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Meal Plan PDF Export

Every meal plan can be exported as a clean, professionally formatted PDF that you can share with your clients. The PDF is designed to be something a client can save on their phone, print out, or reference during meal prep.

Meal plan PDF showing daily macro targets, coach notes, and per-meal food breakdowns with calories

How to export​

There are several ways to get the PDF:

From the meal plan builder: Click the Export PDF button in the builder header. The PDF downloads to your device.

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The export button is disabled for unsaved plans. Save your changes first, then export.

From the client's Meal Plans tab: Each plan card has two PDF actions:

  • Download (download icon) — Downloads the PDF directly
  • Preview (eye icon) — Opens the PDF in a new browser tab

What's included in the PDF​

The exported PDF contains everything your client needs to follow the plan:

  • Macro targets — Daily calorie, protein, carbs, and fat goals
  • Coach notes — Any notes you've written in the plan (instructions, tips, prep reminders)
  • Each meal — Listed in order (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, etc.)
    • Meal name
    • Individual food items with quantities and units
    • Per-food nutritional breakdown
    • Meal-level notes (if any)
    • Meal nutritional totals
  • Daily nutritional totals — How the full plan adds up against the targets

The format is clean and easy to scan — designed to be useful in a kitchen, not just on a screen.

Client access​

When a meal plan is active, the client can also download the PDF directly from their portal. They'll see a download button on their plans section. This means you don't have to manually send the PDF — it's always available to them.

If you update the plan and re-save, the client's download link always points to the latest version.

Tips for good meal plan PDFs​

Set accurate macro targets before exporting. The PDF shows targets prominently, so make sure they reflect what you've actually prescribed.

Use coach notes. A few lines of context — "Drink 3L water daily", "Swap meals as needed to fit your schedule" — make the PDF much more useful than a raw food list.

Add meal-level notes for specific instructions. "Eat within 30 minutes of training" on a post-workout meal, or "Can substitute with Greek yogurt" on a snack.

Name custom meals clearly. If you're using custom meal types beyond the standard breakfast/lunch/dinner, give them descriptive names that make sense to the client.