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Can I copy meals from my friends?

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This article explains how you can copy a meal from a friend's MyFitnessPal diary to your own, provided your friend has enabled diary sharing.

 

Yes, if you have friends or family who have set their Diary Sharing options to allow you to view their diary, you may copy a meal from a friend's diary to yours, for faster logging when families and friends dine together.

 

Apps:

  1. Start by opening the MyFitnessPal app
  2. Then tap the More menu
  3. Tap Friends
  4. Tap the friend whose diary you have permission to view
  5. Then tap View Diary or the Diary (book) icon
  6. Tap the three dots • • • under the meal you wish to copy
  7. Tap Copy to Date
  8. Then choose the meal and date you wish to copy to
  • Please note: If your friends use custom meal names, you may encounter issues in the app. Check out this article to learn why the View Diary feature might not display your friend's meals correctly. 


Website:

  1. Go to our website: www.myfitnesspal.com
  2. Log in to your account. If you use the mobile app, log in with the same email and password you use there
  3. Visit your Friend's profile page
  4. Then click View Diary
  5. Click Quick Tools under the meal you wish to copy
  6. Then select Copy to Today or Copy to Date
  • Please note: If your friend has added a fifth or sixth meal slot to their diary, you need to have a meal in the same spot in your own diary before you can copy from those slots.

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