How to Use Calories is Time
Set up Calories is Time and use its time-based approach to understand food and daily eating habits.
Calories is Time is built around a simple visual idea: calories can be understood alongside the time and activity they represent. The system gives that idea a practical place to live.
Use this template as an awareness and tracking tool, not as a substitute for professional nutrition advice.
1. Set up your profile
Enter the information the system asks for so the calculations and visualizations can be personalized to you.
2. Record what you eat
Add meals and foods consistently. The goal is to build a useful picture of your habits rather than create a perfect record.
3. Use the time ring
The time ring is the signature visual of Calories is Time. Use it to understand the relationship between food, calories, and time rather than looking at the calorie number in isolation.
4. Look for patterns
Review your entries over time. Patterns are more useful than any individual day.
Put this into practice
Calories is Time
See every meal in minutes of effort, not just numbers on a label.