r/cronometer

Cronometer AI

I am considering getting gold but I wanted to see the AI in action. I was unable to find any videos online.

With AI voice tracking, can you just simply list what you ate, the servings, calories, protein, whatever you want to add and it will log it? Or can I dictate a saved meal I just ate by saying for example "just ate my blueberry overnight oats".

Any info would be helpful since I just plan on using dictation. I don't trust AI to accurately tell nutrition through photos

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u/bcasey12112 — 15 hours ago

Alcohol in brownies?

Chronometer thinks there is a small amount of alcohol in brownies, presumably from the added extract of vanilla.

I cry bunk! Cooking the brownies would likely evaporate all the alcohol away!

Not critical, but I’ve prided myself in avoiding alcohol for the last month only to have Chronometer claim it isn’t completely true!

u/jthanreddit — 14 hours ago

I'm using Cronometer primarily to track my daily protein and calcium intake. I found quite a few things from Sprouts in the Add Food search but not my lunch today, which by the way was really good. How can I get this item added? I ended up taking a picture as the next best thing, but that's probably

u/TrueBlue-1421 — 15 hours ago

Active Energy (Health Connect/Google)

I know this gets asked often, but, the answers I have seen don't seem to make sense in my case.

My diary shows Active Energy (Health Connect) and the number imported matches what is being reported in my Google Fit app as my total expenditure up to that time of day (which includes my BMR and NEAT and exercise activity).

What this reads as in Cronometer is my BMR + tracked exercise activity + active energy (BMR+NEAT+EAT) = Expenditure. So my BMR and EAT are being double counted.

Is there a setting to change this? All I can see is turning off import of any activity, which will also turn off the exercise activity unfortunately.

u/MikeTheBlueCow — 18 hours ago

App is not working?

As picture, Exception: An error occurred processign your request, plrease re-try. Http:500

Andrioid phone, everything upto date.

u/albertqwe — 1 day ago

Question about barcode scanning and reliability of nutrients tracked

So, I've been using Cronometer since June with really good results on losing weight (along with exercise of course). Now that I am at a pretty good place with that, I've been trying to pay more attention to Macros and Micros and getting a good balance of things through whole foods.

I've been using the barcode scanner to keep track of things, but imagine my surprise when I read today that it isn't terribly accurate when listing the nutrients. I've not even really paid much attention to the NCCDB, CRDB of it all but here I am feeling like I've done myself a disservice.

Anyway, what is the best way to make sure I'm getting accurate nutrition info? I read the blog from Cronometer but I must admit I'm not sure I understand what it's telling me to do.

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u/THE_YoStabbaStabba — 1 day ago

App Issue

UPDATE: We should be back up and running :)

Hey everyone!

Thanks for your reports of the app not loading - our team is all hands on deck to get this fixed!

I will update you as soon as we are back up!

Thank you for your patience.

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Trying to log a Granny Smith apple. Why does it recommend I log cottage cheese instead?

u/izzyblitzy — 1 day ago

Can yall put Protein - 87.7g back together like it was before instead of all the way across the screen?

I don’t know why the numbers are suddenly on the far opposite?

I didn’t renew my Pro subscription and with the continuing strange choices I don’t intend to renew. 🤦

u/i_hate_parsley — 2 days ago

Connection Issues

Is anyone else experiencing issues with the app? I keep receiving the same 2 error messages and I’m at a loss.

u/abcdefg121117 — 1 day ago

iOS 26/27 update?

I can’t help but feel Cronometer feels ancient alongside all the other apps that have now moved onto the glass and updated look. I’ve got some hate on asking for a UI change before but literally minor changes or eventually it’s gonna feel like windows 7 on a new device🥲

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u/prog-crammer — 2 days ago

Macros

I am new to tracking calories and macros and was wondering about the macros section, should I be setting macros based on ratios or fixed amounts, since with ratios my protein goal is way higher than the recommended 1.8g/kg of bodyweight I was told about and not easily achievable, but I also heard that setting macros yourself can be bad since you dont know how much is right.

Please give me some advice.

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u/ComfortablePanda367 — 1 day ago

What is happening???

I have a Coros now and it's connected to Apple Health on my iphone.I did a strength-training workout and I rode my bike to various places today--probably no more than 8 miles total. I cannot understand how this calculation happened.

u/Hour-End3110 — 2 days ago

New Garmin user, am I doing something wrong?

The calories don't seem to match up even after going with the lowest energy level that is recommended for Garmin users.

u/PayloadPirate — 2 days ago

New update question

How do I get my carbohydrate and fat gram total back over to the left?

I assume it’s on the right because I don’t have a set amount I’m shooting for?

I only have a protein goal and track my calories. Is there a way to get the grams back over to the left side?

