1. Open a saved meal and click Generate Meal Image with AI above the main image box.
2. Fill in the modal: Dish Name (required, pre-filled), Ingredients Visible (e.g. grilled chicken, avocado, tomatoes), Cuisine Style, Lighting Style (Soft Studio Light, Natural Window Light, Dramatic Shadows, Bright Commercial Lighting), Camera Angle (Top-Down, 45-Degree Angle, Close-Up Macro, Restaurant Plating Shot), Dishware (Ceramic White Plate, Cast Iron Skillet, White Bowl, Slate Board, Rustic Wooden Plate), Background (Marble Counter, Solid Gradient, Wooden Table, Dark Matte, Kitchen Counter), Background Color (free text, default warm neutral tones) and Mood/Style (Modern Food Photography, Luxury Restaurant Plating, Casual Homemade, Editorial Magazine). Image Quality is fixed to Ultra Realistic and the Negative Constraints (no text, logos, watermarks …) are always applied.
3. Choose where to store it under Save Image To.
4. Click Generate Image and allow 30–60 seconds. On success you see Image generated and saved successfully! and the picture appears on the meal immediately.

Each image costs $0.36. It's requested from the AI at 1024x1024 and then, like any other photo you upload to a meal, gets converted to a JPG and resized to your account's standard image dimensions (1920px wide by default) before it's saved.