The VRTO Nutrition Hub uses three distinct states to track your food: Target, Planned, and Logged. Understanding the difference between them is the most important thing to grasp about how nutrition works in the app.
The three states explained
Target
Your Target is the daily calorie and macro goal that VRTO calculated based on your physique goal, body composition, activity level, and goal tempo. It represents what the system recommends you aim for to make progress toward your goal.
Your Target doesn't change day to day. It's your consistent benchmark. If you want to adjust it, you do that through the ADJUST sliders. Currently this can only be updated manually for the current day rather than as a permanent ongoing change.
Planned
Planned is the aggregate of everything you've added to your food diary — whether you've eaten it yet or not. When you add a recipe or ingredient to your diary, it moves into your Planned total immediately.
This is what allows you to plan your day or week ahead. You can set up tomorrow's meals tonight, see whether your planned intake fits your Target, and make adjustments before you eat rather than after.
Logged
Logged is the aggregate of everything you've confirmed as actually eaten — by tapping the ✓ mark next to a food or meal in your diary. Logged is different from Planned because it represents execution, not intention.
Remaining calories (Target minus Logged) updates in real time as you mark food as eaten throughout the day.
ℹ️ Planning and logging are deliberately separate. You can plan your whole week in advance without it affecting your logged totals. Food only counts toward your logged intake when you confirm it's been eaten. |
A practical daily flow
In the morning (or the night before), add your planned meals to the diary
Check your Planned total against your Target — adjust if needed before you eat
As you eat through the day, tap ✓ to mark each item as consumed
Your Logged total and Remaining calories update automatically
Why this separation matters
Most nutrition apps blur the line between what you plan to eat and what you've eaten. VRTO keeps them separate so you can track adherence accurately — distinguishing intention from execution.
Over time, the gap between your Planned and Logged totals tells a story. If they consistently match, you're executing your plan. If there's a regular gap in one direction, that's data worth paying attention to.
💡 You don't need to log every meal perfectly to get value from the nutrition hub. Even logging 5 out of 7 days builds meaningful data. Start with logging what you eat, rather than trying to plan everything in advance. |