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How do I add a time to a meal?

Add a time to a meal in your meal plan from the day or table view, one meal at a time or with Assign times for several days at once. Times are optional.

Updated August 12, 2024

First of all, it’s important to know that a meal may not have a time. If you prefer this, simply leave the “Time” field empty. This can be very useful on days when the patient does not have a well-defined schedule.There are several options to set a time for a meal.

1. In a strict meal plan, view “By day”:

*Note: In a flexible meal plan, the view is very similar to this.**2. In a strict meal plan, view “By table”:****A) Meal by meal:**Hover over the cell of the meal you want to edit. You will see a small pencil icon in the upper right corner of the cell. Click on it:

A window will open, and you should enter the time in the “Time” field:

**B) Multiple meals at once:**Go to the screen where you view the table, and place your cursor over the name of the meal, in this case “Lunch.” You will see a button with three small dots. Click it:

Click on “Assign times,” and you will see the following window:

Enter the time and click on the gray circles to select those days, then click on “Confirm.“In this case, we are setting Lunch to be at 1:30 PM from Monday to Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, Lunch will have no assigned time.

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