Assigning client macros
Set a client's macro targets from their profile: turn on food logging, add the numbers under Assign macros, and they show up as the day's targets in the client's Food Diary.
Macro targets are set per client. There's no spreadsheet to keep and nothing to build in the plan builder. Open the client's profile, switch on food logging, and you'll find Assign macros waiting. The numbers you add there become the goals your client sees in their Food Diary while they log.
Turn on food logging
Open the client's profile and turn on food logging. This is the switch that lets the client log food, so it needs to be on before the macro targets mean anything.
Add the targets
Click Assign macros and add the client's numbers for the day: calories, protein, carbohydrates and fat. Save when you're done. Come back any time to change them, for example when a client moves into a new phase and the targets change.
What the client sees
The targets appear in the client's Food Diary. As they log meals and snacks, the day's totals sit against the targets, so the client knows whether they're on track without doing any maths. You can open the same diary from your side; viewing your clients' nutrition logs shows you how.
Targets versus prescribed food
Macro targets are numbers to aim for. If you also want to tell the client exactly what to eat, prescribe the food itself from the plan editor, where every item carries calories and macros you can adjust to the serving. The two work well together: targets set the day, and prescribed meals fill it. See nutrition search in the plan editor.
Macros are a Pro feature
Food logging, macro targets and the client Food Diary are part of QuickCoach Pro. All you need to know about QuickCoach Pro has the full Free-versus-Pro picture.