Snap & Track Nutrition: Telegram Food Photos → Gemini Vision AI → Google Sheets

📸🍽️ Telegram Food Photo → 🤖 Gemini Vision AI → 📊 Nutrition Data → 📄 Google Sheets + 🗂️ Drive

What this workflow does

📸 Snap and send a photo of your meal via Telegram 🧠 Gemini Vision AI analyzes the image and estimates calories, protein, carbs, and fats 🤖 AI Agent structures the data with meal name, description, and timestamp 📄 Auto-logs nutrition data to Google Sheets for tracking 🗂️ Saves original meal photos to Google Drive with timestamped filenames 💬 Sends instant Telegram reply with full nutrition breakdown

Why it's useful

⚡ Track nutrition in seconds—no manual entry or food databases 📊 Build a complete meal history with photos and macros in one place 🎯 AI estimates portion sizes and hidden ingredients (oils, sauces) 🏋️ Perfect for fitness tracking, meal prep, or health monitoring 📱 Works entirely through Telegram—no extra apps needed

How it works

📲 Telegram Trigger → receives meal photo 🗂️ Google Drive → saves image with timestamp 🔎 Gemini Vision → analyzes food, estimates portions and macros 🤖 AI Agent → structures output (meal name, calories, protein, carbs, fats) 📄 Google Sheets → appends row with all nutrition data 💬 Telegram Reply → confirms with full breakdown

What you'll need

🤖 Telegram Bot token 🧠 Google Gemini API key (includes Vision capabilities) 🔐 Google OAuth for Sheets + Drive 📊 Google Sheet with columns: Meal_Name, Date, Meal_description, Calories, Proteins, Carbs, Fats

Setup steps

🔗 Connect credentials: Telegram, Google Gemini, Google Sheets, Google Drive 📄 Create Google Sheet with nutrition columns (see format above) 🗂️ Create Google Drive folder for meal photos 🧭 Update sheet ID and Drive folder ID in workflow 🧪 Test: send a meal photo via Telegram and check Sheet + Drive

Customization ideas

📈 Daily summary: add scheduled workflow to calculate daily totals 🎯 Goal tracking: set IF conditions to alert when over/under calorie targets 📊 Charts: connect to Data Studio/Looker for visual progress tracking 🏃 Fitness integration: sync with MyFitnessPal or fitness apps

Who it's for

🏋️ Fitness enthusiasts tracking macros without manual logging 🥗 Meal preppers analyzing portion sizes and nutrition 💪 Athletes monitoring calorie and protein intake 🩺 Health-conscious individuals building meal history 👨‍🍳 Nutritionists collecting client food data

Quick Setup Guide - Before You Start - What You Need:

🔗 Telegram Bot (create via @BotFather) 🧠 Google Gemini API key with Vision enabled (get it here) 🔐 Google account for Sheets and Drive access 📊 Basic spreadsheet to track your meals

Want help customizing? 📧 anirpoke@gmail.com 🔗 LinkedIn