Feature

AI food scan: log a meal in one photo

Most nutrition apps make you search a food database, guess a portion size, and hope the entry is accurate. Theron's AI food scan skips that: point your camera at a plate, and the AI reads what's on it and returns an instant macro breakdown — calories, protein, carbs, and fat — without typing anything.

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Why manual food logging fails

Manual logging is the single biggest reason people quit nutrition apps. Searching for "grilled chicken breast, 150g, no skin" every day gets tedious fast, and most people either give up or start estimating badly. An AI food scanner removes the friction that kills consistency — and consistency, not precision on any single meal, is what actually drives results.

How the AI food scan works

Step 1

Open the camera in-app

No separate app, no upload step — the scanner is built into the meal-logging flow.

Step 2

Photograph your plate

One photo of a home-cooked meal, restaurant dish, or plated snack is enough.

Step 3

Get an instant breakdown

Theron's AI identifies the food and estimates calories, protein, carbs, and fat within seconds.

Step 4

Adjust and confirm

Tweak the portion or ingredients if needed, then log it — the entry saves to your daily macro total.

No database searching

Skip scrolling through generic food entries that never quite match what you actually ate.

Works on mixed meals

Handles plated meals with multiple components, not just single packaged items.

Feeds your daily macro bar

Every scan updates your running calorie and macro totals in real time.

Faster than typing

Logging takes seconds, which is what makes daily tracking sustainable long-term.

Who uses AI food scan

Busy professionals

People who want macro awareness without spending five minutes per meal on data entry.

Coaching clients

Clients assigned a meal plan by their coach who need a fast way to log actual intake for compliance tracking.

Beginners to tracking

People new to macro tracking who find manual food databases confusing or overwhelming.

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FAQ

AI food scan — common questions

How accurate is the AI food scan?▾
The AI estimates calories and macros from a photo, which is highly useful for daily tracking trends. For packaged food where exact accuracy matters, use the barcode scanner instead, which pulls nutrition data straight from the label.
Does it work for restaurant meals?▾
Yes — the AI food scan is built for exactly this case, since restaurant meals rarely have a database entry that matches the actual dish.
Can I edit the results?▾
Yes. You can adjust the identified ingredients or portion size before confirming the log.
Is AI food scan available on the free trial?▾
Yes, AI food scan is included from the Burn plan up, and every plan starts with a 7-day free trial, no credit card required.

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