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# From Scratch

Send a complete meal plan and define the number of days of it. All the parameters such as **days**, **recipes**, etc., have to be introduced manually. All this information is later saved as a template.

### Available Arguments

Refer to [this document](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/mutations/meal-plan/create-meal-plan-template#available-arguments) to see the available arguments to use in this mutation.

## Examples

### Create a meal plan template from scratch

The following example creates a one day meal plan:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Mutation" %}

```graphql
mutation {
  createMealPlanTemplate(
    name: "New meal plan template"
    description: "The very first"
    fromScratch: {
      days: [
        {
          meals: [
            {
              recipeId: "UmVjaXBlOmFmMDkzMjQ0LWZkZTMtNGE3Yy1iMTA4LWUxODExNTBkNmNiZQ=="
              mealType: BREAKFAST
              servings: 2
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ) {
    message
    success
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Result" %}

```graphql
{
  "data": {
    "createMealPlanTemplate": {
      "message": "Meal plan template created",
      "success": true
    }
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### Create a 2-day meal plan 

The following example creates a two-day meal plan

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Request" %}

```graphql
mutation {
  createMealPlanTemplate(
    name: "Vegetarian Meal Plan"
    description: "All meal types"
    fromScratch: {
    days: [
    {
        meals: [
        {
            recipeId: "UmVjaXBlOjE2OTBlMjU1LWFhZGUtNDA2Yy05MTJiLWZhYTI0MDVmYTk2Zg=="
            mealType: BREAKFAST
            servings: 2
        },
        {
            recipeId: "UmVjaXBlOjE1MDk0MDQxLTYyMWItNGM0Ni04OGViLTUzM2FlNmRlMTI4Zg=="
            mealType: SNACK
            servings: 3
        }
       ]
    },
    {
        meals: [
            {
            recipeId: "UmVjaXBlOjE2OTBlMjU1LWFhZGUtNDA2Yy05MTJiLWZhYTI0MDVmYTk2Zg=="
            mealType: BREAKFAST
            servings: 2
            }
        ]
    }
    ]
}
  ) {
    message
    success
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Response" %}

```graphql
{
  "data": {
    "createMealPlanTemplate": {
      "message": "Meal plan template created",
      "success": true
    }
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

The meal plan generated will have the following format:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="MealPlan" %}

```graphql
{
  "data": {
    "mealPlan": [
      {
        "day": 2,
        "date": "2022-01-15",
        "calories": 1261.637375,
        "meals": [
          {
            "id": "TWVhbDoyMzQwMDQ5",
            "calories": 1261.637375,
            "meal": "breakfast",
            "numOfServings": 2,
            "recipe": {
              "name": "Coconut Milk Yogurt With Fruit And Nuts",
              "numberOfServings": 1,
              "nutrientsPerServing": {
                "calories": 1261.64
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "day": 1,
        "date": "2022-01-14",
        "calories": 1775.813475,
        "meals": [
          {
            "id": "TWVhbDoyMzQwMDQ3",
            "calories": 1261.637375,
            "meal": "breakfast",
            "numOfServings": 2,
            "recipe": {
              "name": "Coconut Milk Yogurt With Fruit And Nuts",
              "numberOfServings": 1,
              "nutrientsPerServing": {
                "calories": 1261.64
              }
            }
          },
          {
            "id": "TWVhbDoyMzQwMDQ4",
            "calories": 514.1761,
            "meal": "snack",
            "numOfServings": 3,
            "recipe": {
              "name": "Apple-Orange Smoothie With Yogurt",
              "numberOfServings": 1,
              "nutrientsPerServing": {
                "calories": 514.18
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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