How to edit a food I didn't create

[jchamp336]

I was wondering if there is any way to edit the information for food items I didn't create. I have had a few experiences where I scanned the barcode for an item and the correct item came up, but some of the information was wrong. For example, when I scan Chobani yogurt, the number of calories is almost always off. The particular issue that's been really bugging me lately is a simple typo: when I scan my "Just Picked" frozen berries, the nutritional information is correct, but the food database says my berries are "Just Pickled"...

Thanks for your help!

[SilviaFitbit · Accepted solution]

@jchamp336 Welcome to the Community! You can edit a food that's in the food database by doing the following: 

Go to your Dashboard > click on log 

Choose the food that you already logged > click on it 

Click on customize this food > finally click on save. 

See the screenshot below. 

Hope this helps. Let me know how it goes. 

P.S. I moved your post to the Dashboard thread. 

[DanCradock]

HI

For some reason I used to be able to create and edit food but now I'm getting a message that I cannot edit or create food - why is this?

Many thanks

Dan

[bgreenfl]

Me too!  Any response??

"You are not allowed to create/edit food"

The food log is a LOT less useful without this ability!

[SilviaFitbit]

@bgreenfl A warm welcome to the Community. Thanks for getting in touch about this. 

I appreciate that you shared the error message you're receiving when trying to edit a food. I would like you to clear cookies and cache and try again. If you're still unable to edit it, please attach a screenshot to your next reply. 

Let me know how the troubleshooting goes. Looking forward to hearing back from you. 

[bgreenfl]

Thanks for the reply.
I wasn't trying to edit a food, I was trying to enter one.  In this case a recipe for muffins.
I tried again this morning by creating a meal; tedious, but it worked.

[SilviaFitbit]

@bgreenfl Thanks for getting back.

I'm glad to hear that you were able to enter your muffins recipe by creating a meal. Also, Fitbit offers third-party integrations, which you could link to Fitbit and then enjoy the information that will sync between the two, check the list here. 

I'll be around if you have any additional questions.