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What is a free-text meal plan?

In Almendra's free-text meal plan you type each meal by hand instead of picking foods from the database; calories and nutrients are not calculated.

Updated October 15, 2026

In a free-text meal plan you can type directly into each meal; you don’t need to look up foods in the databases.

The main difference of a free-text plan is how you enter the foods in the meals. When you create the plan, choose the Free text format in the Format step.

Things you should know:

  1. You can write whatever you want: it’s completely free.

  2. Write one food per line.

  3. The plan’s calories and nutrients aren’t calculated.

  4. You can include recipes (ingredients and instructions). We recommend reading How do I add recipes to a free-text meal plan?.

  5. You can build it in the Table or Day by day view, copy and clear days, and have days off.

Now that you know what a free-text plan is, we recommend reading How do I create a free-text meal plan?.

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