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Why: Understanding how daily nutrition summaries work in meal plans helps you provide accurate dietary information to your members, enhancing their experience and trust in your app.
Navigate: App Station > Content Library > Meal Plans > [Meal Plan]
Quick Start
Open the Meal Plan editor in App Station.
Navigate to the Layout tab.
Enable the Show Daily Nutrition Summary toggle.
Select 1-6 nutrients to display in the summary.
Save your changes.
Daily Nutrition Summary
The daily nutrition summary provides an overview of the total nutrition for all recipes scheduled on a given day in your meal plan. By default, it shows the following nutrients:
Calories
Protein (grams)
Carbs (grams)
Fat (grams)
You can customize the displayed nutrients to include any combination of 1-6 nutrients from a broader catalog, which may include fiber, sugar, sodium, and various vitamins.
Important Notes on Nutrition Calculations
The nutrition summary uses per-serving values from each recipe. In Per Serving mode, the servings do not affect the display; in Daily Total mode, the nutrition is multiplied by the number of servings.
Recipes marked as "leftovers" in a meal plan are included in the nutrition summary for the days they are consumed. However, meals in the Prep row and Advance Prep area are excluded from daily nutrition summaries since they are not consumed at those sessions.
Yield-Based Recipes
For recipes that are yield-based, the nutrition is calculated proportionally based on the yield amount. For example, if you have a recipe that yields 500g and you use 250g, the nutrition will reflect half of the total nutrition for that recipe. The daily summary label will show Per Portion to accommodate both servings and yield modes.
Component Recipes
When a recipe in a meal plan uses other recipes as components (for example, a dressing used in a salad), the nutrition from these component recipes is automatically included in the nutrition calculations. The system calculates the proportion of the component used based on its yield.
Example Calculation
If a dressing recipe yields 1 cup (approximately 240ml) and you use 60ml in your salad, the nutrition from the dressing will be scaled down to reflect that you are only using one-quarter of the total yield.
Shopping Lists
Even though meals in the Prep row and Advance Prep area are excluded from daily nutrition summaries, the ingredients from these meals will still appear in the shopping lists. This ensures that members have everything they need for their meal prep.
Meal Mix and Eating Occasions
The Meal Mix feature uses the same eating-occasion rules as the nutrition summary. Only meals that are consumed (either as regular meals or leftovers) will count towards the Meal Mix. Meals in the Prep row and Advance Prep area do not contribute to this count.
Conclusion
Understanding how meal plan nutrition works allows you to effectively manage your content and provide valuable dietary information to your members. By leveraging daily nutrition summaries, component recipes, and yield-based calculations, you can enhance the overall experience for your subscribers.
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