How to log food using the App?

[daksagbro3]

I can log food into my computer but do not know how to log it from my phone. I am synched to both.

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[GraceFitbit]

Hi @daksagbro3,

Welcome to the Community! 

To log food using the App, please do the following:

1. Open the App and click the food tile (this should be next to a fork/knife icon).

2. To add a new food log entry, tap the + button (top right-hand corner) next to the time of day you ate.

3. In the search bar, type in the food you are looking for. You should then be able to select that food, edit the serving, and when you ate that food item.

4. If you want to "favorite" a food item , you can click on the star icon.

Hope that helps!

[Rrk1988]

On the Fitbit app the last two days I’ve log in my meals to calculate calorie intake and it is only keeping one meal on my log. Even though there should be 3. It keeps the last one posted and the amount of calories for that meal only. I have a charge 2. Every thing else is normal. Just the food log not working right. I have log out of the app and cleared it from my phone. But did not help. I do not have a computer. Only use the app on my phone.

[debdiver]

i have the opposite problem, no problem with phone app but cant get the computer to work ;(

[Buflower]

I don't have a + anywhere on the page.  I can type in what I ate but when I advance to say how much the food i typed in disappears then it tells me i have to enter a food.  Very frustrating. I was hoping to log on here instead of mfp but it doesn't look like it's gonna work.  So glad i spend money on these things.

I can log on the app but not my computer.

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[IPC123]

I don’t have the fork and knife sign on my app and can’t find how to add it so I can log my food. Does anyone know as I have now searched all menus and can’t figure it out?

[debdiver]

I hit the + at the top and search or scan UPC codes, its pretty easy 


Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone

[IPC123]

In the old version of the app I was able to do that, but in this new version I have no plus sign at the top..

[debdiver]

I'm sorry, I updated my app last night and still have the plus sign. I'm on an android phone if that helps with your research. Good luck


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[Buflower]

Approximately an hour after I posted this question my Fitbit ionic died. I
called customer support and was told because it was just over a year old, I
now have a $300 paper weight.... but here's a 25% off coupon if you buy a
new one in the next 2 weeks. Screw that, this is the 3rd Fitbit I've
bought and the more expensive they are, the quicker they break. I'm giving
my money to Samsung. Keep your coupon.

[Judypequotlady]

I don't even have fork/knife icon on my phone app (android). How do I find one? 

[Magdat]

Same issue. The food logging disappeared. How will I add it back

[Buflower]

I gave up on Fitbit, too much money and they don't last. Have owned 3 and
more hassle then they are worth. I just carry my phone and run map my walk

[amrivergirl]

From the opening page (photo, stats, etc), tap the fitbit logo in the bottom left corner. Then find the food panel and tap the + sign on the right side of the food panel.  Then tap search in the top left of the page. The cursor will be blinking by Search Foods. find the food you want to enter or create food if you want to put in your own thing.  When it is found or recognized,  Log and Add More (white square) and Log This (red square) will appear at the bottom of the page. Click on Log This.  I just learned this myself; Woohoo!

[Judypequotlady]

Help!! I can't even find an opening page with a Fitbit app in the bottom left corner. I've searched on my phone (android) and my laptop - but I don't find that on either. 

I really want to be able to log food on my phone. Doing it on my laptop is a pain in the ****. Thanks.

[amrivergirl]

You can find the app on your phone, right? If not you need to download it from whatever app store you use. Then  when you have the app installed, you open the fitbit app. The first screen to appear is the "dashboard". That's where you can find the little fitbit logo (diamond pattern in dots, right?) In the bottom corner.Then you go from there. Tap the logo, tap the + on the food section, tap search food, enter food , tap log food. It sounds complex. Take it one step at a time. It helps to have a friend help in-person. Double set of eyes and brains, right? Good luck to you. 

[Shiggles1]

I tap green apple pic no fork. Can’t type in search bar only allows numbers or bar code scan

Don’t see dash board.

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[Shiggles1]

Ok so some times it works most Rome it won’t . So glad I didn’t pay for this device . What a pain in the **ahem**!

[Shiggles1]

Are there recipes to chose from that we can view on the app

[debdiver]

I'm sorry but I'm not sure how I got attached to this question.  But when I was using the food app I wasn't having any issues, however its been a while and Fitbit has made many changes, not necessarily for the better. Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone