You can create and manage your own custom food items that can be used when building out recipes or meal plans for your clients. This guide will walk you through the process of creating, editing, and managing custom food items in the Foods section of the coach app.
Note: When you create meal plans or recipes, you'll also have access to our database of 1.9+ million verified food items in addition to your custom foods.
1. Creating or editing a custom food item
Follow these steps to create a new custom food item:
- Navigate to the "Foods" page. Here, you’ll see a list of all custom food items you have created. Click "New Food" at the top of the page.
- Fill in the food details. You’ll be asked to provide the following information:
- Name: The name of your food item (e.g., "Homemade Protein Bar").
- Brand (optional): You can specify a brand if the item is branded (e.g., "Fitsly Foods").
- Notes: Add any additional notes about the food (e.g., "No added sugar").
- Serving Size: Define the portion size as a numeric value (e.g., 1).
- Serving Unit: Specify the unit of the serving (e.g., pieces, grams, cups).
- Protein, Carbs, and Fats: Input the macronutrient breakdown per serving.
Here's an example:
- Name: Homemade Protein Bar
- Brand: (Leave blank or "Fitsly Foods")
- Notes: Gluten-free, no added sugar
- Serving Size: 1
- Serving Unit: Pieces
- Protein: 15g
- Carbs: 25g
- Fats: 8g
2. Using custom foods in recipes and meal plans
Once you've created a custom food item, it becomes available for use when building recipes or meal plans. You can either:
- Add single food items from your custom foods library.
- Combine multiple food items to create custom recipes.
You can also access and combine verified food items from our extensive database along with your custom ones.
By creating your own custom foods, you have complete flexibility and control over the nutritional details of the meal plans you create for your clients. This ensures each plan is as personalized and specific as possible.