Create or edit a food

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Create a custom food when the food you need is not in the data sources - OR - you have your own nutrient data for food. 

You can create a food for use within the whole workspace or for a specific client. 

To create a food 

  1. Open your workspace.
  2. To create a food for the workspace: In the navigation pane, select Create new resource or client > Food
     - OR -
    To create a food for a client: In the navigation pane select the client. On this client's Resources tab, click Create new > Food.
  3. On the General tab, enter the name of the food. The other fields are optional. See Fields on the General tab.
  4. On the Nutrients tab, specify the nutrient composition of the food. See Enter or edit nutrient values for a food.
  5. Optional: On the Measures tab, enter measures for this food. If the food is a liquid, also set the volume measures here. See Enter or edit measures for a food.
  6. Changes are saved automatically.

To edit a food

  1. Open the food and make the necessary edits (if the food is published, click Edit first). 
  2. When all changes are final, click Publish.

Fields on the General tab

Name
Enter the name of the food.
ID 1 and ID 2
Optional: Enter IDs for this food, these can be used as search terms for your foods later. 
Tags
Optional: Classify the food by tagging it using an existing tag or creating a new tag. 
Description
Optional: Enter a description for this food. 
Notes
Optional: Enter notes for this food.
Published
Timestamp showing when this food was first published.
Attach file
Optional: Upload and attach a file to this food resource. Accepted file formats include .csv, .doc, .xls, .xlsx, .pdf, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .gif.
Activity
A log of all the activity history for this food resource, including editing and publishing history.

Note

A food is a resource. See What is a resource?

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