--- title: Count Calories by Chat: Just Type What You Ate · Weekfuel url: https://weekfuel.app/en/chat-calorie-tracking/ lang: en updated: 2026-11-04 --- # Count calories by chat: just type what you ate Type instead of scrolling through databases. You write your meal like a quick text message, and Weekfuel turns it into an entry with calories, protein, carbs and fat. **In short:** With **chat calorie tracking** you simply type what you ate into Weekfuel, for example “chicken with rice”. An AI breaks the text down into individual ingredients, estimates the amounts and calculates calories, protein, carbs and fat. You check the result, adjust it if needed and add it to your day with one tap. ## How it works 1. **Type:** write what you ate in the input field, the way you'd text a friend. 2. **Check the ingredients:** Weekfuel shows the dish with every ingredient listed separately, with amount and calories. 3. **Refine:** something off? Just add it in the chat, like “large wrap” or “more meat”. You can also change amounts with plus and minus. 4. **Add:** one tap and the meal lands on the right day. Your weekly budget updates right away. ## Why ingredient-level matters “Chicken with rice” can be 400 or 900 kcal. It depends on how much rice is on the plate and whether the chicken was fried in oil. That's why Weekfuel lists every ingredient with its amount. You see at once where the calories come from and fix exactly what's wrong instead of re-entering the whole meal. ### ember} Calories Per ingredient and for the whole dish. ### blue} Protein, carbs, fat Your macros feed into your daily and weekly totals. ### green} Always editable Change amounts, remove ingredients or add details by message. ## Or just take a photo No time to type? Snap a photo of your plate or pick one from your library. The AI recognizes what's on it, estimates the amounts and splits the meal into ingredients, just like with a message. You can refine the result in the chat afterwards, for example “that was a large portion”. ## Packaged food by barcode For packaged products the barcode is often quicker: scan the pack and the name and nutrition values come from the free food database Open Food Facts. No AI needed. ## Tips for more accurate numbers - Add amounts when you know them. “200 g yogurt” beats “yogurt”. - Mention how it was cooked. Fried, breaded or in a cream sauce makes a big difference. - Don't forget the small stuff, like cooking oil, dressing or sugar in your coffee. - For branded products, the barcode is usually the most accurate. ## What happens to your message or photo Only the text of your message, or the one photo you choose, is sent to an AI service for the estimate. Weekfuel never accesses the rest of your photo library, and the photo isn't kept after the analysis. Depending on load, models from Alibaba Cloud (Qwen) or Anthropic (Claude Haiku) are used. The AI service never gets your name, your weight or any Apple Health data. The finished meal is saved only on your iPhone. Details are in the [app privacy policy](https://weekfuel.app/en/app-privacy/). ## Frequently asked questions ### How accurate is calorie counting by chat? As accurate as your description. With amount and cooking method the estimate is usually close; with “a plate of pasta” the AI has to guess. Treat the result as a solid starting point and correct what you know better. ### Can I take a photo of my food instead? Yes. Snap your plate or pick a photo from your library, and the AI estimates ingredients, amounts and calories. Text is often more precise for hidden things like oil or sauce, so add those in the chat if needed. For packaged food there's the barcode scanner. ### Does the AI know regional dishes? It knows a wide range of cuisines, from tacos to carbonara. For very local dishes, give the listed ingredients a quick check. ### Are my messages and photos stored? The meal is then stored only on your iPhone, the photo isn't kept. The text or photo goes to the AI service for the estimate. What is processed there and for how long is described in the [app privacy policy](https://weekfuel.app/en/app-privacy/). ## Keep reading - [Weekly budget](https://weekfuel.app/en/weekly-budget/) - [Steps & deficit](https://weekfuel.app/en/steps-deficit/) - [Calorie banking](https://weekfuel.app/en/guide/calorie-banking/) ## Your week at a glance – automatically. Weekfuel recalculates your weekly budget every day: meals by chat, steps from Apple Health, a trend instead of daily scale drama. [Download on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6828454339)