Diary groups organize your food into different meals. Labeled sections will be added to your Diary, and you can customize the labels for your needs.
Learn about:
To turn on Diary Groups:
- Go to More > Display > Diary Settings
- Toggle on Show Groups
- Tap on Diary Groups to toggle on the groups you'd like displayed and to customize the Diary Group names.
Adding a Diary entry to a Diary Group
From the bottom navigation
- Go to the Diary tab
- Tap on a Diary Group header to select that group.
- Tap on the Plus button in the bottom navigation
- Add an item to your Diary.
If you add an entry while a group is active, it will automatically be placed in that group. If you don't have a group selected, the first group is always the default.
From Group Quick Add
- Tap the + next to a Diary Group
- Choose one of the 5 options to add an item directly to that group.
You can customize the shortcuts for each Diary Group if you don't want to show all of the options:
- Swipe the Diary Group to the right
- Tap on the three dots
- Select Edit Group Quick Add Default
- Select the shortcuts you'd like to use.
You can also edit these settings by going to More > Display > Diary Settings > Group Quick Add Preferences.
Diary Group Options
Swiping the Diary Group header to the right allows you to see other options as well:
Add Group Timestamp
Add a timestamp for all entries in that group.
Sort Group Entries By Time
Order the entries in that group by their timestamp.
Copy Yesterday's Group
Copy and paste all items in yesterday's group to today.
Create Recipe from group
Use this option to bring you to the recipe editor pre-populated with the group’s food items. This will not change those items in your diary to a recipe but will save a recipe of those items for future use.
Create Meal from Group
Use this option to bring you to the meal editor pre-populated with the group’s food items. This will not change those items in your diary to a meal but will save a meal of those items for future use.
Edit Group Quick Add Default
Customize the quick add shortcuts for the selected group.
Copy
Copy all the entries in a Diary Group. You can then paste these entries elsewhere by selecting the three dots in the top right corner of your chosen day/group and selecting Paste.
Show Nutrition Summary
Shows you the Nutrition Breakdown for that Diary Group.
Delete
Delete all of the items in the selected group.
Learn how to use diary groups in the Web version of Cronometer