Your Dashboard's tracking section gives you instant visibility into how consistently you're logging—and how well you're avoiding problem foods. Use these tools to stay accountable and spot patterns quickly.
Daily Logging Streak
Your food logging streak shows how many consecutive days you've logged meals. Consistency is key: the more regularly you track, the more accurate your food-symptom analysis becomes.
Pro tip: Even logging one meal per day maintains your streak and improves data quality.
Symptom Trends at a Glance
Below your streak, you'll see symptom trend lines that track how often you're logging symptoms over time. These visual trends help you quickly identify:
- Whether symptoms are improving
- If new patterns are emerging
- How your changes are impacting your health
Tap the arrow next to any symptom to open your Symptom History for detailed information on timing, severity, and duration.
Ingredient & Allergen Watch
Flagged an ingredient or allergen? It appears here with a 3-week trend line showing how often it's shown up in your meals. This instant feedback reveals whether you're successfully avoiding problem foods.
Click the arrow next to any watch item to jump directly to your filtered Meal History—showing exactly which meals contained that ingredient. Perfect for catching hidden sources you might have missed.
Why This Matters
These tracking tools create a powerful accountability loop:
- Stay consistent with daily logging and avoidance goals
- Spot patterns showing whether symptoms are improving
- Catch slip-ups when watch items sneak back into your diet
Short-term awareness drives long-term dietary change.
Data Quality Matters
Accurate tracking depends on complete food data. If you're eating branded foods not in our database—or foods with missing ingredient lists—your tracking results may be incomplete.
TCT alerts you when this happens. When you see these alerts:
- Use the Label Reader to add missing ingredient information
- Add new foods to help build our global database
- Help yourself and the TCT community get better results
Your Next Steps
- Check your Dashboard daily to maintain your streak
- Review symptom trends weekly to spot improvements
- Update your watch list as you identify new triggers
- Add missing foods to improve tracking accuracy
Consistency builds insight. Every log strengthens your ability to connect food to symptoms.