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Log meals to Apple Health (iOS)

On iOS, Forktastic can write meal data to the Apple Health app. Once enabled, every meal you mark as cooked sends a nutrition entry to Health — calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber — under the date and time of the meal slot.

If you already track health metrics in Apple Health (workouts, sleep, weight), adding meal data gives you a fuller picture.

This feature is iOS-only. Android and web users can still see nutrition inside Forktastic itself — see Weekly nutrition view.

Enable Apple Health logging

Account Settings (Apple Health toggle appears in Pro user settings)

  1. Open the Options tab (last in the bottom bar).
  2. Tap Account settings → Apple Health.
  3. Toggle Log meals to Apple Health on.
  4. iOS asks for permission to write to Health. Tap Allow for the specific data types Forktastic wants to write:
    • Dietary calories
    • Protein
    • Carbohydrates
    • Fat
    • Fiber
  5. You can grant write-only access (Forktastic can write meal data but can’t read your other Health data). That’s the default — Forktastic doesn’t need to read anything.

What gets logged

Every time a meal is marked cooked — either manually (tap Mark cooked in a meal slot) or automatically (when you finish Cook Mode) — Forktastic writes a Health entry with:

  • Date and time — the meal slot’s date, set to a sensible default time (breakfast 8am, lunch 12pm, dinner 6:30pm, snack 3pm). You can change defaults in Apple Health settings → Meal times.
  • Source — “Forktastic” (visible in Health’s data source list)
  • Per-serving nutrition × your scheduled servings

The data shows up in the Apple Health app under Browse → Nutrition.

What doesn’t get logged

  • Scheduled but not cooked meals — only cooked meals send to Health
  • Snacks outside the meal plan — Forktastic doesn’t track ad-hoc eating; it only logs what’s in your plan
  • Micronutrients beyond the 5 listed — Health’s import surface is limited

If you want to log a meal that wasn’t pre-scheduled, add it to the meal plan first (back-date the day if needed), then mark it cooked.

Disable or audit

To stop logging:

  1. In Forktastic: Options → Apple Health → toggle off.
  2. In iOS Settings: Settings → Privacy → Health → Forktastic → revoke write permissions.

Either method stops new logs. Historical entries Forktastic already wrote stay in Health unless you delete them manually from the Health app (Browse → Nutrition → individual entries → trash icon).

Privacy notes

  • Forktastic writes to your local Health database only. The data does not leave your iPhone.
  • Forktastic does not read from Health unless you explicitly grant read permission (not requested by default).
  • iCloud sync of Health data is controlled by Apple, not Forktastic.

Troubleshooting

“Log to Apple Health” toggle is grayed out:

  • You’re on an iPad without the Health app — Health is iPhone-only (and Apple Watch).
  • Health permissions were denied at the OS level. Open Settings → Privacy → Health → Forktastic and re-enable.

Meals not appearing in Health:

  • Confirm the meal is marked cooked in Forktastic — scheduled-only meals don’t log.
  • Open Health → Browse → Nutrition and check if data source “Forktastic” is listed. If not, the permission isn’t granted; redo step 4 above.