The Nutrition Diary
An honest record of eating better, one entry at a time.
Hi, I'm Hannah. Since 2020 I've been keeping this diary about food, nutrition and the small habits that actually stick. No miracle diets, no jargon — just what I've learned cooking, tracking and slowly figuring things out.
Written by Hannah Caldwell · blogging since 2020 Latest entry
All posts →I Logged Every Meal by Photo for 30 Days — Here's What Surprised Me
I decided to photograph every single meal for a month and let the app do the rest. The surprise wasn't that photo logging works — it's the one thing a photo can't see, and the app that finally caught it.
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