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Scanning food

sndbadia6755
sndbadia6755 Posts: 1 Member
edited August 2024 in Getting Started
Hi I am new to my pal fitness my name is Sandy. By the way, I just wanted to know where do I go to scan food instead of writing it out because sometimes it does not have what I eat. Thank you.

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  • COGypsy
    COGypsy Posts: 1,410 Member
    I’m not able to help on navigating the app, but wanted to point out that the barcode information comes from the same crowdsourced database every other entry comes from, it’s just tied to a specific single entry. The info from the barcode scanner doesn’t come from the manufacturer or MFP, so entries still need to be verified before you use them. If your foods aren’t in the database, you may still need to create entries for them as well.

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