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Why: Bites give you a fast way to put a snack, drink, or supplement on a meal plan without writing a full recipe. This helps your members track their calorie intake more easily.
Navigate: App Station > Content Library > Add Content > Bite
Quick Start
Open App Station and go to Content Library.
Click Add Content.
Choose Bite.
Fill in the title and add a photo.
Enter calories and any other nutrition values you want to track, then save.
What Are Bites?
Bites are lightweight content items like snacks, drinks, or supplements that members can add to their meal plans or count toward their calorie budget. They don't require a full recipe detail page, making them perfect for quick entries. Bites appear alongside recipes in various places, including the meal plan picker, member recipe library, search results, and content grids. Each Bite has a small neutral 'Bite' label on member-facing cards, making them easy to distinguish from full recipes.
When to Use a Bite Instead of a Recipe
Use Bites for items like:
A protein shake
A piece of fruit
An energy bar
A supplement
Opt for a full Recipe when you want to provide detailed instructions, ingredients, ratings, and comments.
Creating a Bite
Follow these steps to create a Bite:
Open App Station and navigate to Content Library.
Click Add Content.
Select Bite.
Fill in the title and upload a photo.
Enter the calorie count and any other nutrition values you wish to track. (You can leave fields blank; they won't be displayed.)
Set tags and choose visibility/access levels.
Click Save. The Bite will be immediately available in the meal plan picker.
Nutrition for Bites
The Nutrition tab for Bites uses the same override editor as for recipes. You can fill in just the calories, or include calories along with protein and other macros. Empty fields will not be displayed. Bites' calories are counted in member calorie budgets and meal plan daily totals just like recipes.
Why Bites Have No Detail Page
Bites are intentionally designed to be lightweight. They do not have a public URL, PDF export, member ratings, comments, or a story tab. If a member or admin clicks on a Bite card, nothing happens — the card serves as informational only. In the admin Content Library, clicking on a Bite row takes you directly to the full Bite editor instead of opening a quick-view drawer.
Why Bites Still Appear in the Recipe Library
Although Bites are marked as meal-plan-only, they are specially allowed to appear alongside recipes in member-facing recipe libraries, search results, and content grids. However, Bites do not show up in the marketing recipe collage on public pages.
Tags, Media, Visibility, and Favorites
Bites support the same tags, media, visibility options (Public / Members / Assigned), access levels, and favoriting features as recipes. They can also be included in bulk-edit selections in the Content Library.
What Is Not in V1
Currently, the Bite feature does not include:
Bulk-add flow
Sample content seeding
Public detail pages
Ratings
For more information on managing your content, check out our Content Types article.