Food Diary Template (Printable PDF & GoodNotes)
Two pages. The daily food diary logs the time, food and drink, portion, hunger and fullness from 1 to 5, and mood or symptoms, with lines for the date and glasses of water. The weekly food log is a Monday-to-Sunday grid for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinks and how you felt.
- Printable US Letter8.5 × 11 in, white paper
- Printable A4210 × 297 mm, white paper
- iPad / GoodNotesAlso Notability and Noteshelf
- E-ink tabletreMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox
Free PDF, 2 pages, undated. No sign-up needed.
Shown for iPad in the Terracotta Sun theme. Printable downloads use white paper (there's a dark mode preview below); the e-ink version is black and white.
2 pages, ready to fill in.
- Page 1, Food Diary: Write-in lines for date and water (glasses); a table with columns for time, food & drink, portion, hunger 1–5, full 1–5 and mood / symptoms; lined space for notes
- Page 2, Weekly Food Log: A Monday-to-Sunday grid with rows for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinks and how I felt
- Undated, so you can print or duplicate it as often as you need
Who it's for
People asked by a dietitian or doctor to keep a food diary, those investigating IBS, reflux or food intolerances, anyone working on mindful or emotional eating, and people who simply want to see what they really eat in a week.
Getting the most from a food diary.
Choose daily or weekly
Use the daily page when you want detail, such as for a dietitian, an elimination diet or spotting symptoms. Use the weekly grid for a lighter overview of what you're eating.
Write it down as you eat
Logging at the end of the day misses snacks and drinks. Keep the page or your tablet nearby and add each item when you eat it.
Rate hunger before and fullness after
The hunger and fullness scores show whether you're eating when you're hungry and stopping when you're satisfied, which is often more useful than calorie counts.
Use mood and symptoms for patterns
Bloating, headaches, low energy or cravings: note them alongside the food. After a couple of weeks, connections start to show.
Bring it to appointments
Dietitians and doctors often ask for a three- to seven-day food diary. A completed page makes the conversation specific.
Included in 1 planner
This template is a page in this planner. Open it to see everything else that comes with it.
Get it inside a full hyperlinked planner
The food journal includes this page alongside dated month and week pages for your year, with side tabs and links between every page. Pick your device and theme, preview it free, and pay only when it's right.
- Dated pages for the whole year
- Tap a tab or a date to jump there
- GoodNotes, Notability, Samsung Notes, e-ink and print sizes
Opens the food journal with the Food Journal section switched on.
Or read about the food journal first.
What should I write in a food diary?
What you ate and drank, roughly how much, and when. This template also asks how hungry and full you were and how you felt, which helps you understand why, not just what.
Does it count calories?
No. There's no calorie column, on purpose. If you want numbers, the macro tracker template logs protein, carbs, fat and calories.
Can I use it for IBS or food intolerances?
Yes. The mood and symptoms column is useful for tracking reactions. Follow your doctor's or dietitian's advice on any elimination diet.
What's in the food journal planner?
A weekly food log for every week, 31 daily food diary pages and a monthly symptom tracker, all linked from the side tabs.
