A Basic Diary

The smallest diary is one file.

format 2

; Foods I eat often.
food greek-yogurt "Greek yogurt, nonfat"
    170 g = 150 kcal 11 carb 0 fat 26 protein

food banana "Banana"
    1 medium = 105 kcal 27 carb 0.4 fat 1.3 protein

2026-10-01
    07:45  greek-yogurt  170 g
    07:45  banana  1 medium  ; with breakfast

Save it as main.chow in an empty folder, then open the folder in Chow.

Version

format 2 is the format version. It goes on the first line of main.chow.

Foods

A food block lists a food’s nutrients. For example, 170 g = 150 kcal 11 carb means 170 grams of yogurt have 150 kcal and 11 grams of carbohydrate.

Days

A date starts a day. Each indented line below it is something you ate. For example, 07:45 greek-yogurt 170 g means you ate 170 grams of yogurt at 7:45.

Chow separates fields with two spaces. One space also works.

Comments

A semicolon ; starts a comment.

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