# Generate Simple Meal Plan The `generateSimpleMealPlan` mutation generates a 7-days meal plan that complies with the user's program and preferences. ### How the Simple Meal Plan works The `generateSimpleMealPlan` includes default values, for example, each day has breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a single snack, with a daily caloric goal of 2000 kcal. #### Use Filters Use [filters](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/mutations/meal-plan/generate-simple-meal-plan#available-arguments) if what you need is to generate a meal plan with recipes that contain a specific caloric range or tags per mealtime. #### Lock the meal plan By default, `generateSimpleMealPlan` locks the meal plan to stop the user from generating a new meal plan if one is *in progress*. In other words, a user can't generate a new meal plan if the current one still has dates in the future. If you need more control over these settings, please review the [Generate Meal Plan](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/mutations/meal-plan/generate-meal-plan) mutation. #### Manage Rules The `generateSimpleMealPlan` inlcudes an option to increase or decrease rules depending on the rules defined in a [program](https://docs.suggestic.com/console/access-the-main-menu/access-the-main-menu/programs/programs/manage-rules#creating-a-rule). #### Allow repetitions in the meal plan Generate a meal plan more consistently to simplify shopping by defining the `variety` argument to specify the number of repetitions per meal. There are 3 levels of variety: * `LOW:` Generate three different meals in the week. For example, the meal plan generates three breakfasts, three lunches, three dinners, and three snacks distributed across the week. * `MEDIUM:` Generate 5 different meals in the week. * `HIGH:` All generated meals are different. This is the current behavior of the meal plan. This is not a required argument, so if it is not defined, the `high` variety is set as default. #### Considerations * If it is required to set the [user's meal plan settings](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/mutations/user-profile/profile-meal-plan-settings) with a custom format such as `[BREAKFAST, SNACK, LUNCH, SNACK, DINNER, SNACK],` use the [`generateMealPlan` mutation](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/mutations/meal-plan/generate-meal-plan) or the [customMealPlan mutation](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/queries/meal-plan/meal-plan). * The `generateSimpleMealPlan` **does not** consider the user's macro goals. Instead, you can use the [`generateMealPlan`](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/mutations/meal-plan/generate-meal-plan) mutation. {% hint style="success" %} Don't forget to execute the [`mealPlan` ](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/queries/meal-plan/meal-plan-1)query to verify that your meal plan has been created successfully. {% endhint %} To understand how a meal plan works refer to [this guide](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/start-here/tutorials-and-walkthroughs/create-a-meal-plan). ### Available Arguments | **Argument Name** | **Type** | Description | | :---------------: | :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | | `addDays` | Boolean | True to allow generating a new meal plan if a user is on her last meal plan day. This field is ignored if `ignoreLock` is true. Default is false. | | `isAppend` | Boolean | True to add an additional week worth of meal plan (7 days) to the end of the current meal plan each time is executed. (Default is false.) | | `appendDays` | Int | After setting `isAppend` to *True* use `appendDays` to define the amount of days to append. (max 7) | | `ignoreLock` | Boolean | True to allow generating a new meal plan any time, overwriting any pending days in the current plan. Default is false. | | `repeat` | Datetime | Create a new meal plan repeating the 7 dates after repeat in user's history. Default to null | | `boostAdherence` | Boolean | **True** to consider **increase** and **decrease** rules in simpleMealPlan. All the recipes included will have a higher score. Otherwise is **False**. By default, this value is set to **false** | | `filters` | [`SimpleMPFiltersInput`](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/objects/meal-plan/simple-meal-plan-filters) | Object that generate a simple meal plan by using specific information such as `[`[`cuisines`](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/objects/recipe/recipe-object/cuisines)`]` `caloric range` `tags` and `maxTimeMinutes` | | `variety` | MPVariety | Define the variety of the recipes generated in the meal plan. Possible Values: `LOW`, `MEDIUM`, or `HIGH` | ### Available Fields The following fields will be displayed in the response: | **Field** | **Type** | **Description** | | :-------: | :------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------: | | `success` | Boolean | **True** if a meal entry has been created. Otherwise, it displays **False** | | `message` | String | Description of the result | ## Examples ### Generate a 7-day meal plan #### GraphQL Example {% tabs %} {% tab title="Mutation" %} ```graphql mutation { generateSimpleMealPlan { success message } } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Response" %} ```graphql { "data": { "generateSimpleMealPlan": { "success": true, "message": "Meal plan was successfully created" } } } ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} #### cURL Example {% tabs %} {% tab title="Request" %} ```json curl -XPOST 'https://production.suggestic.com/graphql' \ -H 'Authorization: Bearer ' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data-raw '{"query":"mutation GenerateSimpleMealPlan{generateSimpleMealPlan(boostAdherence: true) {success message}}"}' ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Response" %} ```json { "data": { "generateSimpleMealPlan": { "success": true, "message": "Meal plan was successfully created" } } } ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Generate a meal plan by setting caloric range for each meal time {% tabs %} {% tab title="Request" %} ```graphql mutation { generateSimpleMealPlan( addDays: true ignoreLock: true filters: { kcalRange: { breakfast: { min: 100, max: 650 } lunch: { min: 100, max: 400 } snack: { min: 100, max: 300 } dinner: { min: 100, max: 400 } } } ) { success message } } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Response" %} ```graphql { "data": { "generateSimpleMealPlan": { "success": true, "message": "Meal plan was successfully created" } } } ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Generate a meal plan by setting caloric range and tags for each mealtime {% tabs %} {% tab title="Request" %} ```graphql mutation { generateSimpleMealPlan( addDays: true ignoreLock: true filters: { kcalRange: { breakfast: { min: 100, max: 500 } } tags: { snack: ["salad"] } } ) { success message } } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Response" %} ```graphql { "data": { "generateSimpleMealPlan": { "success": true, "message": "Meal plan was successfully created" } } } ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Generate a meal plan with a specific variety of recipes {% tabs %} {% tab title="Request" %} ```graphql mutation { generateSimpleMealPlan (variety:MEDIUM){ success message } } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Response" %} ```graphql { "data": { "generateSimpleMealPlan": { "success": true, "message": "Meal plan was successfully created" } } } ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Generate a meal plan with a specific variety of cuisines {% tabs %} {% tab title="Request" %} ```graphql mutation { generateSimpleMealPlan (filters:{cuisines:["Indian","Mexican","American"]}){ success message } } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Response" %} ```graphql { "data": { "generateSimpleMealPlan": { "success": true, "message": "Meal plan was successfully created" } } } ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Append days to active meal plan {% tabs %} {% tab title="Request" %} ```graphql mutation{ generateSimpleMealPlan(isAppend:true appendDays:4){ success message } } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Response" %} ```graphql { "data": { "generateSimpleMealPlan": { "success": true, "message": "Meal plan was successfully created" } } } ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Generate a meal plan with max time filter {% tabs %} {% tab title="Request" %} ```graphql mutation { generateSimpleMealPlan( boostAdherence: true filters:{maxTimeMinutes:{breakfast:30 dinner:50 lunch:40 snack:15}} ) { success message } } ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Response" %} ```graphql { "data": { "generateSimpleMealPlan": { "success": true, "message": "Meal plan was successfully created" } } } ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %}