A Smarter Calorie Chart App for Your Mounjaro or Wegovy Journey

Medicines like Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and Wegovy (semaglutide) commonly reduce appetite and the sensation of hunger — many people describe eating noticeably less than before. That shift makes it genuinely useful to understand the calorie and nutrient content of what you are eating, so smaller meals are still working hard nutritionally.

What a calorie chart for food actually shows you

A food calorie chart maps the energy content — typically in kilocalories (kcal) — of individual foods and portions. Beyond raw calories, a useful chart also shows protein, carbohydrates, fat, and fibre. On a GLP-1 journey, protein in particular tends to matter: eating enough protein while consuming fewer overall calories helps preserve muscle as weight changes.

General educational context: whole foods such as eggs, chicken, fish, legumes, Greek yoghurt, and cottage cheese tend to deliver high protein relative to their calorie count — a pattern many people find helpful to prioritise. Starchy or highly processed foods, by contrast, can be calorie-dense without the protein or fibre that supports satiety.

Using a calorie chart alongside your journey

A calorie chart is a reference, not a prescription. General educational ranges suggest that many adults aiming for gradual, sustainable weight loss while on a GLP-1 medicine may find guidance around typical daily calorie targets helpful to discuss with their prescriber — but the right target for you personally depends on your health history, body composition, and your prescriber's recommendation.

If you want to go deeper on the numbers, our calorie calculation guide walks through how to estimate daily energy needs, and our food calorie finder lets you search specific foods quickly. You can also browse a structured calorie table organised by food group for a quick at-a-glance reference.

GLP Trackr is built specifically for people on Mounjaro and Wegovy, which means its food logging tools are designed around the way eating actually changes on these medicines — smaller portions, shifting appetite, and a greater focus on protein and nutrients per bite.

Point your camera, skip the manual search

The standout feature for food tracking is the AI photo scan: point your phone camera at a meal, and GLP Trackr returns an instant calorie and nutrition breakdown — no barcode required, no manual entry. It is particularly useful when appetite is low and the last thing you want is a lengthy logging process. For packaged foods, the barcode scanner gives you the same result in a single tap, and there is also a searchable food database for anything else.

Targets and patterns that reflect your journey

Once you have logged a few meals, GLP Trackr lets you set daily targets for calories, protein, fibre, and water — and tracks how you are progressing against them throughout the day. The insights tools then surface patterns across your data, so you can see how your food choices relate to your wider results over time. That kind of joined-up picture is much harder to get from a static calorie chart alone.

For a fuller understanding of how calorie targets fit into your overall approach, the calorie deficit guide is a good place to start.

GLP Trackr is a tracking and journaling app — it is not a substitute for guidance from your prescriber or doctor. If you have questions about the right calorie intake for your situation, or about how your diet should be adapted around your medication, always bring those to your healthcare professional.

Ready to turn your phone into a practical calorie chart app? Download GLP Trackr on the App Store or Google Play and explore it free for 7 days.