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Getting Started

Create your account and log your first meal in 30 seconds.

Create an Account

Getting started with mealtally takes about 30 seconds. No app to download, no password to remember.

  1. Subscribe — Visit mealtally.com/pricing and choose a monthly or annual plan. You will be redirected to a secure Stripe checkout page.
  2. Complete payment — Enter your payment details. Once payment succeeds you will be redirected back to mealtally.
  3. Text your first meal — Send a text message describing what you ate to your mealtally phone number. Your account is automatically created and linked to your phone number the first time you text.
Your phone number is your account. There is no username or email — everything is tied to the phone number you text from.

How It Works

  1. You send a text message describing what you ate to your mealtally number.
  2. mealtally’s AI reads your message and identifies each food item, quantity, and preparation method.
  3. Nutrition is estimated with calorie ranges, protein, carbs, and fat.
  4. The results are saved to your account, linked to your phone number.
  5. Depending on your reply mode setting (configurable on the dashboard), you may receive a confirmation reply with the full breakdown.

That’s it. No scanning barcodes, no searching a database, no portion-size guessing games. Just text what you ate in plain English.

Log Your First Meal

Send a text describing what you ate. Be as casual or detailed as you like:

chicken burrito and a coke
2 eggs, toast with butter, black coffee
large pepperoni pizza 3 slices
salad with grilled chicken and ranch

mealtally will parse each item, estimate calories and macros, and save the meal to your daily log.