Track your protein without a spreadsheet

What you see

Every meal you log in Luca has four numbers: calories, protein, carbs and fat, always in that order. Your day has a target for each, so you can see how much protein you have had and how much is left, at a glance or on a widget.

Getting a useful protein number

Protein estimates depend mostly on one thing: how much of the protein-rich food is on the plate. A photo is fair at telling chicken from tofu and weaker at telling 120 g from 180 g. So:

• Correct the portion of the main protein source. If you know the weight or the count (three eggs, one tin of tuna), type it. That one edit does most of the work.
• Use the barcode for packets. Yogurt, milk, protein bars, tinned fish and deli meat all have labels. If the data disagrees with the pack in your hand, trust the pack.
• Save your regulars. Mark the meals you repeat as favorites. They keep your corrected numbers and take one tap.

A day, roughly

Meal	How to log it	Why
Yogurt and fruit	Barcode for the yogurt, then add the fruit	The label states the numbers
Lunch out	Photo, then correct the portion	A fast estimate is better than no entry
Protein bar	Barcode	Label data
Dinner at home	Photo, then fix the meat or beans and add the oil	You know what went in the pan

What Luca will not do

It will not tell you how much protein you should eat, and it makes no promise about muscle, weight or health. For background on where common protein figures come from, read protein targets: the basics and macros explained. They are general information, not advice.