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MyFitnessPal Tip: Updating Your Food Diary Meal Names

Published July 18, 2013
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Screenshot of MyFitnessPal's meal name customization interface. The list includes meals such as Breakfast(s), Elevenses, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Supper, and Dinner. Instructions on the right explain how to change meal names in your food diary and how previous entries will also be updated. MyFitnessPal Blog
Published July 18, 2013
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For a variety of reasons, many people aren’t on a three-meal-a-day schedule. Perhaps your job doesn’t allow time for it, or you choose to eat many small meals throughout the day for health reasons. Regardless of the cause, if you’re not one of those people who eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack, you probably struggle to file your meals under those titles in your MyFitnessPal food diary.

We’ve heard your questions on how to change your meal titles to reflect your actual meal plan, and today we’re going to share a tip on how to make this update in your account! To get started, go to the MyFitnessPal website, www.myfitnesspal.com. You must go through the website, not the app. Remember your login on the website uses the same username and password as the app.

Once you’ve logged in on the website, click on “My Home”, then “Settings”, then “Diary Settings”. On this page you can change your meal names, and even add two additional meals! For instance, if you take a Hobbit-like approach to food, you can change your meal names to Breakfast(s), Elevensies, Lunch, Afternoon Tea, Supper, and Dinner. Or, if you prefer to chart your meals by scheduled time, you can update the names to 7AM, 10AM, 1PM, 4PM, and 7PM.

Don’t forget to save your changes when you’re all done. The next time your MyFitnessPal app connects to the Internet, your name changes and/or meal additions will be instantly reflected. Please note that once this change is made, it will be reflected on every day in your diary. Also, it is not currently possible to have different meal names on different days.

We hope this tip improves your MyFitnessPal experience and makes your account more accurately reflect your daily life and fitness goals. Be sure to stay tuned for upcoming posts offering more tips and tricks on getting the most out of your MyFitnessPal account!

The information in this article is provided solely for informational purposes. This information is not medical advice and should not be relied upon when making medical decisions, or to diagnose or treat a health condition or illness. You should seek the advice of a physician or a medical professional before beginning any dietary programs or plans, exercise regimen or any other fitness or wellness activities.

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