ZOE Health: AI Meal Tracker

I’ve been using the Zoe AI Meal Tracker with no subscription for 276 days. Initially in the first few months, I dropped 7 pounds without even trying. With ongoing use, I’ve noticed my worst aches & pains have subsided greatly. An orthopedic surgeon told me both shoulders should be replaced, but the pain I had is mostly gone. Even after doing rigorous gardening last summer that would ordinarily result in lots of pain. Choosing mindfully has definitely helped my arthritis/inflammation. Using the scanner is very helpful in allowing me to choose better options at the grocery store. I found a bread (Hero) that scores 100. Scanning different varieties of granola, I’ve discovered that a grain free one might score 80-90, while those with grains only get 40-50. I aim to choose items 70 points & above. I do like to snack & most sweet or salty snacks don’t get high scores, but have found some around 60 points & some higher 80-90 like seedz crackers & these can satisfy a craving. Frozen cherries are a nice icy snack at 100 points. Some of the things I used to eat regularly, are now eliminated entirely. I just don’t want to eat something that scores 0-30 & rarely purchase those anymore. I’ve found the app to be mostly accurate, but it can misidentify some photographed items. Salmon has frequently been identified as chicken, particularly if there’s a topping of some sort. Initially, my app gave an Aperol spritz 100 points, which I knew couldn’t be the case. I notified Zoe & it’s been updated. I was considering a subscription, but see many reviews with low ratings for that, so I’m sticking with my free Zoe

I love what the folks at Zoe are doing. The podcast is awesome and I’m totally on board. I completed the program last year but then really struggled with the App. Zoe is very much in favour of getting away from UPF’s. But adding UPF’s to the app is really easy - just scan the barcode. If like me, you cook all your food from scratch including a bunch of homemade fermentation products, as recommended by Zoe, then the process of adding is very laborious. Sure, you can batch cook and then add the recipe, which makes it easy the second time you cook, but this goes against the very idea of eating a large verity of different fruit, veg, nuts, seeds. I eat the seasons, including as much variety as I can. I don’t want to spend more time logging food than eating it, which is what happened. So I gave up on the app and unsubscribed. Since then, two of my close family have signed up and a third is going to give it a go soon. This has reenergised me. So, now I want to resubscribe. I’ve hit the resubscribe button in the app every day for a week. Nothing. No response. No email. No message from support. Do you want my money? I don’t know how else to contact the team. There’s no contact information on the join Zoe website.

My stomach pain thwarted me to see a gastroenterologist after 6 months of pain and increasing respiratory issues. After tests and antibiotics, I read countless books on IBS and SIBO, experimented with so many diets and stuck with Low Fodmap for two years, which helped but my bloat and pain was still unpredictable. I heard about this app on a podcast by Simon Hill and it’s made my life so much easier. I cannot believe how much time and energy I wasted on general advice, years of voices that weren’t specific to my biology, which affected my mental health as well. The App: It seemed like a lot to do on my own (blood and muffin test) but Zoe was organized in their delivery and the app videos and chat supportive and informative. I’m still in phase 2 and it’s a little tedious to track everything but I’m determined to work with my body, which this app will help you to do. Anytime I have a craving at the grocery store or want to try a new snack or spread at a farmers market, I simply scan the item, and if it’s not good for my gut, then I’m immediately turned off, because the painful consequences are dotted in orange. Thank you for educating me and helping me regain control of my life. Worth every penny.