neat

NEAT (Nutritional Efficiency & Alignment Tool) is an internal informational score that estimates how closely a day of eating aligns with your configured calorie, macro, and micronutrient targets. It is personalized, but it is not peer-reviewed, clinically validated, or medical advice.

While the daily NEAT score gives a snapshot of how today's intake aligns with your goals, NEAT30 looks deeper. By averaging the last 30 logged days, NEAT30 captures patterns that are easier to trust than one unusually good or bad day.

NEAT produces a 0-100 score based on two domains: 1. Energy and macronutrient alignment (45%) - Compares calories, protein, fat, and net carbs to the goals saved in your profile. - Uses tolerance bands and step-based deductions so small misses are treated differently from large misses. - Avoids some double-penalizing. For example, macro overages are handled with the macro scoring instead of being treated as a second separate calorie failure. 2. Micronutrient sufficiency and balance (55%) - Scores fiber, iron, magnesium, calcium, vitamin C, selected B vitamins, vitamin D, vitamin E, and vitamin K against your target values. - Includes balance-style measures such as potassium-to-sodium and calcium-to-magnesium ratios. - Uses softer banded scoring for some nutrients so the model rewards adequacy without acting like every tiny deviation is equally important.

NEAT is goal-relative, but it is not arbitrary. The model is built from your saved intake goals, reference nutrient targets, and a handful of nutrition concepts that are already surfaced elsewhere in the app, including fiber adequacy, added sugar, sodium balance, and micronutrient target coverage.

Reference concepts behind the score include Daily Value and Dietary Reference Intake-style targets for vitamins and minerals, common adequacy scoring ideas, and nutrient balance heuristics such as potassium relative to sodium. Use NEAT and NEAT30 as structured feedback, not as a diagnosis or a validated health outcome measure.