THANK YOU!!!

u/Megclare222 — 3 days ago

I’ve been using Cronometer for 2 years to track and have recently started attaching a snapshot of the macros to photos of my recipes

I was wondering if there will ever be a way up upload photos to recipes? I do this a lot and it would be nice to have a photo log to scroll through when deciding what to remake instead of trying to break my brain remembering what I named it.

Edit: It would also be really nice for many reasons to have the ability to share recipes.

u/Miss-Pissy — 4 days ago

New

I just joined and this app is a little confusing for me. I am in the US if that matters, is there a post to learn how to use the app to it's full potential? I honestly feel like it's all a jumbled mess right now 😒

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u/Stock101993 — 2 days ago

$5 and less diet that fills most practically all 100 percent nutritional needs for everyone while being bearable and super convenient*

*i did this earlier on an account i lost, on like a reddit account, and i dont have it anymore

but that plan was bad and i like eating the same thing over and over because i love repetitiveness in my meal plan while also prioritizing convenience and easy in preparation, no stove needed

before anyone might ask, no im not posting this plan to convince other people to join it, because tbh if you did you would probably go insane. this is mostly for educational purposes and also how I follow this too since i like it but if its not for you then its not for you

i really like saving money while being efficient so thats why i made this in the first place and i like sharing stuff so thats why im sharing it, and uhh ill explain the choices and how to make it a meal since i didnt do that last time on another subreddit

i repeat I probably wouldnt follow this if i were you, even i dont do it 100 percent if i want a banana then i eat a banana and stuff but Yeah thats all I can pretty much say here is mealplan

Oh yeah and also 🚨IN NO WAY AM I A NUTRITIONIST. TAKE ANYTHING I SAY WITH A GRAIN OF SALT AND JUST DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. PLEASE. and i am not advocating for this diet I just like researching and showing off that research🚨

  1. uncategorized: self explanatory, vitamin D supplement. without supplement its like 480 iu so you can like bake in the sun for 15 minutes and pretty much achieve that, if not, i would take lowest supplement. i personally dont since i like the outside but to each their own

  2. breakfast: where it actually begins. so this meal is simple to be honest, 85 grams of oatmeal and 1 cup of milk (244g). milk highlights calcium, b12, some protein, potassium, etc. oatmeal supplies iron, fiber, manganese, etc. “how is this a meal“ oatmeal and milk. simple i like it, maybe even some cinnamon if you would like

  3. lunch: 4 whole wheat bread, 3 eggs, 35 g of spinach, and 1 cup of milk. bread highlights niacin, iron, and tasting nice. (note the sodium and 4 grams of sugar, doesnt show up on data for some reason). eggs highlight choline, protein, selenium, and more. spinach highlights vitamin k, vitamin e, and magnesium. milk you already know. “how is this a meal?” egg sandwich, cook spinach into the eggs, yeah. and milk for drinking

  4. dinner: sunflower seeds, beans, broccoli, milk. sunflower seeds highlights healthy fats, magnesium, vitamin e, etc. beans highlights fiber, iron, folate, etc. (you might be asking, how is there beans if you said no stoves? simple, no salt added beans. yeah cooking your own is cheaper but convenience is a factor so i choose this) broccoli highlights vitamin c, vitamin k, etc. and milk You know. “how is this a meal?” okay i admit this isnt as much of a meal as the rest but its meal-esc, so i count it plus i love it because i like beans

  5. snacks: peanuts and carrots. peanuts highlight niacin, healthy fats, manganese, yada yada. carrots highlights vitamin a, vitamin e, fiber, etc. “how is this a snack?” grab and go, casual, ye.

uhmmm yeah thats it. if this breaks a rule or violates smth then im sorry, but yeah. do with this information if you will. and i also have some foot notes. bean dish? you will have to add some salt other wise its really really bland, just try to keep it to a minimum and drink lots of water for fiber and sodium intake. yes the sodium intake and small amount of added sugars (4 g) are present, but… dont eat the bread i guess just eat some chicken or something for like a few bucks more to get niacin and stuff

Oh YEAH and saturated fat, i admit that one is high but not much i can do about that. if you REALLY wanna be strict go skim milk to bring it down, but thats really all you can do tbh I dont because I like a little fat in my milk

if this meal plan seems stupid or unbearable, it probably is. i just ask to not judge too harshly because i personally love it but i absolutely understand if you dont, more for educational purposes that im sharing this than anything really, especially with prices and all

1950 calories, 107.3g of protein, 199.1 carbs, and 64.7 fat. 50+ g of fiber, etc. fat primarily healthy, carbs mostly whole grain, protein all natural, yyyyeah. thats it okay bye hope this doesnt get deleted, feel free to ask any questions or smth Probably not gonna get popular but thats okay

price at the end, its 5 dollars or less per day. i think thats cool for the nutrition, but i get impressed easily so oh well. have fun with this info and stay healthy everyone

u/Heavy_Sun2352 — 4 days ago