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Edit custom foods

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If you previously created a custom food, you can edit the custom food’s name, serving size, nutrition information, and other details.

  1. Web app users: Go to the Home icon Daily Log.
  2. Complete one of the following steps:
    • Edit an existing entry in the daily log: Select the custom food entry that you want to edit. Or select the Expander icon Expander near the side of the entry, then select Edit.
    • Edit a custom food for future entries:
      1. Select Add button Add Item > (image of Add Food button) Add Food. Or select any Add Food button in the daily log. 
      2. In the food selection screen, select the My Foods tab, and select a custom food.
        Tip: Or, select Meals icon Meals to locate your custom food in the My Foods section.
        Tip: To narrow the list of items in the My Foods tab, select Foods or search for a name or description of a food. For more information, see Find foods, recipes, and meals.
  3. In the custom food's screen, select Options icon Options > Edit Food.
  4. In the Edit Food screen, update details about the food.
    Tip: For more information about custom foods, see Create custom foods.
  5. Select Save.
  6. Optional: Select Publish to Database if you want to add your custom food to our database for other people to find.
    Tip: Later, to unpublish a food and remove it from our database, select Publish To Database to turn off the setting.
  7. Optional: To save the custom food to a specific folder in the My Foods tab, 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 Add Item button Add.
  8. Select Edit Food to confirm the changes that you made to your custom food.