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Chatting with your coach

The chat is the heart of Ember. Your coach can log food, answer nutrition questions, look things up, and adjust your plan — all in one conversation.

Logging food​

Just say what you ate, the way you'd tell a friend:

  • "Two eggs and buttered toast for breakfast"
  • "I got a burrito bowl from Chipotle — chicken, brown rice, black beans, guac"
  • "Grabbed an Original Glazed from Krispy Kreme"

Ember figures out the rest:

  • Everyday foods — Ember estimates calories and macros from portion sizes. If you give it more detail ("about 150 grams of chicken"), the estimate gets sharper.
  • Branded and restaurant items — Ember searches for the official nutrition facts, so packaged and chain-restaurant foods are logged with real numbers, not guesses.
  • Repeat meals — foods you've logged before are reused, so "the usual smoothie" carries your numbers.
  • Photos — attach a photo of your meal and Ember will identify what's on the plate and log it. See Logging with photos.

After logging, Ember tells you where you stand for the day — calories left, protein so far — and can suggest what to eat next to hit your targets.

More than logging​

Your coach is there for the conversation around the food, too:

  • "What should I have for dinner? I have chicken thighs and rice at home."
  • "Why am I always hungry at 4pm?"
  • "I'm cutting — how much protein should I actually be eating?"
  • "Plan tomorrow's meals around my gym session."

Ember knows your profile, your goals, what you've eaten today, and your recent workouts, so answers are about you, not generic advice. It can also log your weigh-ins, track your steps, search your past conversations, and draw charts of your trends right in the chat — the full capability list is on What your coach can do.

Fixing mistakes​

Got something wrong? Just say so in chat — "actually that was two doughnuts" or "delete the toast" — and Ember updates the log. You can also edit or delete any logged item directly from the food dashboard.

Good to know​

  • Ember is a coach, not a doctor. It gives general nutrition and fitness guidance and will not diagnose or treat medical conditions. For medical concerns, talk to a healthcare professional.
  • Estimates are estimates. Calorie counts for described meals are good-faith approximations. Branded items use published nutrition facts where available.
  • Your coach adapts. Ember starts out professional and adjusts to your communication style over time.