update_meal
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Correct a food already logged to the user's diary — fix a wrong calorie/macro value, quantity, or name, or move an entry to a different meal. Identify the entry by its id and local_date (both from get_day) and the food by its item_index within that entry's items[]. Only the fields you send change; the macros you send are MERGED onto the existing ones (so sending just kcal leaves protein/carb/fat as they were). This overwrites the value IN PLACE — there is no history of the previous value. Editing never moves an entry to another day (to do that, delete and re-log). SAFETY: all calorie and macro values here — including carbohydrates — are ESTIMATES (from USDA / Open Food Facts or the user's own entry), approximate and not lab-measured or per-batch. They are for general nutrition tracking ONLY. Do NOT use them for insulin dosing, carb-counting for a bolus, blood-glucose prediction, or any other medical decision, and do NOT compute a dose or glucose estimate from them. For anything medical, direct the user to the product's own label and their care team.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | The entry id to edit (from get_day). |
| local_date | string | yes | YYYY-MM-DD diary date of the entry (from get_day). |
| item_index | number | no | Which food in the entry's items[] to edit (0-based). Required when changing a food's name/quantity/macros/caffeine/fluid; omit for an entry-level change (meal/note). |
| name | string | no | |
| quantity | string | no | Portion as stated, e.g. '2' or '1 cup'. |
| macros | object | no | Corrected macros — only the components you send are changed. |
| caffeine_mg | number | no | Corrected caffeine content, in milligrams. |
| fluid_ml | number | no | Corrected fluid/hydration volume, in millilitres. |
| meal | string | no | Move the entry to a different meal label. |
| note | string | no |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id",
"local_date"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The entry id to edit (from get_day)."
},
"local_date": {
"type": "string",
"description": "YYYY-MM-DD diary date of the entry (from get_day)."
},
"item_index": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Which food in the entry's items[] to edit (0-based). Required when changing a food's name/quantity/macros/caffeine/fluid; omit for an entry-level change (meal/note)."
},
"name": {
"type": "string"
},
"quantity": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Portion as stated, e.g. '2' or '1 cup'."
},
"macros": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Corrected macros — only the components you send are changed.",
"properties": {
"kcal": {
"type": "number"
},
"protein_g": {
"type": "number"
},
"carb_g": {
"type": "number"
},
"fat_g": {
"type": "number"
}
}
},
"caffeine_mg": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Corrected caffeine content, in milligrams."
},
"fluid_ml": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Corrected fluid/hydration volume, in millilitres."
},
"meal": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"breakfast",
"lunch",
"dinner",
"snack",
"other"
],
"description": "Move the entry to a different meal label."
},
"note": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}