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Tracking Dashboard

Your daily nutrition command centre. View meals, track macros and micronutrients, and monitor trends over time. Available on web, iOS, and Android.

Three View Modes

The tracking dashboard has three modes, switchable with tabs at the top:

Daily Summary

A detailed breakdown of a single day: what you ate, your macro and micronutrient totals vs targets, and a data quality indicator showing how much of your intake has been verified by reconciliation. Includes visual pie chart and grouped meal list.

Graph View

Trend charts showing your nutrition over 30 days, 90 days, or a custom date range. Each data point includes uncertainty bands that narrow over time as reconciliation improves accuracy — this is the "sandwich effect" where your true intake is squeezed into a tighter range. Points are color-coded by reconciliation status.

Accuracy View

Track your accuracy improvement over time. Shows accuracy percentage trends for overall nutrition or specific metrics (calories, protein, carbs, fat). Includes household member comparison to see how everyone's tracking progresses together.

Daily Summary

Date Navigation

Use the left and right arrows to move between days. The current date shows a green "Today" badge; past dates show how many days ago they were. You cannot navigate to future dates.

Macro Pie Chart

The daily nutrition card features a visual donut chart showing your macronutrient breakdown:

  • Protein (green)
  • Carbs (yellow)
  • Fat (red)

The center displays your total calories with error bars (e.g., 1,850 ± 45 kcal) showing the 2σ uncertainty range. When no meals are logged, the chart shows an empty gray circle.

Daily Targets Card

Below the pie chart, a targets card shows progress toward your daily nutrition goals with color-coded pills:

  • Calories: e.g., 2000 kcal target
  • Protein: e.g., 150g target
  • Carbs: e.g., 250g target
  • Fat: e.g., 70g target

Each pill shows your progress percentage (current intake / target × 100%). All values include uncertainty ranges that reflect the statistical confidence in your logged data.

Uncertainty Bands

Unlike other trackers that show a single number, Eatomate shows your intake as a range. This is honest reporting — no nutrition tracker can know your exact intake. The uncertainty narrows as you weigh more meals and as weekly reconciliation verifies your data.

Micronutrients (27 Tracked)

Below the macro summary, an expandable micronutrients card tracks 27 additional nutrients including:

Additional Macros (3)

Fiber, Sugar, Saturated Fat

Vitamins (13)

A, C, D, E, K, B1 (Thiamine), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6, B7 (Biotin), B9 (Folate), B12

Minerals (11)

Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Selenium, Iodine

Total: 3 + 13 + 11 = 27 additional nutrients tracked. Each shows a progress bar, percentage of NRV (Nutrient Reference Value) met, and current value / target value.

Recent Meals (Grouped by Type)

All meals logged for the selected day are automatically grouped by meal type:

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Snack

Each meal shows:

  • Meal name (AI-generated or from item names)
  • Time consumed
  • Reconciliation badge (0-100%)
  • Macro summary: Calories ± error, Protein (g) ± error, Carbs (g) ± error, Fat (g) ± error

Tap any meal to expand and see the full micronutrient breakdown (all 27 additional nutrients) plus the option to delete the meal if needed.

Reconciliation Color-Coding

Every meal and the daily total shows a data quality badge with a 4-tier color system:

  • Red (0-25%): Low data quality - mostly unreconciled
  • Amber (25-50%): Fair - some reconciliation
  • Green (50-75%): Good - majority reconciled
  • Purple (75-100%): Excellent - highly verified

Higher reconciliation percentages mean better accuracy. 100% means every ingredient has been cross-checked against your pantry purchases via mass conservation.

Graph View

The graph view shows nutrition trends over time with two available time windows:

  • •30 days — Default view, ideal for seeing weekly patterns and recent progress
  • •90 days — Longer-term view showing your full accuracy improvement journey
  • •Custom — Select any date range for targeted analysis

Each chart plots your daily intake with upper and lower uncertainty bounds. You can switch between calories, protein, carbs, and fat. Goal lines are overlaid so you can see at a glance whether you're consistently hitting your targets.

Why No 7-Day View?

Eatomate guarantees weekly accuracy, not daily. A single day's data can have significant variance (a heavy restaurant meal, a skipped lunch), but the Central Limit Theorem ensures that weekly averages converge to your true intake. The 30-day minimum window shows enough weekly cycles to be meaningful.

Accuracy View

The Accuracy tab tracks your nutrition tracking accuracy improvement over time.

Metric Selection

Choose which metric to analyze:

  • Overall - Combined accuracy across all nutrients
  • Calories - Calorie tracking accuracy
  • Protein - Protein tracking accuracy
  • Carbs - Carbohydrate tracking accuracy
  • Fat - Fat tracking accuracy

Accuracy Chart

A line chart shows your accuracy percentage over the selected time window (30 days, 90 days, or custom range). Key features:

  • 93% reference line (dashed gray) - The research-grade accuracy target
  • Data points color-coded by reconciliation status (Red/Amber/Green/Purple)
  • Trend line showing improvement from Week 1 (~82.5%) to Week 4+ (~93%)

Household Member Comparison

For households with multiple members, the accuracy view includes a member comparison section showing:

  • Each member's name
  • Meals tracked this week
  • Current accuracy percentage

This helps families track progress together and see who's maintaining the highest data quality.

Accessing Tracking

Web App

Navigate to "Tracking" from the dashboard sidebar. Both daily summary and graph views are available with full nutrition detail.

iOS & Android

Tap "Tracking" in the bottom navigation bar. The same daily summary, graph views, and micronutrient tracking are available in a mobile-optimised layout.

Pro Tips

  • ✓Check the reconciliation badge — Higher percentages mean more reliable data for that day
  • ✓Use the 90-day graph view — It shows the full accuracy improvement journey as uncertainty bands narrow
  • ✓Focus on weekly averages, not daily numbers — A single day can vary, but weekly patterns reveal your true habits
  • ✓Track micronutrients for health — Macros show calories, but micronutrients show nutritional quality

Next Steps

Last updated: March 16, 2026