Getting started with MacrosFirst

Welcome to MacrosFirst! This guide will walk you through the basics of setting up your account, logging food, and exploring the tools available to help you reach your nutrition goals.

Step 1: Set Your Nutrition Goal

Before you dive into logging your meals, start by setting your goal.

When you sign up, MacrosFirst will ask a series of questions to create personalized daily targets based on your goals, activity level, and preferences. These targets include calories, macronutrients, and other objectives tailored to your needs.

If you ever need to update or recalculate your daily goal, here’s how:

Step 2: Log Your First Meal

Food logging is the foundation of your MacrosFirst experience. Our food database makes it easy to find and log foods, meals, and recipes. For faster logging, you can also use tools like barcode scanning and AI image search.

Start a food search from the search field, barcode scan button, or the + button at the bottom of the screen.

Then, once you’ve found your food, update the serving size to match the portion you’re logging

When everything looks correct, tap Log to add it to your Journal.

Or you want to add more foods, simply tap the blue Add button to continue searching or scanning the barcode for the rest of your meal.

Whether it’s a quick snack or a full-course meal, you’ll find it easy to keep track of your foods. If you run into anything confusing, please check out this more detailed food logging article or our FAQs.

Pro Tip: Save a group of logged foods as a custom meal so that you can easily track it

If you regularly eat the same combination of foods, you can save them as a custom meal for faster logging in the future.

For example, you can save your favorite protein smoothie, breakfast, lunch, or any frequently eaten meal so it's ready to log with just a few taps.

Step 3: Personalizing Your Journal

MacrosFirst allows you to personalize your Journal to better match your routine and preferences.

You can:

• Rename meals to better reflect your eating habits

• Reorder meals to match your daily routine

• Add new meals beyond the default Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Snack settings

• Display additional nutrients to track specific dietary needs

• Option to display overages in red

Reviewing Your Progress

Once you’ve logged a few days of your foods (and optional weigh-ins), it’s time to see how you’re doing towards your goal and target nutrients. MacrosFirst provides powerful tools to analyze your nutritional data and help you stay on track to succeed.

MacrosFirst provides a variety of reporting tools to help you:

• View your calorie and macro intake trends

• Track micronutrient consumption

• Review your top sources of each nutrient

To learn more about reporting and analytics, explore the Reporting articles.

Next Steps

Now that you've completed the basics, you're ready to get the most out of MacrosFirst.

Continue exploring the app's features, build consistent tracking habits, and use your nutrition data to make informed decisions that support your goals.

Thanks for choosing MacrosFirst. We're excited to be part of your nutrition journey!