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How to Set Up Your Meals App

Cozyla
Updated
Applies to: Cozyla Calendar Neo
Plan Requirement: Calendar Essential subscription required
 
The Meals app helps you organize recipes, plan meals, manage pantry items, and create grocery lists—all in one place.
You can also copy or move meal plans to make weekly meal planning faster.

Before You Start

Make sure:
  • Your Cozyla Calendar Neo is set up.
  • You have completed your Cozyla ID and family setup (if applicable).

Create Your Own Recipes

You can create recipes manually or import recipes from supported websites.

Create a Recipe

  1. Tap the Recipe tab in the Navigation Bar.
  2. Tap Create Recipe in the upper-right corner below the search bar.
  3. Add recipe details, including:
    1. Optional recipe photo
    2. Recipe name
    3. Ingredients
    4. Instructions
    5. Cooking steps
  4. Tap Done to save the recipe.
 

Import a Recipe

  1. Open the Recipe page.
  2. Tap Import Recipe.
  3. Paste the recipe URL.
  4. Tap Import.
For detailed instructions, see Create a Recipe.

Create a Meal Plan

  1. Tap the Meals tab in the Navigation Bar.
  2. Tap the Settings icon in the upper-right corner.
  3. Choose which schedules to display.
  4. Tap Add within a meal schedule.
  5. Select a recipe by:
    1. Choosing one of your saved recipes
    2. Browsing suggested meals
    3. Searching for a recipe
  6. Tap Add to Meal Plan.
The meal is added to the selected schedule.
You can also type a recipe or ingredient name directly. If it is not already saved in My Meals, it may be added automatically.
 

Manage Your Pantry

The Pantry helps you keep track of ingredients available in your home.
  1. Tap the Pantry tab.
  2. Search for an ingredient or meal.
  3. Select an ingredient from the search results.
  4. Update information such as:
    1. Expiration date
    2. Quantity
    3. Nutrition information
For complete instructions, see How to Add and Manage Ingredients in Pantry.
 

Create Grocery Lists

The Grocery List feature helps organize shopping items for meals.
Features include:
  • Up to 10 grocery lists
  • Up to 500 items per grocery list
  • Separate lists for different occasions, such as:
    • Weekend shopping
    • Meal preparation
    • Parties
    • Special events
You can:
  • Add recipes directly from the Meals page.
  • Add grocery items manually.
  • Organize grocery lists by purpose.
To manually add an item:
  1. Open the Grocery page.
  2. Enter the item name in the input field.
For detailed instructions, see How to Add Items to a Grocery List.
 

Copy a Meal Plan

Copy meals to another date to save time when planning.
  1. Tap Select.
  2. Select the meals to copy.
  3. Tap Copy.
  4. Select the destination date.
  5. Tap Confirm.
You can copy meals up to 30 days in advance.
 

Move a Meal Plan

Move meals from one day to another.
  1. Tap Select.
  2. Select the meals to move.
  3. Tap Move.
  4. Select the destination date.
  5. Tap Confirm.

Important: Moving a meal plan removes it from the original date.

 

Expected Result

You can:
  • Create and import recipes.
  • Build meal plans.
  • Manage pantry ingredients.
  • Organize grocery lists.
  • Copy meal plans.
  • Move meal plans.

Troubleshooting

Recipe Import Failed

  • Verify the recipe URL is supported.
  • Try importing again.

Meal Was Not Added

  • Confirm a schedule was selected.
  • Tap Add to Meal Plan again.

Pantry Item Is Missing

  • Search for the ingredient again.
  • Refresh the Pantry page.

Grocery Item Was Not Added

  • Verify you selected the correct grocery list.
  • Confirm the item was saved.
If the issue continues, contact Cozyla Support and include:
  • Your Cozyla device serial number (SN)
  • Your Cozyla ID
  • A brief description of the issue
  • A screenshot or short video, if available

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