Purpose
The purpose of the Meal Planner page is to create or modify a user’s meal plan. Your active meal plan can be used in the Calorie Log to quickly add food items and calorie information to the log.
Features
The Meal Planner page provides several options for building a daily or weekly meal plan. Multiple meal plans can be created using this tool. When a plan is designated as
Active, It can be easily imported into your
Calorie Log.
You can include your meal plan on your personal home page to allow others to view or copy it. You can also use other member's home pages for suggestions.
The
Meal Plan Database can be used to download plans created by other members that are categorized as: weight loss, weight gain, maintain weight, weight training and other.
All foods in the nutrition database are available. You can also choose to add a food item which will then be available for all members.
Members with
Trainer access can modify the meal plans of their clients.
How To
1. On the
Meal Plan drop down box, select
New. You can alternately click the
Database button and copy a previously created meal plan and modify it as desired.
2. In the
New Meal Plan dialog enter a name for the meal plan. You may also enter a description of the plan, a category for the plan's purpose and check if the plan should be shared in the
Meal Plan Database{. When you are finished, click
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3. If you would like to make this Meal Plan available in the Calorie Log, make sure the
Active checkbox is checked.
4. On the
Select Day drop down box, select the day this meal applies to in your diet plan. Select
New Day to insert the next available day or select a prior number to edit the day's food items.
5. On the
Select Meal drop down box, select the Meal you wish to modify. The choices are Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack and Other.
6. When adding a new food item, a pop up dialog will appear for you to choose the Food Group, Subgroup, Category and Food that you wish to include or you can search for the item and click
Find. Click the
Add Item button when you find the food item you are looking for. If you cannot find the food item, you may add it to the food database using the Add Food button.
7. You may change the number of servings or add a note to the meal plan table. You can also add or remove food items by clicking the plus (+) or minus (-) buttons.
8. When you are finished building your meal plan, click
Save.
NOTE If you are entering or editing multiple meal plans always click the
Save button before switching plans.