My Favorite Nutrition Hack: How AI Makes Food Tracking Easier Than Ever

If you’ve ever tried to log your meals and felt like it was a second job, you’re not alone. Most food tracking apps are clunky, limited, or just plain annoying when you’re cooking from scratch. But what if you could use AI to do the hard work for you?

That’s where ChatGPT comes in.

You can literally take a picture of your ingredients, roughly estimate how much of each you used, and ask it to estimate the calories and protein per serving. In seconds, you’ll have a solid ballpark — without spending 20 minutes digging through a database of “chicken breast, cooked, skinless, 100g.”

It’s not about being exact. It’s about building awareness and consistency. Once you know roughly what’s on your plate, you start to make smarter choices automatically.

The best part? You can use ChatGPT for free up to five times a day. If you find yourself using it often (like me 🙋‍♀️), you can upgrade for $20/month for unlimited access — still cheaper than most monthly app subscriptions.

AI might sound a little freaky at first, but when it comes to accuracy, convenience, and saving time, it’s one of the best nutrition hacks out there.

Try it next time you cook — you might just love how simple it makes things.