Allow clients to create custom recipes and track by serving
Give clients the ability to create recipes, add number of servings per recipe, then track servings as meals for better accuracy.
Personal recipes can be created the same way as a custom meal, but with all the ingredients for the whole recipe. Clients can then save to "favorites" or access in "recent" then have the option of making the meal a "recipe" with the option for adding number of servings. The app will then calculate the calories and nutrition for each serving. When they track as a "meal", they can choose the number of servings they ate just like they would with in-app recipes.
At this time, the custom meal tracking option is inadequate for accurate tracking of clients personal recipes.
They only have the option of tracking recipes from the "discover" section as meals by serving, requesting that I create a custom recipe in the discover section for them to track, or they have to calculate out individual servings for a recipe, then manually track as meal. This leads to inaccurate tracking, a time consuming process on both ends, the need for another app to calculate, and lack of building a meal tracking habit for clients. MFP offers this feature, and it is very effective.
The benefits of adding this feature include:
1. more awareness for client regarding their favorite recipes
2. more agency as clients build meal tracking and planning skills with their own recipes
3. the ability for me as their coach to get more insight into their preferences to help them with healthy swap ideas
4. significantly less complications for meal tracking
Arrabella Schippers MMT, CPT, CHC
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Hi everyone,
Thanks for sharing your idea! We’re excited to let you know that the client custom recipes feature is now live in ABC Trainerize!
We couldn’t have built this without your feedback and support. Learn more about the update and how to start using it here.
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The ABC Trainerize Team
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Gabriela Angulo commented
The fact this idea was added back in 2023...
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Mindfull-Macros commented
Long overdue! But at the end of the day, it’s just another money grab. Coaches are forced to spend more money, while having to take more money from clients to offset the cost. Capitalism and Inflation are bullets with no names on them.
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Krystykka Luken commented
I was SOO excited when I saw that this was announced over the weekend. BUT I agree with Spencer Gallo - the fact that this feature is behind the pay wall for advanced nutrition coaching is absolutely nuts. This should just be a given. If the coach is paying for the app - this feature should be allowed. Sure, pay for all the extra recipes, pay for the meal plan design (that you still can't customize to a clients macro/nutrition goal) BUT for them to not be able to do custom recipes without paying. ABSURD.
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Spencer Gallo commented
I’d just like to add to this that this shouldn’t be stuck behind the paywall of advanced nutrition coaching. This should be part of the base package for tracking in trainerize.
If you truly want people to stop using MFP, this is how you do it without putting more on the coach to pay for
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Vicki Chisholm
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I really need this feature for the app. Most of my clients cook meals from scratch & it is frustrating that they can't make a custom recipe & split into 4 portions for example. Like they can in My Fitness pal. I do not really use the Meal Planner as the recipes are not appealing.
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Trainerize - can we please get an update on when this feature will be rolled out or when it is planning to be rolled out?? This feature is so critical and it is getting super frustrating to not have this.
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Anonymous commented
This is critical please add this, it will deter people from wanting to use the nutrition features.
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Emma Webster commented
This is absolutely essential. I didn't realize clients were not able to do this when I swapped most of them over to the in house meal tracker. I will be swapping all of my clients back to MFP. It makes trainerize app seem ridiculous. This feature is 100% essential. I don't think the in-app tracker should have been rolled out without this feature... crazy
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Kiersten Houseman commented
Without this feature, using in the app tracking is totally insufficient. Will have to start tracking in my fitness pal.
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Sarah Sherrington commented
I can’t believe this is not an option all ready! It’s absolutely essential
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George Symeou commented
Please add this already, this would be a game changer so much potential with Trainerize, yet they don't keep us in the loop with any new features or updates...
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Amber Petrin commented
Every new client I have recently added to my roster has asked about this feature and its so frustrating to mention that its not an option. They have come from the WW app and MFP and other platforms alike, whcih allow for this feature. Trainerize needs this! When can we expect this to be implemented?
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Bree Lowry commented
Yes! This is an ongoing issue and pushes clients to use MyFitnessPal opposed to the In App option.
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Serina Bonilla commented
A way for the client to enter their own ingredients for recipes/meals that they made from scratch.
“Not the custom button”
They may have made a recipe and have no idea how many calories are in a dish/casserole. This feature should allow them to enter all ingredients into the recipe list so they can figure out how many calories are in their portion.
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Liz Chavez commented
Many of my clients create their own recipes in bulk (meal prep). They struggle with dividing the weekly recipes into serving sizes. Many of them asked me that creating their own meals/ recipes on Trainerize would make tracking so much easier and enjoyable.
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Anonymous commented
This feature is critical in order for me to continue using this app with my clients.
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Anonymous
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This is getting so frustrating! I have SO many clients asking about this feature, and this is a major downfall to this app right now. This is a very basic feature that every single macro tracking app has- Clients are having to use ANOTHER macro tracking app to create a recipe and get the macros calculated, and then they have to upload their calculated macros to here. As coaches, we have the capability to create a recipe and have the macros calculated for us in the Master Programs area- why not clients?
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Scott Hale-Byron commented
I cook every dinner and some breakfasts. It's the best way to know what I'm eating. This would teach me while I have more control of my diet.
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Carolina Rendon commented
I cook for 2 people and would like to enter all ingredients of the recipe and divide the servings. So if I cook for 2 people the whole recipe is 2000 cals but would like to add this to my meals but only out the 1 serving (1k cals) for myself .
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Alanna Hellman
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This is the TOP requested feature from my clients! Also the reason I have had some fall off because they get so frustrated trying to figure out their own recipes. WE NEED THIS!