If you find it time consuming to search for the food items you consume the most, or perhaps you are unable to locate the exact item you are looking for, then the Favorites section will make that easier for you! 

Favorites is a section in the app where you can either:

  1. Create and edit your own food items, recipes, meals or exercises. You can also track them from this section. You are able to create anything you cannot find in the food or exercise database.

  2. Find your favorite food items and recipes that you have previously saved from the Lifesum database and track them from there.
In order to use the option Favorites, please go to the Progress tab and then click on Favorites.

Create a Food item, Recipe, Meal or Exercise: 

  1. Click on the + in the top right corner.
  2. Choose one of the 4 options.
  3. Follow the instructions that follows. 
You will also find the option to create Favorites directly from the tracking view when opening a meal card, this by pressing the three dots top right corner.

How to save a recipe or a food item as a favorite: 

Food item:
  1. Search for a food item in the database.
  2. Click on it to see all details.
  3. Click on the heart in the top right corner to save it to your Favorites.
Lifesum recipe:
  1. Go to the Recipe tab in the bottom menu.
  2. Click on a recipe to get to the detailed view.
  3. Click on the heart in the top right corner to save it to your Favorites.

How to edit, delete or track an self-created item:

Track:
  1. Go to Progress -> Favorites.
  2. Click on the item in question.
  3. Press the option Track.
  4. Select the number of servings and to which meal you want to track it under. 
  5. Press Add. 
Edit:
  1. Go to Progress -> Favorites.
  2. Click on the item in question.
  3. Press the option Edit.
  4. Make your desired changes. 
  5. Press Save. 
Delete: 
  1. Go to Progress -> Favorites.
  2. Click on the item in question.
  3. Press the option Edit.
  4. Press the top right icon showing a waste bin.
  5. Press Delete.

Remove a saved favorite Food item or Recipe

  1. Go to Progress -> Favorites.
  2. Click on the food item or the Lifesum recipe. 
  3. Press the heart icon in the top right corner. 

Note that creating your own favorites is a Premium feature.