Simplify creating personalized meal plans with customizable options tailored to your clients’ dietary preferences. Generate meal plans quickly and effortlessly with a single click.
Available on the Meal Plans & Recipe Books add-on.
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How to use the Meal Plan Generator
Step 1: Set up client preferences
Access the “Dietary Preferences” tab
Go to the Dietary Preferences section under the client's Meal Plan tab to configure details for the meal plan generator.
Set macro goals
Mandatory: Set up a macros goal to enable the generator.
If a macro goal hasn't been set up yet, click the 'Set Macro Goals' button to define them manually or use the auto-calculator.
If a goal is already set, you can adjust it as needed by clicking the 'Update Macro Goals' option.
Once done, choose your priority for the meal plan:
All Macros: Align the plan with all macro goals, including calories and macronutrients.
Calories Only: Focus solely on calorie alignment.
Protein and Calories: Target calories and protein goals.
Note: Focusing on simpler goals (e.g., Calories Only or Protein and Calories) provides greater flexibility in the generated meal plan, accommodating a wider variety of recipes and combinations.
Customize meal categories
Default Categories: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack.
You can select or deselect categories as needed (at least one category must remain selected).
Macro distribution example:
If the calorie goal is 1,000 and only “Breakfast” and “Lunch” are selected, the plan will allocate all 1,000 calories to these two categories. Dinner and Snack can be manually adjusted if needed.
Add dietary information
Specify any additional dietary requirements based on the client’s needs.
Note: Selecting “No Restriction” allows the meal plan to include recipes from any dietary preference, enabling greater variety and flexibility.
Select recipe sources
Choose recipes from your recipes, Everfit's recipes, or both.
Adjust meal generation settings
Default setting: “Replace Existing Meal.” Automatically generated plans will overwrite any current meal plans.
Save changes
After updating or editing any section above, click the “Save” button to ensure all your changes are saved. This step is crucial for the meal plan generator to use the updated settings.
Step 2: Generate meal plans
Navigate to the Meal Plan section
Choose between Structured Meal Plan or Flexible Meal Plan based on your client’s needs.
Locate the “Generate Meals” Button
In the Week View or Day View, the “Generate Meals” button will be prominently displayed on the right-hand side.
Structured Meal Plan: Generates a plan for a structured approach.
Flexible Meal Plan: Provides a flexible format for meal planning.
This button generates a complete meal plan for a week or a day based on your previously set preferences and macro goals.
Click “Generate Meals” to create a plan
If macro goals are incomplete, a reminder popup will guide you to the “Dietary Preferences” tab to complete the missing details.
If there is an existing meal plan, the system will prompt you to confirm whether to replace it.
Generated plan flexibility
You can regenerate the meal plan as many times as needed until satisfied with the results. For specific days, meal categories, or recipes, use the Generate Icon button on individual elements to fine-tune the plan.
Review the plan
After generating the meal plan, review the distribution of meals and macros. You can manually add or remove recipes as necessary, maintaining full control over the final output.