Use this article to add food to a meal or snack, adjust how much you actually had, and complete the meal so the rest of your day updates around it.
Open a meal
On your Home screen, find Fuel Plan and Activities.
Tap the meal or snack you want to log.
Each meal shows its scheduled time and its own targets for energy, carbohydrate, protein, and fat.
The colored bar beside each meal name shows how much carbohydrate that meal is built around - red is low carb, amber is medium, and green is high carb. See What is the Library in the Hexis app? and How do I fuel around a training session? for related setups, or your Carb Coding article for how these colors are set.
Add an item
There are four ways to add to a meal:
Search the Library - tap the Search bar at the bottom of the meal screen, search for what you want, then tap the item, or the + beside it, to add it. See What is the Library in the Hexis app? for what's in each tab.
Describe it with Smart Log - tap the + button beside the Search bar, then tap Smart Log, and describe the meal instead of searching for each item. See How do I use Smart Log to log a meal?
Scan or photograph it - tap the + button beside the Search bar, then tap Scan Food, to log a barcode or a photo of your food. See How do I scan food or barcodes to log a meal?
Add a saved Meal - tap the three dots in the top right of the meal screen to add one of your saved Meals in a single tap. This is useful for foods you commonly have together. See How do I save and reuse a meal?
Whichever method you use, the item appears in the meal, and the totals at the top update immediately.
Set the amount
Every item you add has two controls:
The stepper (− and +) changes the quantity.
The unit dropdown changes the unit - depending on the food, this may be grams, cups, scoops, slices, or a named portion such as "large."
Adjust both until they match what you actually had.
Note: You can keep adjusting quantities and adding or removing items freely while the meal is still open. Once you complete the meal, you can still edit it directly - tap the pencil icon on the completed meal and confirm Update Meal to make changes.
Remove an item
Swipe left on the item and tap Delete.
Complete the meal
Tap Done in the top right.
On Complete This Meal?, tap Complete Meal.
The meal is marked with a check mark, and your targets for the remaining meals adjust around what you ate. See What happens when I complete a meal? for how this redistribution works and how to make changes afterward.
FAQs
Can I add food to a meal I've already completed?
Yes - tap the pencil icon on the completed meal, add the food, then confirm Update Meal. See What happens when I complete a meal?
Do I need to complete a meal every time I add food to it?
No, you don't have to - but we'd recommend it. Completing a meal is what tells Hexis you've eaten it, and it's what allows your remaining targets for the day to be recalculated around what you actually ate.