--- title: "Create custom foods" slug: "create-custom-foods" updated: 2022-03-03T18:16:14Z published: 2022-03-03T18:16:14Z stale: true --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.carbmanager.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create custom foods If you can’t [find a food](/docs/en/find-foods-recipes-and-meals) in our database, or if you want to log a supplement, you can create a custom food which you can add to the [daily log](/docs/en/daily-log-overview). When you create a custom food, Carb Manager automatically adds it to your [My Foods](/docs/en/find-foods-recipes-and-meals) list and your [favorite foods](/docs/en/add-and-remove-favorite-foods-recipes-and-meals) list so you can find it later. ## Watch: How to create a custom food [Embedded content](https://www.youtube.com/embed/yv-fc_FD5qU?&list=PLFyerNxZYby93kWs8b5mkjIiDtFGlXqGt&index=7&t=3s&rel=0&wmode=opaque&rel=0) 1. Web app users: Go to the [Embedded object](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/home.svg) **Daily Log**. 2. Select [Embedded object](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/add.svg) **Add Item** > [Embedded object](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/add-food-btn.svg) **Add Food**. 3. Select [Embedded object](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/add-item.svg) **Add** > **Create Custom Food**.**Tip:** Or, select [Embedded object](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/meals.svg) **Meals** > **Create Food**. 4. On the Create Food screen, enter details about the food, including its name, serving information, and nutrition facts, as described in the following steps. 1. Enter a name for the food. 2. Enter **Serving information**, including an **Amount**, **Serving Size**, and **Weight per serving**(optional).**Important:** Be sure to enter an accurate serving amount and serving size. If you are creating a custom food based on a nutrition label, enter the serving information exactly as it appears on the label. This will ensure Carb Manager accurately calculates your nutrition and health data and the data for other users if you publish the food to our database.**Tip:** If you don’t see a **Serving Size** description that matches your food, select **Other** from the list and enter your own serving size description. For example, if you are creating a custom veggie burger, you could enter **burger** as the serving size description.**Tip:** To enter part of a whole serving, either enter a decimal in the **Servings** field, such as **.5**, or select a fraction from the list, such as **1/2**. In the mobile app, if you only want to select whole and partial servings from a list instead of entering numbers, select **Switch to Selector**. 3. Optional: If your custom food has a UPC label and you want to be able to scan its barcode in the future, enter the numbers for the **UPC Code**. If you publish the food as described later in this article, and if the UPC code you enter is unique in our database, Carb Manager will display your custom food when you or other users scan the barcode. 4. Enter the food’s **Nutrition Facts**. To see all available fields, select **Show Advanced**.**Important:** If you are creating a custom food based on a nutrition label, be sure to enter the nutrition values exactly as they appear on the label. This will ensure Carb Manager accurately calculates your nutrition and health data and the data for other users if you publish the food to our database.**Tip:** Are you logging carbs? If you need help deciding whether to select **Total** or **Net** carbs, here’s a reminder: total carbs are all carbs, including fiber and [sugar alcohols](/docs/en/view-sugar-alcohol-information-in-foods). Net carbs are total carbs minus fiber and sugar alcohols. Nutrition labels typically list total carbs, so be sure to enter the correct values for fiber and sugar alcohols, and the net carbs value will calculate automatically. For more information, especially if you live in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, or the UK, see [Track total carbs, net carbs, or diabetes carbs](/docs/en/track-total-carbs-net-carbs-or-diabetes-carbs). 5. Optional: To include a picture of the food, either select **Set Icon** and choose an image from Carb Manager's library of icons, or select **Add Photo** and select an image from your mobile device or computer. 5. Select **Save**. 6. Optional: Complete any of the following steps. - If you entered a **UPC Code** earlier, or if you want other members to find the food, select **Publish to Database**to add the food to our database.**Tip:** Later, to unpublish a food and remove it from our database, select **Publish To Database**to turn off the setting. - Optional: To save the custom food to a specific folder in the [My Foods tab](/docs/en/find-foods-recipes-and-meals), either select a folder from the list or complete the following steps to create a new folder. 1. Select **New Folder**. 2. Enter a **Folder Name**. 3. Select [Embedded object](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/add-item.svg) **Add**. 7. Select **Create Custom Food**. The custom food is now ready for you to [log](/docs/en/log-one-or-more-foods). The food appears in [My Foods](/docs/en/find-foods-recipes-and-meals) and is automatically added to your list of [favorite foods](/docs/en/add-and-remove-favorite-foods-recipes-and-meals).