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Reviewing a Past Day of Meals in Ayurveda & Asana Yoga: Daily Dosha Balance, Coverage Rules, and Rings

Learn how to review any past day of meals in Ayurveda & Asana Yoga across the Goals, Calories, Macros, and Daily Ayurveda rings—and why the 50% weight coverage threshold exists.

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App guide illustration showing the daily nutrition calendar strip, four summary rings, and the Daily Ayurveda meal-by-meal breakdown sheet.

App guide illustration showing the daily nutrition calendar strip, four summary rings, and the Daily Ayurveda meal-by-meal breakdown sheet.

Quick Answer

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In the nutrition timeline (`NutritionsDetailView`), tap any date on the calendar header to load `profile.meals(for: chosenDate)`. You can then inspect individual meal slots (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks), tap any of the four summary rings (`goals`, `calories`, `macros`, `ayurveda`) to open its detail sheet, and review `Daily Ayurveda` (`DailyAyurvedaSummaryView`)—which computes both whole-day and meal-by-meal Vata, Pitta, and Kapha balance whenever at least 50% of logged food weight has resolved Ayurveda data.

Four interactive summary rings (`RingDetailType`): Tap `Goals`, `Calories`, `Macros`, or `Ayurveda` to expand a draggable detail sheet.

Pinning the rings: Toggle the pin control (`nutritions.ringsPinned.<profileID>`) to keep the summary rings visible while scrolling through meal slots.

The 50% coverage safeguard: If custom or unmapped foods make up more than half of your logged gram weight for the day, `Daily Ayurveda` displays *"Not Enough Ayurveda Data — At least half of the food weight needs Ayurveda data."* rather than guessing.

Meal-by-meal dosha cards: Inside the `Daily Ayurveda` sheet, `dailyAyurvedaMeals` (`[DailyAyurvedaMealSummary]`) shows how Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner each contributed to the day.

How "Daily Ayurveda" Aggregates Meals and Enforces the 50% Coverage Rule

When you tap the `Ayurveda` ring (or the `Dosha Balance` summary card), `DailyAyurvedaSummaryView` opens with two levels of detail: the whole-day `DailyAyurvedaSummaryRow` at the top and a per-meal breakdown (`DailyAyurvedaMealSummary`) for each logged meal slot (`Breakfast`, `Lunch`, `Dinner`, etc.) underneath.

Because a day's meals combine foods of very different weights—such as 250 grams of cooked rice, 180 grams of dal, and 5 grams of toasted cumin—the app weights Ayurvedic effects by gram mass rather than counting a pinch of spice equal to a bowl of grain. Furthermore, `DailyAyurvedaDetailContent` enforces a strict 50% coverage threshold: if less than half of the total gram weight logged in a day (or in a single meal) has resolved Ayurveda data, the view displays **"Not Enough Ayurveda Data — At least half of the food weight needs Ayurveda data."** (The same 50% rule applies to exercise duration in `Exercise Ayurveda`: *"At least half of the exercise duration needs Ayurveda data."*)

  • Why the 50% rule matters: Prevents a 10-gram spice entry from dictating the dosha score of a 600-gram meal whose main custom item had no Ayurvedic profile.
  • Personalized color tracks: When `usesPersonalizedEffectColors` is active and you have a saved constitution, `doshaTrack` highlights pacifying values (`-1`, `-2`) in `AyurvedaPacify` for your leading doshas.
  • Per-meal comparison: Spot whether a heavy Kapha-increasing dinner or a Pitta-increasing spicy lunch drove the day's overall balance.

Using a 3-Day Lookback to Adjust Your Next Grocery List

No single meal or single day has to hit 100% of every vitamin, mineral, and dosha target simultaneously; human nutrition operates across multi-day rolling averages. Spending three minutes on Sunday or Wednesday stepping back through the last three days on the calendar strip reveals recurring patterns much more clearly than judging one meal in isolation.

If you notice that three consecutive days fell short on fiber, calcium, or potassium in the micronutrient list—or consistently skewed toward `+1` / `+2` Vata (dry, rough, light meals like crackers and raw salads)—you can add one cooked soup, dal, or root-vegetable dish to your next meal plan or shopping list to rebalance the week.

  • Check macro consistency first: Look at the `Calories` and `Macros` rings across 3 days to see if protein or fiber dipped on busy workdays.
  • Check micronutrient gaps second: Expand `showAll` to spot any vitamin or mineral that stayed low across multiple days.
  • Check `Daily Ayurveda` third: Use the per-meal `DailyAyurvedaMealSummary` cards to see which meal slot would benefit from a warmer, cooler, or more grounded preparation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does Daily Ayurveda say "Not Enough Ayurveda Data" even though I logged three foods?

That message appears when less than 50% of the total gram weight of your logged foods for that day (or meal) has resolved Ayurvedic properties—for example, if you logged 400 g of a custom barcode item without an Ayurveda link and 30 g of almonds.

Can I keep the four summary rings visible at the top while I scroll down through my meals?

Yes. Tap the pin icon next to the rings (`isRingsPinned`); the app saves your preference per profile (`nutritions.ringsPinned.<profileID>`) so the rings stay pinned at the top.

How is the water glass target on the daily nutrition screen calculated?

In `NutritionsDetailView.calculateWaterGoal`, the default daily target is calculated from your profile's weight and age (`35 ml/kg` for ages 16–30, `32.5 ml/kg` for ages 31–54, `30 ml/kg` for ages 55–65, `25 ml/kg` for 66+) divided into 200 ml glasses (minimum 4 glasses).

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Sources & Classical References

  1. How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  2. FoodData Central Data Documentation — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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