MyFitnessPal's Melissa Jaeger Explains How AI Is Personalizing Nutrition Coaching on YourUpdateTV

Your Food Log Just Got a Lot Smarter: How AI Coaching Is Changing the Way People Approach Nutrition --- Anchor: Why does generic nutrition advice often fall short and what does truly personalized guidance look like? Melissa Jaeger, RD, LD: We have access to so much nutrition information and advice in today's landscape, but it's often generalized for the average individual not taking into account what you ate today, what your nutrient needs are, or what your personalized nutrition goals are. Myfitnesspal has new AI. Coach is different. It's grounded in your real logged behavior, taking into consideration your nutrient needs. What you ate for breakfast this morning in addition to your saved recipes and habits over time. This allows you to cultivate personalized guidance to support your long term nutrition goals. Anchor: How are AI coaching tools making it easier for people to understand how their everyday food choices connect to their long-term health goals? Melissa Jaeger, RD, LD: For years, we've been able to gather insights about what we're eating by logging, whether that be our calories or micronutrients or macronutrients. But the real challenge has always then been taking that data and turning it into action. This is where MyFitnessPal new AI coach, comes in, serving as that real time translator, offering insights and conversational guidance based on your logging behaviors. So instead of staring at the numbers and wondering, what do they mean and what should I do, my fitness pal's new AI coach can guide you and support you as you navigate your long term health goals. Anchor: What kinds of questions can people ask an AI nutrition coach and how does it help in real-world situations like dining out or meal prepping? Melissa Jaeger, RD, LD: I recommend starting with open ended nutrition questions. As you navigate things like eating out, you can say, I'm headed to this restaurant based on their menu. What should I order to hit my macro goals? Or maybe you're focusing on saving a few dollars and meal prepping at home. You can tell it I'm going to be meal prepping. I need budget friendly protein options and recipes to support my goals. But perhaps you're looking for more customized insights on what you've been logging, so you can ask it about what food swaps would help me to hit my fiber goals, or cut back on added sugar, or what meal pairings or portion adjustments can I make to hit my nutrient goals? Whatever you need. Myfitnesspal is AI coach lives in a dedicated coach tab right inside the app, and it can support you even in improving your logging experience by navigating you to the best features to support your needs. Anchor: Where can people download MyFitnessPal and how do they get started with AI Coach? Melissa Jaeger, RD, LD: You can download MyFitnessPal from the Apple App Store or Google Play, and unlock tools like AI coach and our enhanced logging features like Meal Scan, where you can simply take a photo of your meal to log it, or voice log with a Premium or Premium Plus subscription.