A food journal without the calorie count
tadoy's food module is a quiet record of what you ate and how it left you — no calorie totals, no macro percentages, no scoreboard at the bottom of the screen. For people who want to notice food's part in their day without running a calculator in the background.
What's in the food module
- Meal log — what you ate, when, optionally a photo. No gram inputs.
- How it left you — energy, mood, digestion, in a short tap-list.
- Hydration — a simple water count, writes to Apple Health.
- Tags you choose — intolerances, eating windows, specific patterns you're watching.
- Trend view — meals across the week, alongside sleep and mood.
- Body page integration — food sits next to cycle, exercise, sleep on the same page.
- Private by default — entries stay on your device.
Why no calorie counting
Calorie and macro counting is a real practice and the right tool for some goals — the apps that do it well, like MyFitnessPal and Cronometer, are built around exhaustive food databases. tadoy's food module is for a different practice: noticing a meal that left you flat at 3pm, a pattern of skipped lunches that tracks with worse sleep. That kind of noticing rarely needs a calculator — it needs a calm record next to the rest of the day.
How tadoy compares to other food apps
- MyFitnessPal — the dominant calorie tracker with a massive food database; the right tool for counting. tadoy is the opposite end of the spectrum.
- Ate — the photo-led mindful eating journal, closest in spirit to tadoy's food module; tadoy is the daily page that sits around it.
- FoodNoms — a nicely designed log with optional nutrition data, between mindful and clinical. Worth a look if you want optional macros.
A meal log is most useful next to the things food affects — mood, energy, sleep, cycle, digestion — so a heavy lunch shows up next to the afternoon slump on the same page.
Privacy
Food entries, photos, notes and tags live on your device — not synced to tadoy's servers, not used to train any model. The same on-device posture as journal, mood, body and habits. Full detail on the privacy page.
See the daily page Read about the mood module
Common questions about the food module
- Are there calorie counts?
- No. For counting, MyFitnessPal or Cronometer are the right tools.
- Can I track hydration?
- Yes. A simple water count, writes to Apple Health.
- Does it judge what I ate?
- No. No scores, no nutrient ratings, no shame copy.
- What if I want some nutrition data?
- tadoy doesn't show it. FoodNoms is a good middle-ground option.
- Is it private?
- On-device, not synced to our servers.