Strategy
Adding Nutrition: Don't Do It
Why building a food database is a nightmare you should avoid.
Unless nutrition is your core product, do not build a food logger into your workout app. It is a massive distraction.
Maintaining a verified database of millions of barcodes and regional foods requires a dedicated team. Just integrate with Apple Health and read the macros that the user logged via MyFitnessPal or MacroFactor.
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