Garmin Now Offers a Nutrition Tracking Feature (for a Fee).
Garmin, a maker of fitness watches (among other things), announced this week that nutrition tracking will now be included with its Garmin Connect app subscription. According to the company, the app can recognize foods from photos and set calorie goals based on activity data.
Garmin announced this feature at CES 2026 , although announcing a new feature isn’t exactly a traditional CES event—I was hoping they’d show off a new watch. However, I was able to test the feature on my phone (and watch), and I think it works well.
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Garmin’s nutrition tracking feature is very similar to similar features in other apps, including my favorite free app, Cronometer . The ability to identify foods by photo is a common feature, but it’s often only available with a paid plan, making the $6.99/month Garmin Connect+ subscription worth it. If you were planning to pay for a paid nutrition tracking app anyway, or already subscribe to one, you can combine the subscriptions and pay only for Garmin.
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If you currently have the MyFitnessPal app linked to your Garmin, you may receive a message stating that it has been disconnected. The connection is still active, but you can’t use MyFitnessPal and the new nutrition tracking feature simultaneously—Garmin Connect requires a single source of nutrition information.
One of the advantages of using Garmin Connect for nutrition tracking compared to other apps is that the setup process uses your activity history to help you choose a calorie goal. This eliminates the need to guess whether you’re “moderately active” or “lightly active.” Calorie estimates in fitness apps are never completely accurate , but they’re generally a good starting point if you’re unsure what number to choose.
The nutrition tracking feature also lets you view your calorie intake directly from the watch and record your favorite or recently eaten foods. (You’ll still need to use the app to fully search.) This watch feature is available natively on newer models, and also through the ConnectIQ app for older watches—the Forerunner 255 and Fenix 6 are supported by the latter app.