Macro Bands: Balanced, High Protein & Lower Carb , Lecker

Inside Lecker, an eating style gives each recipe a target split for protein, carbs and fat. It also gives the recipe an acceptable band: the range each macro can land in while still fitting that style.

The target is the center Lecker aims toward. The band is the practical boundary it checks. Real recipes do not need to land on three exact percentages to be useful, delicious or recognizably the same dish.

The five eating styles

🎯 No rules

Just hit your calorie target

Calories only: no macro rules

Wiggle room Calories only, ±10%

For anyone who doesn't want to think about macros. The ONLY constraint is calories per serving (±10% of your target). Lecker recreates whatever dish you paste, describe, or scan as close to the original as possible. No ingredient swaps for nutritional reasons. When a dish is over calories, we protect the hero elements (sauce, protein, toppings) and trim the neutral base (pasta, rice, bread) instead of shrinking everything proportionally. Extra bolognese, lighter on the pasta. Open-face for maximum topping coverage. The full dish experience, just slightly leaner.

Balanced

The everyday default

38%

32%

30%

Carbs 38% Protein 32% Fat 30%Wiggle room P 20–44% · C 24–46% · F 16–38%

Balanced aims for 32% protein, 38% carbs and 30% fat. Its bands are intentionally broad and asymmetric: protein can land between 20–44%, carbs between 24–46%, and fat between 16–38%. This gives everyday meals room to stay true to what they are.

High Protein

Muscle & satiety

35%

40%

25%

Carbs 35% Protein 40% Fat 25%Wiggle room P 35–48% · C 27–43% · F 17–33%

High Protein aims for 40% protein, 35% carbs and 25% fat. To fit this style, protein must land between 35–48%, carbs between 27–43%, and fat between 17–33%. The raised protein floor is what makes this meaningfully different from Balanced.

Lower Carb

Fewer carbs, steady energy

20%

35%

45%

Carbs 20% Protein 35% Fat 45%Wiggle room P 27–43% · C 14–26% · F 37–53%

Lower Carb aims for 35% protein, 20% carbs and 45% fat. Its acceptable ranges are 27–43% protein, 14–26% carbs and 37–53% fat. The tighter carb ceiling keeps the result distinct from an ordinary balanced meal; this is lower carb, not a keto setting.

Custom

Your own split

40%

30%

Carbs 40% Protein 30% Fat 30%Wiggle room ±8pp on each macro

Set your own protein, carb and fat targets. Custom uses a band of eight percentage points above and below each number you choose, capped naturally between 0% and 100%.

The full band table

These are the exact ranges Lecker currently uses when it checks a recipe. Percentages describe each macro's share of calories, not grams.

Style	Protein	Carbs	Fat	kcal / serving
No rules 🎯	No band	No band	No band	Calories only
Balanced	20–44%	24–46%	16–38%	Target applies
High Protein	35–48%	27–43%	17–33%	Target applies
Lower Carb	27–43%	14–26%	37–53%	Target applies
Custom	Target ±8pp	Target ±8pp	Target ±8pp	Target applies

“pp” means percentage points. If your Custom protein target is 30%, its normal band is 22–38%. The three presets above use their own fixed bands instead, so their boundaries are not simply calculated as ±8pp.

Why the target and the band are different

An exact macro split can make a recipe worse: too little pasta in a pasta bake, too much added protein in a delicate dish, or too much fat added only to move a number. Lecker aims for the target but checks success against the full band.

Balanced has the widest everyday flexibility, so familiar dishes can remain recognizable.
High Protein has a 35% protein floor and a 48% ceiling, with its own carb and fat ranges.
Lower Carb gives carbs a firm 14–26% range and allows more of the recipe's energy to come from fat.
Custom is the only targeted style that builds each band directly from your chosen split at ±8 percentage points.

Why a rebalance may stop before the center

Lecker also protects the identity and cooking structure of a dish. It will not quietly turn a pasta bake into a bowl with barely any pasta, remove a key binding ingredient, or make an implausible adjustment just to hit the center number. A result near the edge of a band can therefore be the better recipe.

For example, a carb-heavy pasta dish may reach the Balanced carb band without reaching the 38% target. That means it fits Balanced, while still tasting and cooking like the dish you chose.

How this shows up in the app

Your Profile eating style becomes the default for daily targets and new recipes. You can still choose a different style for an individual recipe. Changing your default does not rewrite recipes you have already saved.

Choose No rules when calories are the priority and you do not want Lecker to enforce a protein, carb or fat range. Choose Custom when you already have a specific split you want to follow.

The target guides the recipe. The band keeps the result practical.

If you are unsure, Balanced is the everyday starting point. You can change your eating style at any time in Profile.

Macro Bands: Balanced, High Protein & Lower Carb