Meal Planner Specifications

The meal plan generator will use a combination of these meal preferences to generate a diet for you that will be tailored to your chosen preferences.

Nutrient Guide

The list of all of the nutrients that may be contained as part of a recipe’s nutritional information under the totalNutrients and the totalDaily section of the response. totalNutrients is the absolute nutrient amount, while totalDaily is the percent of daily recommended nutrient intake.

NTR CodeNameUnit
SUGAR.addedAdded sugarg
CACalcium, Camg
CHOCDF.netCarbohydrate (net)g
CHOCDFCarbohydrate, by differenceg
CHOLECholesterolmg
ENERC_KCALEnergykcal
FAMSFatty acids, total monounsaturatedg
FAPUFatty acids, total polyunsaturatedg
FASATFatty acids, total saturatedg
FATRNFatty acids, total transg
FIBTGFiber, total dietaryg
FOLDFEFolate, DFEµg
FOLFDFolate, foodµg
FOLACFolic acidµg
FEIron, Femg
MGMagnesiummg
NIANiacinmg
PPhosphorus, Pmg
KPotassium, Kmg
PROCNTProteing
RIBFRiboflavinmg
NASodium, Namg
Sugar.alcoholSugar alcoholsg
SUGARSugars, totalg
THIAThiaminmg
FATTotal lipid (fat)g
VITA_RAEVitamin A, RAEµg
VITB12Vitamin B-12µg
VITB6AVitamin B-6mg
VITCVitamin C, total ascorbic acidmg
VITDVitamin D (D2 + D3)µg
TOCPHAVitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)mg
VITK1Vitamin K (phylloquinone)µg
WATERWaterg
ZNZinc, Znmg

Ingredients

The structure of the Ingredients based on what is under the ingredients section of the response.
Please note that some plans may not include all of the fields for the ingredient object.

FieldTypeDescription
quantityfloatQuantity of specified measure
measureMeasureMeasure
weightfloatTotal weight, g
foodFoodFood
foodCategorystringShopping aisle category

Meal Types

List of all possible Meal Types. The meal types refer to the meals in a day the recipe is commonly consumed in.

TypeValue
mealTypebreakfast
mealTypebrunch
mealTypelunch/dinner
mealTypesnack
mealTypeteatime

Dish Types

List of all possible Dish Types. The dish types refer to the category of food the recipe would fall under.

TypeValue
dishTypealcohol cocktail
dishTypebiscuits and cookies
dishTypebread
dishTypecereals
dishTypecondiments and sauces
dishTypedesserts
dishTypedrinks
dishTypeegg
dishTypeice cream and custard
dishTypemain course
dishTypepancake
dishTypepasta
dishTypepastry
dishTypepies and tarts
dishTypepizza
dishTypepreps
dishTypepreserve
dishTypesalad
dishTypesandwiches
dishTypeseafood
dishTypeside dish
dishTypesoup
dishTypespecial occasions
dishTypestarter
dishTypesweets

Cuisine Types

The list of all possible Cuisine Types. The cuisine types refer to the cuisine that the recipe would fall under.

TypeValue
cuisineTypeamerican
cuisineTypeasian
cuisineTypebritish
cuisineTypecaribbean
cuisineTypecentral europe
cuisineTypechinese
cuisineTypeeastern europe
cuisineTypefrench
cuisineTypegreek
cuisineTypeindian
cuisineTypeitalian
cuisineTypejapanese
cuisineTypekorean
cuisineTypekosher
cuisineTypemediterranean
cuisineTypemexican
cuisineTypemiddle eastern
cuisineTypenordic
cuisineTypesouth american
cuisineTypesouth east asian
cuisineTypeworld