MoMeals

"The Food Log" — "I remember what you ate"

Status: ❌ Future

MoMeals will handle meal logging and food diary functionality.

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Purpose

• Log meals and snacks
• Search food database
• Scan barcodes
• Save favorite meals
• Track meal timing

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Data Model

interface MealLog {
  id: string;
  userId: string;
  date: Date;
  mealType: MealType;
  time: string;              // "12:30"

  foods: FoodItem[];

  // Totals
  totalCalories: number;
  totalProtein: number;
  totalCarbs: number;
  totalFat: number;

  notes: string | null;
  createdAt: Date;
}

interface FoodItem {
  id: string;
  foodId: string;            // Reference to food database
  name: string;
  servingSize: number;
  servingUnit: string;

  calories: number;
  protein: number;
  carbs: number;
  fat: number;
  fiber: number | null;
}

type MealType =
  | 'breakfast'
  | 'lunch'
  | 'dinner'
  | 'snack'
  | 'pre_workout'
  | 'post_workout';

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Features

Quick Add Methods

Method	Use Case
Search	Find food by name
Barcode	Scan packaged foods
Recent	Quick re-log recent foods
Favorites	Saved frequent meals
Recipes	Multi-ingredient meals

Food Database

Sources:

• USDA FoodData Central
• Open Food Facts
• User-submitted foods

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Planned API Endpoints

Endpoint	Method	Description
/api/meals	GET	Get meals for date
/api/meals	POST	Log a meal
/api/meals/:id	PATCH	Update meal
/api/meals/:id	DELETE	Delete meal
/api/foods/search	GET	Search food database
/api/foods/barcode/:code	GET	Lookup by barcode

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Implementation Tasks

• Design meals and food_items tables
• Integrate food database API
• Build meal logging UI
• Implement barcode scanner
• Create favorites/recent system
• Build recipe builder