With the AI food recognition, you can now easily log your calories by simply taking a photo of your meal. Our goal is to make tracking your meals even easier and faster.

This feature was initially available to all users for free and is now part of Yazio Pro.

As soon as you take a photo of a meal, the app uses artificial intelligence to analyze the image and detect the different ingredients, as well as provide an initial estimate of the portion sizes and nutritional values. This helps you save time while staying on track.

Important: The AI recognition only provides a rough estimate and cannot guarantee 100% accurate results. However, the more you use our AI tracker, the better and more accurate it will become! So please review and edit your entries as needed.
 

Can the AI food recognition feature be deactivated?
Currently, it is not possible to disable the AI recognition. If you don’t want to use this feature, you can still manually add your meals as follows:

1. Open the desired category (e.g., breakfast, lunch, snack, etc.)
2. Tap on “Search or Scan”
3. Use the food search or barcode scanner to manually log foods as usual

Once you’ve used your preferred method a few times, the app will remember your choice and automatically open either search or the AI feature for you, so you won’t need to choose every time. If you ever want to switch, you can easily choose between the AI feature and regular search at the bottom of the screen. This allows you to track your meals according to your needs. Just try out the new feature and find your personal favorite way to use it.
 

Can AI-detected meals be edited?
Yes! After scanning, you can individually customize the ingredients, quantities, and name of your meal as follows:

1. Tap on adjust details
2. Enter a meal name of your choice
3. Adjust the recognized ingredients or add more
4. Enter the most accurate possible portion sizes/amounts to optimize your meal tracking
    

How do you save an AI-generated meal as a template?
You can also easily save scanned meals as templates

1. Scan your food using the AI food recognition
2. Select the appropriate meal category (e.g., snack, lunch)
3. Tap the edit icon in the top right corner of your diary
4. Choose the desired AI meal
5. Click on “Create Meal” in the menu below
6. Give it a name and confirm your entry
7. You will now find your meal under Meals → Created
    

We hope this article was helpful and wish you lots of joy with Yazio. If you still have questions, Max is always happy to help in the chat 💬 (bottom right).