--- title: "Edit meal plans" slug: "edit-meal-plans" updated: 2022-07-23T15:21:10Z published: 2022-07-23T15:21:10Z canonical: "help.carbmanager.com/edit-meal-plans" --- > ## 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. # 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.