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Customizing Recommendations

Adjust how ClapDiet generates food and meal recommendations

4 min readUpdated Jan 15, 2026

Customizing Recommendations

Fine-tune how ClapDiet suggests foods and meals to match your lifestyle.

Accessing Recommendation Settings

  • Go to Settings > Recommendations
  • Or from Meals > Generate Plan > Customize

    • Preference Categories

    Cuisine Preferences

    Select your favorite cuisines:

  • American, Mexican, Italian
  • Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Thai
  • Mediterranean, Middle Eastern
  • African, Caribbean
  • And many more!
    • How to set:
  • Go to Settings > Dietary Profile
  • Select Cuisine Preferences
  • Choose your favorites
  • Rank by preference

    • Dietary Restrictions

    #### Diet Types

  • Omnivore
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Pescatarian
  • Flexitarian

    • #### Allergies

    Add food allergies:

  • We'll never recommend these foods
  • Includes cross-contamination warnings
  • Takes precedence over all other settings

    • #### Religious Requirements

  • Halal
  • Kosher
  • Hindu vegetarian
  • Other restrictions

    • Food Dislikes

    Foods you don't like (not allergies):

  • We'll minimize these in recommendations
  • Can still appear if nutritionally important
  • Marked when suggested

    • Practical Preferences

    Cooking Time

    How much time do you have?

  • Quick (<15 minutes)
  • Standard (15-45 minutes)
  • Extended (45+ minutes)

    • Cooking Skill

    Your comfort level:

  • Beginner: Simple recipes
  • Intermediate: Moderate complexity
  • Advanced: Complex techniques

    • Budget

  • Economy: Budget-friendly ingredients
  • Standard: Balanced cost
  • Premium: Quality over cost

    • Household Size

  • Adjusts portion recommendations
  • Affects shopping list quantities
  • Considers batch cooking

    • Nutrition Priorities

    Auto (Recommended)

    Let ClapDiet prioritize based on:

  • Your lab results
  • Your health conditions
  • Your diet mode

    • Manual Override

    Set your own priorities:

  • Go to Settings > Nutrition Priorities
  • Rank nutrients by importance
  • We'll prioritize these in recommendations

    • Strictness Level

    How closely should we follow your preferences?

    Flexible

  • More variety
  • Occasional exceptions
  • Broader recommendations

    • Balanced

  • Good adherence
  • Some flexibility
  • Recommended for most users

    • Strict

  • Tight adherence
  • Fewer recommendations
  • For serious dietary needs

    • Saving and Applying

  • Changes save automatically
  • Affect all future recommendations
  • Existing plans aren't changed
  • Can reset to defaults anytime
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  • Cuisine Preferences
  • Dietary Preferences
  • AI-Generated Meal Plans
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