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Logging in to the Diary with the scanner!

hattie2833
hattie2833 Posts: 9
edited January 3 in Health and Weight Loss
I’m not technical, and just found this…..so this is for those of you that may not be technical also. If you have a smart phone and are logging food in to your diary, and have not tried the scanner, it is wonderful. Most of the foods I eat are still in the package, so it is very easy to scan, adjust the portions and your done.

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  • bpwparents
    bpwparents Posts: 359 Member
    So how do you do this? I have the scanner app on my phone already.
  • Jenny_Taylia
    Jenny_Taylia Posts: 540 Member
    This sounds cool.

    But Im too poor to own a smartphone.
  • Four_Leaf_Clover
    Four_Leaf_Clover Posts: 332 Member
    I LOVE this feature...

    In the MFP app, select ADD TO DIARY. Select the meal you wish to add to. Next to the search box, there is a little barcode symbol - press that. It will bring up the scanner function. Scan the barcode on the food. Double check with the label (sometimes it is wrong or brings up a different food). If it is correct, adjust the servings you are having and hit the ADD button!
  • mlclarke22
    mlclarke22 Posts: 551 Member
    do u need a scanner app on your phone??
  • hattie2833
    hattie2833 Posts: 9
    Add your food in to your diary with your phone. Let's say we're adding to breakfast....get to that place. Out from the "search" line is a funny little Icon (it's really a bar code). Touch that Icon and it becomes a scanner. Use that on the bar code on your food item and you're done. It's been able to find every item I've scanned.
  • hattie2833
    hattie2833 Posts: 9
    I didn't put an app....think it just uses my camera.
  • hattie2833
    hattie2833 Posts: 9
    Me TOO! Makes it so easy!
  • bpwparents
    bpwparents Posts: 359 Member
    You ARE my hero for the day. Love it!!! Have you found stuff that it does not have in the database?
  • xtrout
    xtrout Posts: 193 Member
    The scanner is part of the MFP app. At least it is on the iphone. Yes, it is a very nice feature. Double check your reading though because sometimes it is off.
  • sweetkeys
    sweetkeys Posts: 81 Member
    cool - didn't realize that was what it was.....duh!!!!! sure will make things easier!!!! thanks for point out this feature!
  • Louisianababy93
    Louisianababy93 Posts: 1,709 Member
    i use it,so much easier.
  • FitBeto
    FitBeto Posts: 2,121 Member
    Packages scare me.

    Packaged usually = processed
  • TurtleRunnerNC
    TurtleRunnerNC Posts: 751 Member
    I use it all the time!
  • Four_Leaf_Clover
    Four_Leaf_Clover Posts: 332 Member
    There are some things that will not come up.

    I find it faster to scan many things than search for them. Sometimes it brings up a similar product from the same manufacturer so you should double check just in case.

    Not EVERYTHING that comes in a bag or box is processed junk (I scan milk, eggs, frozen vegetables, cheese, yogurt, whole grain pasta, etc.) - though I am certainly not a poster child clean eater!

    I still weigh or measure my portions, but it helps to speed up the logging.
  • Sweetsugar0424
    Sweetsugar0424 Posts: 451 Member
    I just got an Android phone a week ago and I LOVE the scan feature. I don't use it a lot, but it's nice to have for when I do eat something that has the packaging.
  • Roboartist
    Roboartist Posts: 99
    I love and use the scanner often. I scanned a Trader Joe Pumpkin Waffle/pancake mix the other day that popped up as something else so be warned to pay attention to what it finds, if a store reuses an expired barcode for a newer product it won't show up right. Not the fault of the app or scanner.

    Thanks MFP for making it so easy.
  • Nana920
    Nana920 Posts: 51 Member
    MFP app on ipad also has this capability. I use it all the time...but agree with others. double check...sometimes the scan reads something entirely different! :tongue:
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