Garmin Launches Nutrition Tracking in Connect App

Garmin announced a major update to its Connect app at CES 2026, introducing built-in nutrition tracking to help users monitor their food intake alongside activity, sleep, and recovery data. The feature, available exclusively to subscribers of the premium Garmin Connect service, allows for manual logging of meals and provides insights into how diet influences overall health and performance.

The new nutrition tracking capability enables users to log calories and macronutrients, including proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, directly within the Garmin Connect app. Methods for entry include searching a global food database, scanning barcodes on packaged items, or using the smartphone camera for AI-powered image recognition to estimate meal contents. Users can also create custom recipes or save favorite meals for quick reuse. Once logged, the app generates reports on daily, weekly, monthly, and annual trends for both consumed and targeted nutrition, helping individuals track progress toward personalized goals.

These goals are tailored based on user-provided details such as height, weight, gender, activity level, and average active calories burned. For instance, the system might...