TL;DR
Garmin has introduced nutrition tracking inside the Garmin Connect app as a feature for Garmin Connect Plus subscribers. The addition lets users log foods, track calories and macronutrients, receive AI-driven Active Intelligence insights, and view periodic nutrition reports.
What happened
Garmin announced a new nutrition-tracking capability in its Garmin Connect app that is available to users with a Garmin Connect Plus subscription. The tool allows users to log meals and monitor calories and macronutrients — protein, fat and carbohydrates — and pairs those entries with AI-driven Active Intelligence insights intended to relate nutrition to health and training outcomes. Food logging can be done by searching a global food database that Garmin says includes packaged, restaurant and regional items, scanning bar codes, or using a smartphone camera to capture foods. Selected Garmin smartwatches will display a concise nutrition overview and let users access recently logged or favorited items from their wrist. Garmin also provides daily, weekly, monthly and annual nutrition reports and offers personalized calorie and macronutrient recommendations based on logged data.
Why it matters
- Combines dietary tracking with activity and health metrics in a single ecosystem, potentially giving users a fuller view of how nutrition affects training and recovery.
- Personalized calorie and macronutrient recommendations could help users tailor intake to fitness goals without separate nutrition apps.
- AI-powered insights aim to connect eating patterns with other health signals — for example, sleep quality — which may inform behavior changes.
- The feature is gated behind a paid subscription, signaling Garmin’s continued push to expand premium services in its app.
Key facts
- Nutrition tracking is available as part of the Garmin Connect Plus subscription.
- The feature tracks calories and macronutrients: proteins, fats and carbohydrates.
- Food can be logged via a search of a global food database that includes packaged, restaurant and regional items.
- Users can also log foods by scanning bar codes or using their smartphone camera.
- Compatible Garmin smartwatches can show a quick overview of nutrition and let users access favorite and recently logged foods.
- Garmin provides daily, weekly, monthly and annual nutrition reports.
- The app offers personalized calorie and macronutrient recommendations.
- Active Intelligence provides AI-powered insights linking nutrition to health and training, with Garmin citing examples like late-night eating impacting sleep quality.
What to watch next
- Rollout timing and regional availability for the nutrition feature: not confirmed in the source.
- Which specific Garmin smartwatch models will support on-wrist nutrition overviews: not confirmed in the source.
- Subscription pricing and whether any free tier or trial access will be available: not confirmed in the source.
- Whether nutrition data will sync with third-party apps or services and how privacy is handled: not confirmed in the source.
Quick glossary
- Garmin Connect Plus: A paid subscription tier for Garmin's Connect app that provides additional features and services beyond the free app.
- Macronutrients (macros): The main nutrient groups — protein, fat and carbohydrates — that provide calories and are tracked to support dietary and fitness goals.
- Active Intelligence: Garmin's AI-driven insights system that analyzes user data to offer contextual feedback and recommendations related to health and training.
- Barcode scanning: A method for logging packaged food items by scanning a product's UPC or barcode with a smartphone camera to retrieve nutrition information.
Reader FAQ
Is the nutrition tracking feature free?
No — it is offered as part of the Garmin Connect Plus subscription.
How can I log foods in the app?
You can search a global food database, scan bar codes, or use your smartphone camera to log foods.
Does Garmin provide personalized recommendations?
Yes. Garmin says the app offers personalized calorie and macronutrient recommendations based on logged data.
Which watches are compatible with the on-wrist nutrition overview?
Not confirmed in the source.
TECH GADGETS CES Garmin now offers nutrition tracking With a paid Garmin Connect Plus subscription, you can log what you eat and track your calories and macros. by Jay Peters…
Sources
- Garmin now offers nutrition tracking
- Garmin Watches Can Now Track Food, Macros And Nutrition
- Nutrition Tracking | Garmin Technology
- Garmin has a new plan to improve your fitness using …
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