diff --git a/ios/Platform/Platform/Features/Fitness/Views/FoodSearchView.swift b/ios/Platform/Platform/Features/Fitness/Views/FoodSearchView.swift
index 9079103..d15ab94 100644
--- a/ios/Platform/Platform/Features/Fitness/Views/FoodSearchView.swift
+++ b/ios/Platform/Platform/Features/Fitness/Views/FoodSearchView.swift
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ struct FoodSearchView: View {
     var onFoodAdded: (() -> Void)?
     @State private var vm = FoodSearchViewModel()
     @State private var selectedFood: Food?
+    @FocusState private var searchFocused: Bool
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ struct FoodSearchView: View {
                 TextField("Search foods...", text: $vm.searchText)
                     .textFieldStyle(.plain)
                     .autocorrectionDisabled()
+                    .focused($searchFocused)
                 if !vm.searchText.isEmpty {
                     Button {
                         vm.searchText = ""
@@ -44,6 +46,11 @@ struct FoodSearchView: View {
         .background(Color.canvas)
         .task {
             await vm.loadInitial()
+            if isSheet {
+                // Small delay so sheet animation completes first
+                try? await Task.sleep(for: .milliseconds(300))
+                searchFocused = true
+            }
         }
         .onChange(of: vm.searchText) {
             vm.search()