How to Track Your Food From a Photo

Traditional calorie tracking requires manually searching a food database, guessing portion sizes, and logging every ingredient separately. For people on GLP-1 medications who already have a reduced appetite and energy, that friction is often enough to make them stop tracking entirely. Mello was built to remove that friction.

When you open Mello's AI Food Scanner and take a photo of your meal, the app identifies the foods present, estimates portion sizes visually, and returns a full nutritional breakdown in about three seconds. You get calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat, and fiber without typing a single word.

The GLP-1 Friendly Score is Mello's original metric, rated from 1 to 10. It combines protein density, fiber content, glycemic impact, and processing level into a single number that tells you how well a food or meal supports a GLP-1 journey specifically. A plain chicken breast with roasted broccoli scores a 9. A croissant scores a 3. The score is designed to guide, not judge.

Each scan also generates a one-sentence actionable tip focused on protein or satiety. If your score is low, the tip might suggest adding a protein source. If you are eating well, it confirms what you are doing and why it works. It is the kind of feedback a registered dietitian would give, delivered instantly.

The scanner works best with real plated food photographed from above in good light. Mixed dishes like stir-fries and salads are estimated with a confidence range. The app shows you when it is less certain so you can adjust manually if needed.

Mello is free to download with a 3-day trial. After that, the full scanner and all features are available for $19.99 per month or $99.99 per year. Available on iOS and Android. This is not medical advice, the app is designed for adults 18 and older.