Editable Foodzilla Ingredients: Customize Built-in Food Data to Fit Your Practice

Foodzilla gives nutrition professionals full control over the built-in ingredient database. With the Editable Foodzilla Ingredients feature, available on Pro plans, you can modify any built-in ingredient to change its name, update nutrition details, or adjust available measurements. Every edit creates a safe copy in your personal database, so the original ingredient data always remains intact. No more working around food entries that don't quite match your needs.

Why Edit Built-in Ingredients?

Nutrition databases are comprehensive, but they are not perfect for every practitioner. Food names vary by region, nutrition values get updated as new research emerges, and measurement options may not reflect how your clients actually portion their food. Instead of creating an entirely new ingredient from scratch, Foodzilla lets you start with an existing built-in entry and make targeted adjustments.

This saves significant time. Rather than manually entering all the nutrition data for a food that already exists in the database, you simply open the built-in ingredient, change what needs changing, and save. Foodzilla handles the rest by storing your customized version separately from the original.

 

How It Works: The Safe Copy Mechanism

When you edit a built-in Foodzilla ingredient, the system does not overwrite the original entry. Instead, it automatically creates a copy of the ingredient in your personal ingredient database with your changes applied. This design has several important benefits:

• Original Data Preserved: The built-in ingredient remains unchanged in the Foodzilla database. You can always refer back to the original values if needed.

• Personal Database Storage: Your edited version is saved alongside your other custom foods, creating a unified personal ingredient library.

• No Impact on Other Users: Your edits are private to your account. Other practitioners using Foodzilla continue to see the original built-in data.

• Seamless Integration: Your edited ingredient works exactly like any other ingredient in Foodzilla. Use it in recipes, meal plans, and food logs without any extra steps.

 

What You Can Edit

The Editable Foodzilla Ingredients feature gives you control over three key aspects of any built-in ingredient:

1. 1. Ingredient Name: Rename any ingredient to match local naming conventions or your clients' preferred terminology. For example, change "Cilantro" to "Coriander" or "Eggplant" to "Aubergine" depending on your region. This makes food searches more intuitive for both you and your clients.

2. 2. Nutrition Values: Update calories, macronutrients, and micronutrient values to reflect newer research, regional food composition data, or specific product formulations. If a local variety of sweet potato has different nutrition values than the database default, you can correct it directly.

3. 3. Available Measurements: Modify the measurement options available for an ingredient. Add region-specific serving sizes, adjust gram equivalents for household measures, or include custom measurements that your clients commonly use. You can also configure the base measurement to match your preferred standard.

 

Use Cases and Scenarios

Here are practical situations where editing built-in ingredients makes a real difference in your nutrition practice:

• Regional Food Names: A dietitian in Australia might rename "Bell Pepper" to "Capsicum" so clients recognize the ingredient immediately in their meal plans and grocery lists.

• Updated Nutrition Research: When a new food composition study publishes revised values for a staple ingredient, you can update the nutrition data in your copy to keep your meal plans aligned with current science.

• Local Product Variations: A specific brand of yogurt available in your area may have different macros than the generic database entry. Edit the ingredient to match the actual product your clients are buying.

• Region-Specific Measurements: Add serving sizes that reflect how food is actually sold or portioned in your area. For example, adding a "punnet" measurement for berries commonly used in the UK and Australia.

• Client-Friendly Terminology: Simplify or clarify ingredient names for clients who are not familiar with technical food terms. Rename "Brassica oleracea var. italica" to simply "Broccoli" in your personal database.

 

Benefits for Nutrition Professionals

Editable Foodzilla Ingredients transforms how you work with nutrition data. Here is what this feature means for your practice:

1. 1. Save Time on Data Entry: Instead of creating a brand-new custom food from scratch, start with an existing built-in ingredient and modify only what needs changing. All the baseline nutrition data is already there.

2. 2. Improve Accuracy: Keep your ingredient data current with the latest nutrition research and regional food composition databases. Accurate data leads to more effective meal plans and better client outcomes.

3. 3. Enhance Client Experience: When ingredients use names and measurements your clients recognize, they are more likely to follow meal plans and log food consistently. Familiarity drives compliance.

4. 4. Build a Personalized Database: Over time, your edited ingredients form a curated library that reflects your practice's specific needs, regional context, and professional standards.

5. 5. Work with Confidence: The safe copy mechanism means you can experiment with edits without risk. The original data is always available as a fallback, so you never lose access to the standard values.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

Get Started with Editable Foodzilla Ingredients

Editable Foodzilla Ingredients is available on Foodzilla Pro plans. Start your free trial to see how easy it is to customize the built-in food database:

1. 1. Sign up for free - No credit card required.

2. 2. Find a built-in ingredient - Browse or search the Foodzilla database for any ingredient you want to customize.

3. 3. Make your edits - Change the name, nutrition values, or measurements to suit your needs.

4. 4. Save and use - Your customized copy is ready to use in recipes and meal plans immediately.

Related Features: Learn more about Creating Custom Foods, Custom Measurements, Configurable Base Measurement, and Available Nutrition Databases to see how Foodzilla gives you complete control over your nutrition data.