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Barcode scanning for food logging

A client guide to barcode scanning: scan the barcode on a packaged food, confirm the item and portion, and it lands in your Food Diary with verified macros.

Halim
Written by Halim

Barcode scanning makes packaged food the fastest thing your clients log. It comes with the Nutrition Booster Pack. This guide is written for your clients, so feel free to copy it straight into a message.

  1. Open your QuickCoach app and go to the Food Diary tab.
The Food Diary tab in the client app
  1. Tap the + button to log a meal or snack.
The + button for adding a meal or snack to the Food Diary
  1. Tap the barcode icon and point your camera at the barcode on the packaging.
The barcode scanner open in the client app, pointed at a package
  1. Confirm the item, set your portion size and save it to your food log.
Confirming the scanned item and portion size before saving

The food lands in your Food Diary with verified macros and your coach can see it straight away.

Note: barcode scanning works on most packaged foods. If something doesn't scan, search the verified database for it instead.