There's nothing to learn and no commands to memorize — but a few phrases do more than you'd guess. Here's the whole vocabulary, with the exact words to send.
Everything below goes to +16282872836.
Send a photo of your plate. An estimate comes back in seconds, and you say whether to keep it.
📷 (photo of your lunch)
🍽️ Looks like ~42g protein, ~610 kcal — grilled chicken bowl. Reply "yes" to log it.
yes
Logged ✅ ~42g protein. You're at ~88g today.
Tired of confirming? Text "don't ask" and meals log the moment they're estimated. "Ask first" switches back.
Half a portion is half the numbers. Say so in the caption, or after the fact — either way the whole meal is scaled for you.
📷 (photo of a ribeye) — "half of this"
🍽️ Looks like ~36g protein, ~450 kcal — ribeye steak (half of it). Logged ✅
I only ate half of that
Updated ✅ now ~36g protein, ~450 kcal (half of it).
Halves, thirds, quarters, two thirds, three quarters — "a third of it", "1/2", "¾ of this" all work. Point at the photo ("half of this") and it scales what you sent; name a food instead ("half a ribeye") and it gets estimated as its own portion.
Describe the meal in plain words and it gets logged the same way. Free and unlimited — no photo needed.
just had 2 eggs and a coffee
Logged ✅ ~13g protein, ~180 kcal. You're at ~101g today.
half a bagel with cream cheese
Logged ✅ ~7g protein, ~200 kcal.
Corrections are conversational. Say what's off and the meal is re-estimated — no forms, no menus.
actually ~40g protein
Updated ✅ now ~40g protein.
add a black coffee
Added black coffee (~0g protein, ~5 kcal) ✅
no toast
Updated ✅ now ~31g protein.
this was lunch yesterday
Got it — set to Thu, Aug 6, 12:30 PM.
Text "today" or "yesterday" for a numbered list, then edit or delete any line by its number.
today
Today (2026-08-07) 1. grilled chicken bowl — ~42g protein 2. 2 eggs, coffee — ~13g protein
2 protein 18
Updated meal 2 ✅ now ~18g protein.
delete last entry
Delete the last entry? Reply "confirm delete".
Your own numbers, anytime — today, this week, or against the goal you set.
protein today?
You're at ~101g protein today.
weekly
~712g protein this week 📈
how close am I to my goal?
Your goal is 150g/day — you're at ~101g today, ~49g to go. 💪
Protein is on by default. Turn on anything else you care about, and set the targets you want measured against.
set my protein goal to 150
Done — protein goal set to 150g/day. 💪
track sugar
Done — I'll include sugar in every estimate from now on.
stop showing calories
Got it — I'll leave calories out of your estimates.
Calories, carbs, fat, saturated fat, and sugar can each be switched on or off — by text or in Settings on the web.
Caption a photo "analyze" to see the numbers and keep them out of your log, or "scan" to decide after you've seen them.
📷 + "analyze"
🍽️ Looks like ~28g protein, ~430 kcal — turkey sandwich. Analysis only — not logged.
📷 + "scan"
🍽️ Looks like ~28g protein — turkey sandwich. Reply "yes" to log it.
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share on my story
Today's story card 📸
contact
(saves proteintexter to your contacts)
report the photo scan is stuck
Thanks — the team has it.
help
(the short version of this page, in one text)
STOP
You're unsubscribed — text a food photo anytime to start again.
Every number is an estimate — a good one, but a guess from a photo or a sentence, not a measurement. It's for general tracking, not medical, health, or nutritional advice, and it won't tell you what to eat.
Photo scans have a monthly allowance that resets on the 1st. Logging meals in words, asking about your totals, and everything on the web stay free and unmetered.
Your day, history, and trends live at your Meal Log. Anything you can fix by text you can also edit there — and Support covers the rest.