Who this is for
People who suspect food affects their mood or energy and want to log both together to see the link clearly.
The moment this saves you
I feel awful some afternoons and great others and I'm sure it's connected to what I ate, but I never track them together so the connection stays a vague suspicion I can't act on.
See it work
Messy spoken thought in. A clean, structured artifact out.
Logging mood and food together. Lunch was a big plate of pasta and garlic bread, lots of carbs, around noon. It's now like 2:30 and I feel sluggish and foggy, energy crashed hard, classic carb coma I think, mood's a bit low and irritable too. Compare this to yesterday when I had a salad with chicken and felt sharp all afternoon. I'm starting to really notice the heavy carb lunches do this to me. I also had a coffee at 1 which didn't seem to help. Want to keep tracking this pattern.
Mood & food log, June 5, 2026
- Meal: Large pasta + garlic bread (heavy carbs), ~noon
- Feeling now (~2:30pm): Sluggish, foggy, energy crashed; mood low and irritable
- Suspected link: Heavy-carb lunch, classic afternoon crash
- Contrast: Yesterday's salad + chicken left me sharp all afternoon
- Other: Coffee at 1pm didn't help
- Pattern building: Heavy-carb lunches reliably crash me
The workflow
Record a voice note
Hit the hotkey and talk, no formatting, no typing.
Tag it with this context
Contextli shapes your words into the structured output above.
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Your raw recording and transcription stay on your device, so you can always go back to the original.
The prompt behind this context
I'm going to log what I ate and how I feel, to connect them. Turn it into a dated entry: a bold "Mood & food log, [today's date]" heading, then labeled lines: Meal (what and when), Feeling now (energy and mood, with the time), Suspected link (any connection I draw, phrased as suspected not proven), Contrast (any comparison to another day), Other (caffeine, etc.), and Pattern building (if I note a recurring trend). Keep my observations. Do NOT make nutritional claims or give advice. Don't invent foods or feelings. Output only the entry.
Make it your own. This is a starting point. Once it's in Contextli, tweak the instructions so the output comes out exactly how you like it.
Use this context
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Next, open Contextli, go to the Contexts page, click Import, choose From JSON, paste, then Import Context. It is ready to use.
Make it your own. This is a starting point. Once it's in Contextli, tweak the instructions so the output comes out exactly how you like it.
Your raw recording and transcription stay on your device, so you can always go back to the original.
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Questions people ask
Questions wellness ask about Mood & Food Connection Log
How do I keep a food diary without typing every day?
Speak your entry instead of typing it. The Mood & Food Connection Log context accepts a spoken description of what you ate and roughly how much and formats it into a food log entry with the date and relevant fields. You can log in under 30 seconds, hands-free, without opening a tracking app or typing a single character.
What should I include in a daily food diary entry?
A useful entry includes the date and time, the specific what you ate and roughly how much you are tracking, and any relevant context such as what you were doing or how you were feeling. The Mood & Food Connection Log context structures your spoken description to capture all of these automatically, so your log stays consistent even when you are rushing.
Can I share my food diary with my doctor?
Yes. The food log entry Contextli produces is plain text, so you can copy it into any app, email, or patient portal. Because entries are consistently structured with the same fields each time, a provider can read through multiple entries quickly. The raw recording and transcription stay on your device.
Is there a faster way to keep a food diary than a traditional app?
Speaking is faster than tapping through form fields. The Mood & Food Connection Log context accepts a 15 to 30 second voice description and produces a complete food log entry with your what you ate and roughly how much filled in. Most people log more consistently when the barrier is 20 seconds of speaking rather than two minutes of tapping.
How do I add this context to Contextli?
Copy the context on this page, then open Contextli and go to the Contexts page. Click Import, choose From JSON, paste it into the Import from Clipboard window, and click Import Context. It is ready to use in under 30 seconds. If you do not have Contextli yet, you can download it for free first.
Is my voice recording private? Does Contextli send it anywhere?
Your voice recording and the transcription are stored on your device only. Contextli processes your audio locally and does not send your recordings or transcription text to any server. The structured output it produces is text you control, and you decide where it goes.
Can I change what the output looks like?
Yes. Every context in Contextli is a starting point you can edit. Open the context in the app, change the instructions to adjust the structure, tone, or fields, and save. The next time you use it, the output reflects your changes. You are not locked into the default format.
Do I need to install an app to use this context?
Yes. Contextli is a free app. Download it, then copy this context and paste it into the Import from Clipboard window on the Contexts page. The whole process takes about 30 seconds.