Free Printable Food Journal: 6 different designs! Track food, water, exercise, & more.
A food journal for whatever your needs.
I’ve struggled with my weight my entire life. Well, since 7th grade. In case you’re curious, the exact day would be when I bent over once and my great-uncle made a “rrrriiiippppp” noise behind me. As if my behind were so massive it was going to rip out my jean skirt. I blushed bright red. I couldn’t look my uncle or my grandfather (to whom he made the comment) in the face for the rest of the day.
Looking at a calendar, that means I’ve been worried about my weight for over 2 decades. I bet you can guess that I’ve learned a little about what works. And what doesn’t. And food journals work.
I have SIX different food journals below! They come in horizontal and vertical. I have one that spans multiple pages in case you need more room for notes. I also have a grayscale one if you’re trying to save on the printer ink. Some include spots for stats, motivational quotes, and more.
Instructions:
• Print options: regular paper works just fine, especially as you’ll be printing weekly! You can use card stock if you’re constantly moving it, though, or looking for something more durable.
• All of the files are in pdf below. Click on the download button.
• The default size of these is full-page. However, if you want a smaller size or to fit into a planner you already use, simply reduce the print size! If you’re looking on how to resize printables, check out my post: “How to Resize Printables to Fit Your Planner.”
You can find more printables like this on the page dedicated to “Health & Motivation Printables.”
Why to use a food journal
Weight loss is one. Did you know one of the biggest factors when it comes to losing weight is tracking what you eat? Yep. Just tracking causes you to be more aware and naturally eat less.
Researchers in one study found that “people keeping a food diary six days a week lost about twice as much weight as those who kept food records one day a week or less.”
Another reason for a food diary is keeping track of water intake. Water intake is vital to not only weight loss, but to general health. For those with specific health concerns, tracking food is even more important.
Pre-Made Journals
If you’re super-serious about tracking your food, you might want to invest in a food journal instead of having to print off sheets every week.
If you’re looking for a lifestyle change, the Complete Fitness and Nutrition Journal is the one I would recommend. This is only if you’re wanting to track your workout along with your food intake.
If you’re looking for something that tracks just your food, I recommend, Boxclever Food Journal. It has plenty of space for tracking, as well as a weight chart.
Finally, if you want to attack your journey in neat 90-day plans, the Hello New Me is perfect. It’s specifically designed to keep you motivated for a 90 day journey to a new you.
Weekly free printable Food JOurnal
If you’re looking for colorful & cute, this is the one for you. In addition to food tracking, there is water on each day, a spot of exercise, a place to write down weekly stats, and a spot for a motivational quote.
This is a little more organized. There are spots for each meals plus snacks. A small area to track exercise, and room for daily calorie total. The side area includes a stats area and a spot to write your weekly goal.
The area for tracking calories is a bit smaller, but there is extra room for tracking exercise. There is also a decent size stats/misc. area in case you’re making additional notes. I often note weight, measurements, or specific food goals (such as veggie servings or whole grains) in the last column. There is space at the top for making a weekly goal as well as writing a motivational quote.
The same as the journal above, except in mostly black and white. If you only have a black/white printer, this journal will work. The pink heavy line will simply print as a heavier black.
This journal is actually 4 pages long, don’t get confused by the two images above. The first image (it has two day’s worth of tracking) has extended room for tracking meals and snacks. If you’re being very specific, this is a good journal. It also has more room for writing. There is also room to track food, water, and exercise. The second image is the end of week. It includes the day 7 food journal as well as a summary section. I really, really like this aspect of the journal. You can glance at week start and end, what you did well, and what you want to work on next week.
This food journal is horizontal. Along with normal food tracking, there are 5 fruits/veggies to cross out each day along with 8 glasses of water! Very easy to keep track this way.
I hope you found something helpful above! As I said, if you need something in particular and didn’t see it, let me know. I might create it in the future just for you.
Comment below letting me know which journal you like the best! I’m thinking about making some more.
So join me today. Embrace health.
These food journal pages were just what I was looking for
Thanks so much
Thanks! I’m glad you found them useful.
Your site is amazing and just what I wanted for 2020. So many beautiful and useful pages! I am glad I came across your site! Thank you.
Thank you! I hope you visit often. And don’t forget to sign up for the free 2020 planner.
Thank you so much…this was a heaven sent today
I’m glad you liked it. I don’t know about “heaven sent”…I’m very Earthly…haha. But appreciate you taking the time to comment.
Thank you so much for sharing these Just the right start to this journey I’m embarking on I will be coming back to your site and sharing with others Have a great Day
Glad you liked them! Good luck on your journey.
Thank you so much. Many of these printouts are what I have been looking for and have never found just the right ones.
Glad you found them! Hope they work well for you.
These are wonderful – thank you for sharing. I love the colors.
Color motivates me.
Thank you, they are so pretty. Just one q, is there an editable version if I am choosing not to print it out and just to do it online? Because it is a PDF file I can’t add my info in.
No, I do not have editable versions. However, there are tools online that can make any pdf editable.
OMG. Thank you for this. I found exactly what I needed. Bless you!
So glad to hear that! Enjoy and hope they’re helpful.
Thank you so much for creating these journals, so lovely. I’m excited to write on them.
Than you!!!! Just what I was looking for 🙂
Jennie,
I really appreciate these journal choices. I have been using one I made from a food journal book I got from
GNC a few years ago.
I think one of these, ( I downloaded all of them so I can decide which will work best for me).
I truly enjoy your printables so much!
Lea
Thank you! These are awesome, this is what I really need. I too have struggled with my weight since having children. They are all grown so it’s about time for me.
I’ve struggled with my weight a lot too, so I know exactly how you feel. And I always lose weight when I actually track my food. Hope it works for you too. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Thank you so much!!! I love your entire Health & Fitness Binder. You’re an inspiration 🙂
Glad you liked it! I’ve had a bunch of the printables on my website for ages, and figured I’d might as well combine them (with new graphics) so people didn’t have to visit 10 different posts (unless they really wanted to see all the options). Thanks for visiting. And for taking the time to comment.
Your printables are the BEST !!! You have one of my most very favorite of all websites 🥰🥰🥰!!!! Thank you so much for all you do!! I also am so sorry that your great-uncle made that terribly hurtful comment 😢! Sadly. people don’t realize how badly those kinds of remarks affect us. I had the same thing happen to me when I was 12, and it was by my own mother when she was showing her friends the dress she had altered for me. She commented on how my belly that was apparently sticking out would eventually recede once I started my period 🫤, so I was kind of double-humiliated. What made it even worse is that I wasn’t even overweight or close to it, but SHE was 🙄. To this day, I am super-conscious about that part of my body (and unfortunately, I am overweight now). So I feel for you, Jennie 💖!!
Thank you so much, this is exactly what I was looking for!
My Neurologist recommended tracking food intake for 2 months till my next appointment (chronic migraine kid). No doctor has EVER recommended this to me. I don’t like homework but this I can do. These will make him happy! Thank you so much 🙂 you made this daunting task feel achievable!