A five-second read of your plate
Quick check opens the camera straight from your Home Screen and tells you how a meal fits before you eat it. Nothing is saved unless you say so.
The HealthAware team · · 1 min read
Sometimes you want to know before you eat. At a restaurant, at a friend’s house, in front of the buffet.
That’s what Quick check is for.
How it works
- Press and hold the HealthAware icon and choose Quick Check — or tap the camera on the Home Food card.
- The camera opens straight away. Take a photo of the plate.
- In about five seconds you see the foods on the plate and how they fit your plan, with the main thing to watch for your heart or blood sugar.
While you read that first answer, HealthAware keeps working in the background and quietly swaps in the full, detailed read when it’s ready.
Nothing is saved unless you tap Log it
Quick check is a question, not a log. Close it and it’s gone. If you decide to eat the meal, tap Log it and the same photo is logged as usual.
Packaged food too
Holding a box or a bag? Tap Scan a barcode. HealthAware reads the nutrition label for that exact product, and you can switch between one serving and the whole package to see the difference.
Why fast and then thorough?
A full read matches every ingredient to USDA data and runs the complete heart and blood-sugar checks. That takes a little longer. We’d rather show you a fast, clearly labelled first read and then replace it than make you wait in front of the food.