# Meal Plan

### What is the difference between creating a smart plan or creating a meal plan from scratch?

* In a [smart meal](https://docs.suggestic.com/telewellness-portal/using-the-telewellness-portal/navigating-the-telewellness-portal/meal-plans/manage-meal-plans/smart-meal-plan#make-a-smart-plan-public-or-private) plan, set up macro goals, calories and the program to be used 
* A meal plan created [from scratch](https://docs.suggestic.com/telewellness-portal/using-the-telewellness-portal/navigating-the-telewellness-portal/meal-plans/manage-meal-plans/from-scratch#view-the-recipe-information), add recipes for each meal-type and day, add a serving per each recipe, swap recipes, and check the macro goals calculated based on all the recipes added to the meal plan.

### Will my meal plan start from the day I will start adding recipes?

It depends on how you add the recipes. If you add a recipe and select the option to eat every day, all the week will be fulfilled with the selected recipe. On the contrary, If a recipe is added for a single day, you can choose when to start your week.