Scan a restaurant meal and get a calorie estimate
Restaurant meals are the hardest thing to track because you did not cook them and there is no label. Mello looks at the dish and gives you a calorie estimate on the spot.
Calories for food you did not cook
When you make a meal at home you roughly know what went in. At a restaurant you have no idea about the oil, the butter, or the hidden sugar. Mello looks at the plate and estimates calories from what it can see, so you get a number to work with instead of a shrug. It will not know the chef's exact recipe, but a grounded estimate beats guessing or skipping the log entirely.
Point at the plate, no menu math
You do not need to find the dish on a menu, decode the ingredients, or add up components in your head. Take the photo when the food arrives and Mello does the reading. That is useful for dishes that never appear in any database, the daily special, a friend's recipe, the thing you ordered because it looked good and have no name for.
Helpful when you are on GLP-1
On a GLP-1 medication you often eat half the plate and box the rest, so the menu's stated calories are wrong for you anyway. Mello estimates what is actually in front of you, and if you only eat part of it you adjust the portion down in two taps. That keeps your day honest on the nights you go out and barely finish a starter.
Questions and answers
Can it really estimate a restaurant dish?
It estimates calories from what the photo shows, which is a real number to work with. It cannot know the kitchen's exact recipe, so treat it as a solid guide and adjust if you know the dish was especially rich or light.
What if I only eat part of the meal?
Adjust the portion down in two taps. This is common on GLP-1, and a half portion logs as half the calories.
Does it work without a barcode or menu?
Yes. The scan reads the actual plate, so it works on specials, home-style cooking, and anything that is not in a database.