# Paleo Tracking Where the Ingredient List Is the Whole Point See every ingredient in a logged meal with its own weight and macros, scan printed nutrition panels on packaged products, and get plans drawn from your own cuisine. Paleo is defined by what a food is made of rather than by how many calories it contains. That makes the ingredient list the primary screen, and a tracker that only ever shows you a meal total is answering a question you did not ask. SlimAI Calorie Tracker breaks every logged food into its components — each with its own weight and macro contribution, editable before anything is saved. Eat smarter, not stricter. ## Composition Before Calories Most calorie apps are built around a single question: how much energy was in that. Paleo asks a different one first — what was actually in it — and only then cares about the total. The parts that matter are the ones a meal-level number hides: the grain in a thickener, the legume in a sauce, the added sugar in a marinade, the dairy in a dressing. None of those change the calorie figure much, and all of them change whether the meal fits the diet. Every food logged in SlimAI opens a detail screen listing each ingredient with its exact weight, its own calorie and macro contribution, and the ability to edit, remove, or add to it. The AI proposes the breakdown; you decide what it actually was. ## Packaged Products Are Where Paleo Gets Hard Whole-food cooking is straightforward to log. The friction shows up with anything in a wrapper, where the claim on the front and the ingredient list on the back are two different documents. - **Read the panel, not a database entry:** Scan Food Label mode reads the printed nutrition facts panel directly, which is the common case for paleo-marketed products from smaller brands whose barcodes return nothing. - **Barcode for the products that are catalogued:** Where a working code exists, scanning it is faster — then adjust the serving to what you actually ate rather than what the pack calls one portion. - **Food health rating on everything:** A junk-level rating sits on every logged food, so a product marketed as clean is rated on the same basis as anything else. - **Sugar and sodium in plain view:** Percent-of-daily-value rows for sugar, saturated and unsaturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, and potassium appear on the food detail screen. ## Paleo Plans From Your Own Profile Paleo is one of the preferred-diet options in SlimAI setup, alongside keto, Mediterranean, vegan, vegetarian, and no restrictions. Your diet plan is generated from that choice together with your favourite cuisine and region, your lifestyle and activity level, your BMI and body inputs, and any health details you chose to share. Because paleo removes several common staples, a plan that ignores your cuisine tends to propose food you would never cook. Taking region and taste as inputs keeps the suggestions inside the way you already eat, and Better Choice offers a comparable alternative with a one-tap swap when one is not right. Removing whole food groups is a significant change. If you have a medical condition, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or take medication, consult a qualified health professional before starting a paleo diet. SlimAI is a tracking app, not a medical app. ## Calories Still Count, Even on Whole Foods A common paleo trap is assuming that whole-food eating regulates intake on its own. Nuts, dried fruit, nut butters, and fatty cuts are all compliant and all calorie-dense. - **Gram-level macro targets:** Set your own daily calorie goal and gram-level protein, fat, and carbohydrate targets rather than working from percentage splits. - **Per-meal calorie ranges:** Each meal carries a recommended range with a live status, so a snack of nuts is a decision made against a budget rather than a habit. - **Real-time portion guidance:** The serving stepper suggests the fraction of a portion that still fits your remaining goal and warns before a serving takes the day over. - **Trends over weeks:** The Insights tab charts calories and macros by week or month, which is where a compliant-but-over-target pattern becomes visible. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Does SlimAI work for a paleo diet? Yes. Paleo is one of the preferred-diet options during setup, and every logged food opens a detail screen listing each ingredient with its weight and its own calorie and macro contribution — which is the screen that matters most on a diet defined by composition rather than calories. ### How do I check whether a packaged product fits paleo? Use Scan Food Label mode to read the printed nutrition panel directly, which works for paleo-marketed products from smaller brands whose barcodes return nothing. Every logged food also carries a junk-level health rating and percent-of-daily-value rows for sugar, sodium, and fats, so a product is rated on the same basis regardless of how it is marketed. ### Can I see hidden grains, legumes, or dairy in a dish? The ingredient breakdown on the food detail screen lists each component with its exact weight, and you can edit, delete, or add ingredients before logging. The AI proposes the breakdown and your correction overrides it, so a thickener or dressing you know was in the dish can be recorded even if the scan missed it. ### Do I still need to count calories on paleo? Whole-food eating does not automatically regulate intake — nuts, dried fruit, nut butters, and fatty cuts are all compliant and calorie-dense. SlimAI gives each meal a recommended calorie range with a live status, suggests portion fractions that fit your remaining goal, and charts calorie and macro trends by week so a compliant-but-over-target pattern becomes visible. ### Is a paleo diet suitable for everyone? No. Paleo removes several common food groups, which is a significant change to how you eat. If you have a medical condition, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or take medication, consult a qualified health professional before starting. SlimAI provides tracking tools, not medical advice. Source: https://www.slimai.ai/diets/paleo ## Try SlimAI To try SlimAI, download SlimAI Calorie Tracker from the Apple App Store or Google Play and start the 3-day free trial; SlimAI Premium is then $1.49/month or $11.99/year (about $1/month), and can be cancelled anytime from the Apple or Google account that manages the subscription. - Apple App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/slimai-calorie-tracker/id6749062571 - Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slimai.app - Desktop (QR code): https://www.slimai.ai/download