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title: "Edit meal plans"
slug: "edit-meal-plans"
updated: 2022-07-23T15:21:10Z
published: 2022-07-23T15:21:10Z
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# Edit meal plans

If you want to change a meal plan, you can edit meals either before or after you start the plan. Edit planned meals from within the daily log, or edit [custom meal plans](/docs/en/create-custom-meal-plans-1), [generated meal plans](/docs/en/generate-meal-plans), or [curated meal plans (if you copied them)](/docs/en/copy-foods-recipes-and-meals-to-my-foods) from your list of [My Foods](/docs/en/find-foods-recipes-and-meals).

**Tip:** You can [stop a meal plan](/docs/en/stop-a-meal-plan) at any time.

## Edit a curated meal plan

You can edit a curated meal plan in My Foods after you copy the plan.

1. Go to ![](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/meals.svg) **Meals** in the main menu.
2. In the Meal Planning tab, select a meal plan.
3. In the plan’s detail screen, select ![](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/more-options-vertical.svg) **Options** > **Copy to My Foods**.
4. Open the plan that you copied to My Foods and edit the plan. For details, see the "Edit a meal plan listed in My Foods" section of this article.

## Edit a meal plan listed in My Foods

You can edit any meal plan that is in your [My Foods](/docs/en/find-foods-recipes-and-meals) list, which includes [custom meal plans that you created](/docs/en/create-custom-meal-plans-1), [meal plans that you generated and saved](/docs/en/generate-meal-plans), and [curated meal plans that you copied](/docs/en/copy-foods-recipes-and-meals-to-my-foods).

**Note:** Changes that you make to a meal plan will not affect the meals you previously logged from that plan. To edit meals that you already logged, see [Edit daily log entries](/docs/en/edit-daily-log-entries).

1. Web app users: Go to the ![](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 the **My Foods**tab, then select a meal plan.**Tip:** To narrow the list of items in the My Foods tab, select **My****Meal Plans** or search for a name or description of a meal plan. For more information, see [Find foods, recipes, and meals](/docs/en/find-foods-recipes-and-meals%20%20%20%20).**Tip:** You can also select ![](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/meals.svg) **Meals** in the main menu to search in My Foods.
4. In the meal plan’s screen, select ![](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/more-options-vertical.svg) **Options** > **Edit Meal Plan**.
5. Optional: In the Edit Meal Plan screen, step 1 of 2, update the name or description.
6. Optional: To save the meal plan to a specific folder in the [My Foods tab](/docs/en/find-foods-recipes-and-meals%20%20%20%20), 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 ![](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/add-item.svg) **Add**.
7. Select **Continue**.
8. In the Edit Meal Plan screen, step 2 of 2, do any of the following tasks.
  - To edit details about a day, including changing foods and removing meals, select ![](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/more-options-vertical2.svg)**Options** > **Edit Day**, make your changes (such as move or remove a meal, edit or remove a food, or add a food), and select **Save**.
  - To change the order of days in a plan, select ![](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/more-options-vertical2.svg)**Options** next to a day and choose **Reorder** to turn on Reorder mode, then select ![](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/reorder.svg) **Reorder** next to a day and move the day to a new location. When you finish rearranging days, select **Turn Off**.
  - To delete a day from the plan, select ![](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/more-options-vertical2.svg)**Options** > **Delete Day**, then select **Submit**.
  - To add a day to the plan, go the bottom of the screen and select **Add Day**, then select ![](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/more-options-vertical2.svg)**Options** > **Edit Day** to add foods to the day.
9. Select **Save & Finish**to confirm the changes that you made to your meal plan.

Your changes will take effect the next time you [start the plan](/docs/en/start-a-meal-plan%20%20%20%20).

**Important:** If you want to change the number of meals, the meal headings, or the order in which meal sections appear in the daily log, [change your meal settings](https://help.carbmanager.com/docs/customize-meal-sections-in-the-daily-log) before you start a meal plan to ensure Carb Manager plans meals based on your preferred settings.

## Edit a planned meal before you log it

If you started a meal plan and you consumed food or servings that are different from the planned meals that appear in the daily log, complete these steps to edit a planned item.

**Note:** Changes that you make to a planned meal in the daily log will not affect the original meal plan in our database.

1. Go to the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/home.svg) **Daily Log**.
2. Select the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/expander.svg) **Expander** next to the planned item and select **Edit**to change the planned items’ serving amount, size, or other values.
3. Select **Log** to add the edited item to the daily log.
4. Optional: If you consumed something that was different from what you planned, select the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/39f753db-7167-486f-a297-e9dee7536f7d/Images/Documentation/expander.svg) **Expander** and choose **Delete**to remove the planned item. Next, 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** to replace the deleted item.
