Correcting a meal scan

When a scan doesn't match your plate, you can fix it in two ways. Confirm the portion size to fix the amount, or add context to fix the identification. Each fix takes a few seconds.

Fix the amount: portion confirmation

If the food is right but the amount looks off, change the portion size. After every photo, the app asks whether the portion looks right. When you adjust it, the app recalculates the calories, macros, and micronutrients. This step by itself lowers the average calorie error against a kitchen scale from 11% to 10%.

Fix the identification: add context

If the AI identified the wrong dish or missed an ingredient, add one or two words of context. Hints like these work:

• The preparation: "grilled", "fried", "steamed"
• A swapped ingredient: "oat milk", "tofu", "whole wheat"
• The cuisine or dish name when it's ambiguous

The AI uses your words to correct its identification of the meal.

If a meal keeps scanning wrong

Take a clearer photo from above with the whole plate in frame, or log the meal by text description. If something seems broken, email us. Examples of failed scans help us improve the scanner.

• Email support