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title: "Create custom meals"
slug: "create-custom-meals"
updated: 2021-10-05T16:02:43Z
published: 2021-10-05T16:02:43Z
canonical: "help.carbmanager.com/create-custom-meals"
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# Create custom meals

When you create a custom meal, you can group foods that you generally eat at the same time, which allows you to log all of the foods at one time. When you create a meal, Carb Manager automatically calculates the meal’s nutrition.

## Watch: How to create custom meals

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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/more-options-vertical.svg) **Options** > **Create Meal**.
4. In the Create Meal screen, enter the name of the meal.
5. 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. This will ensure Carb Manager accurately calculates your nutrition and health data.**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 custom meatballs, you could enter **meatballs** 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**.
6. In the Add Foods section, complete the following steps.
  1. Select **Add Food**.
  2. Select a food that you want to include in the custom meal, enter serving size details, then select **Add**. Repeat this step for each food you want to add. To refine the list of foods, do any of the following steps.
    - Select **Search My Foods** or **Search All Foods** from the list at the top of the screen.
    - Search for a name or description of a food.
    - Select one of the following buttons to refine the list: **All**, **Brands**, **Common**, **Premium Recipes**, **Member Foods**, and **Member Recipes**.
    - Select [Embedded object](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/filter.svg) **Filter** in the **Search** field and adjust the **Macro Filters** settings to find foods based on your preferred macro ratios.
  3. Select **Done**.
7. Optional: To include a picture of the meal, select **Add Photo**, then select an image.
8. Select **Continue**.
9. Optional: To save the custom meal 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**.
10. Select **Create Meal**.

The custom meal is now ready for you to [log](/docs/en/log-custom-meals). The meal appears in [My Foods](/docs/en/find-foods-recipes-and-meals) and is automatically tagged as a [favorite food](/docs/en/add-and-remove-favorite-foods-recipes-and-meals).