Calorie tracking in Canada
The AI calorie tracker that knows Canadian food.
Canadian eating overlaps heavily with the United States, but the labelling is metric and a meaningful share of everyday food is regional — poutine, Tim Hortons, Montreal bagels, tourtière — that generic trackers handle inconsistently.
The problem
Why generic trackers struggle here.
- Portion conventions follow American norms while labels are metric, so imported database entries often mismatch.
- Regional dishes like poutine and tourtière are poorly represented in most food databases.
- Coffee-shop food is a large share of daily calories and varies by chain.
BetterCal takes a different route. There is no database to search — you describe the meal in plain words, and the estimate is made against how that food is actually cooked and served in Canada: the ingredients, the cooking fats, the serving vessel and the portion size.
Reference
Canadian food, roughly counted.
Ranges rather than single numbers, because home and restaurant versions of the same dish differ enormously — mostly in cooking fat. Use these as a starting point, then correct against your own kitchen.
| Dish | Serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Poutine | 1 regular | 700–1,000 |
| Montreal bagel with cream cheese | 1 | 350–450 |
| Tourtière | 1 slice | 400–550 |
| Peameal bacon sandwich | 1 | 400–520 |
| Double-double coffee | 1 medium | 150–230 |
| Maple syrup | 2 tbsp | 100–110 |
| Butter tart | 1 | 250–350 |
| Caesar salad with chicken | 1 bowl | 450–700 |
| Salmon fillet, grilled | 150 g | 280–330 |
| Timbit | 1 | 50–70 |
Voice logging
Say a whole Canadian meal out loud.
Tap the microphone and describe the plate the way you would to a person — "poutine, montreal bagel with cream cheese and tourtière". BetterCal transcribes it, separates every dish, and writes the lot into your day with calories and macros.
One recording covers the whole meal, however many items are in it. You see the transcript before anything is saved, so a misheard dish name is obvious rather than buried inside a number.
Journal logging
Or type it like a note.
Write what you ate the way you would text a friend. No search box, no results list to choose from, no serving-size picker to scroll — just a line of plain text that turns into a logged meal.
It is the faster option when you are somewhere quiet, and it works just as well hours after the meal. Anything you log often is saved automatically, so the second time round it is a single tap and costs nothing.
Details
Portions and diets.
Serving units. Describe portions the way you normally would — cups, grams, millilitres, servings all work. You do not need to convert anything into grams first.
Diets. Vegetarian, vegan, halal and kosher options are all widely available. BetterCal supports vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, eggetarian and everything.
Corrections stick. If a dish is made differently in your household, adjust it once and BetterCal remembers. Over a few weeks the estimates converge on your kitchen rather than an average of everyone else's.
Frequently asked questions
Can I log Canadian food by voice?
Yes. Hold the microphone, describe the meal in your own words, and it is transcribed and logged with calories and macros. One recording handles several dishes at once, and you can review the transcript before it saves.
Can I type instead of speaking?
Yes — the journal takes plain typed sentences in exactly the same way. Most people mix the two: voice at home, typing when they are somewhere quiet or logging a meal after the fact.
Does it use metric?
Yes. Kilograms and centimetres are the default, and you can switch to pounds if you prefer.
Does it know Canadian chains?
Name the outlet and the item and it treats it as a specific product rather than a generic one.
Does it work offline in remote areas?
New foods need a connection for the AI estimate. Saved meals and anything already in your memory log without one.
How much does it cost in Canada?
Free to download, with 20 AI meal logs a day at no cost. Meals already in your memory are always free to log again, however often you repeat them. See what is free.
Do I need to photograph my food?
No. BetterCal has no camera and no barcode scanner. You log by speaking or typing, which means you can log a meal after you have eaten it rather than having to remember beforehand.
Start today
Log Canadian food in one sentence.
Free to start on iPhone and Android.
