the meal
You can also add "Saved Meals" i.e the food you have tapped the heart on to new or existing meals.