NutriAdmin grants you access to a large recipes database of 360,000+ recipes. You can query those recipes and use them exactly as they are, but there is also the possibility of editing and customizing them.
The following tutorial explains step-by-step how to customize recipes from the database.
Step 1: Go to Recipes & Foods. Then Click Search Recipe Database
![recipes and foods menu recipes and foods menu](https://nutriadmin-docs-ghost.azureedge.net/ghostdocsprod/2024/2/4650_recipes%20and%20foods%20then%20search%20recipes%20database.png)
Step 2: Choose from available recipes database. In this example, we will use NutriAdmin database.
![new recipe button new recipe button](https://nutriadmin-docs-ghost.azureedge.net/ghostdocsprod/2024/2/4651_choose%20from%20available%20recipes%20database.png)
Step 3: Enter a query and search. In this example, we will search for salmon and rice.
![search recipe database search recipe database](https://nutriadmin-docs-ghost.azureedge.net/ghostdocsprod/2024/2/4653_salmon%20and%20rice%20recipe%20query.png)
Step 4: Find the recipe you want to use amongst the available options. Click Actions button then Select Recipe once you are ready.
![quinoa salad recipe search quinoa salad recipe search](https://nutriadmin-docs-ghost.azureedge.net/ghostdocsprod/2024/2/4655_actions%20then%20select%20recipe.png)
Step 5: You will be redirected to the recipe and you can now make the changes you want. You can change the name, servings, ingredients, instructions, etc.
![selecting a recipe amongst options edit recipe](https://nutriadmin-docs-ghost.azureedge.net/ghostdocsprod/2024/2/4659_recipe%20details%20edit.png)
Your recipe will be saved automatically (including your customizations) and you will now be able to use it on meal plans.
To use the recipe you have just saved on a meal plan, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open a meal plan and click on the plus symbol to add foods to a meal plan. Then, click on + Recipe.
![adding a recipe to a meal plan button adding a recipe to a meal plan button](https://nutriadmin-docs-ghost.azureedge.net/ghostdocsprod/2024/2/470_plus%20button%20then%20plus%20recipe.png)
Step 2: Click on Use my own recipe. This will allow you to choose the recipe you have edited. If you choose Search database for a recipe, then you will get the original recipe without your edits.
![using own recipe in meal plan using own recipe in meal plan](https://nutriadmin-docs-ghost.azureedge.net/ghostdocsprod/2024/2/472_use%20my%20own%20recipe.png)
Step 3: Find your recipe and click on Add.
![adding recipe to mealp plan action find your generated recipe then click add](https://nutriadmin-docs-ghost.azureedge.net/ghostdocsprod/2024/2/473_find%20your%20generated%20recipe%20then%20click%20add.png)