FoodIQ Pro: Macros From a Photo

Counting calories by hand gets old by day three: searching a product table, weighing, typing numbers. FoodIQ Pro offers another path. You photograph your plate, send it to the bot, and it shows the macros. You can also record a voice note or type what you ate. 🥗

Three ways to describe food

The bot accepts a photo, voice and text. It recognises the dish, estimates the portion and returns calories, protein, fat and carbs. You can clarify details about the dish if the answer looks off.

• Photo: the easiest when the food is in front of you.
• Voice: when your hands are busy and you need to record it now.
• Text: when a dish is simpler to describe in words.

What is in the menu

The commands show what the service consists of: /start opens the main menu, /reports shows reports, /recipes gives AI recipes, /tariff shows plans, and /help gives guidance.

The project site describes more features: a product camera that suggests recipes with macro calculation from one photo, manual dish entry, analysis history, a profile with a daily target and weight tracking. Check in the app which of them your plan includes.

Reports and goals

A single entry says little, while a daily or weekly report already shows the picture. The bot collects saved analyses and presents totals with commentary.

To make the numbers meaningful, fill in your profile: goal, activity level and body parameters. Then the daily target will not be random.

Recipes from what you have at home

The /recipes command works with products you have photographed. You show what is in the fridge, and the bot suggests dishes with calculated macros. If you are saving cooking time, that is handy.

There is a free trial plan and paid subscriptions. We do not quote prices: open /tariff and read the terms before paying.

How accurate the numbers are

Any estimate from a photo is approximate. A neural network cannot see how much oil went into the pan or what hides under a sauce. An error of tens of percent for complex dishes is normal.

1. Shoot from above in good light with the whole dish in the frame.
2. Leave an object for scale next to the plate, such as a spoon.
3. Correct the weight if you know it exactly.
4. Compare the weekly trend, not single figures.

Fitting the bot into your day

The habit works best like this: photograph the food before the first spoonful, and the entry is ready in seconds. In the evening open /reports and look at the day's total.

Do not chase perfect accuracy. Consistency matters more: let entries be approximate but daily. After a couple of weeks the reports show where you overeat and where you fall short on protein.

Who it is for and what to consider

People watching their weight, athletes and anyone who wants to understand their diet. The bot is not a doctor or a dietitian.

If you have diabetes, an eating disorder or other conditions, plan your diet with a doctor. Strict limits based on app figures can do harm.