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I created a helper script to export custom foods from MFP and store them in the NutriTrace JSON format, in case you find it helpful. https://gist.github.com/nomad64/87cf935d8373d730383c5a0e98693c94
Nice work, exactly the kind of bridge that makes leaving MFP a lot less painful for self-hosters. Would you be OK with me linking the gist from the NutriTrace README (under Foods & Meals) and from inside the Bulk Food Import modal? Happy to credit it as your script with a link back to the gist.
Either way, thanks for putting it together.
Yeah, feel free to link to it or integrate it into NutriTrace directly. MFP doesn't allow users to export a lot of their data and what they do allow is pretty minimal (ex: food diary doesn't export the food diary, simply a diary of each meal).
I don't plan on supporting it, so it might break whenever MFP decides to update their API. But I am just glad if it helps even one person.