diff --git a/app/Enums/MealPostType.php b/app/Enums/MealPostType.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b76340a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Enums/MealPostType.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Enums;
+
+enum MealPostType: string
+{
+    case BREAKFAST = 'breakfast';
+    case LUNCH = 'lunch';
+    case DINNER = 'dinner';
+    case BRUNCH = 'brunch';
+    case SNACK = 'snack';
+    case DRINK = 'drink';
+    case SUPPLEMENT = "supplement";
+    case OTHER = "other";
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/MealPostsRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/MealPostsRequest.php
index 1f06a9d..3fe019f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/MealPostsRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/MealPostsRequest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Requests;
 
+use App\Enums\MealPostType;
 use App\Enums\MealPostVisibility;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ class MealPostsRequest extends FormRequest
             'fats' => ['nullable', 'numeric', 'min:0'],
             'title' => [$isCreating ? 'required' : 'sometimes', 'string', 'max:255'],
             'eaten_at' => [$isCreating ? 'required' : 'sometimes', 'date'],
-            'visibility' => ['sometimes', Rule::enum(MealPostVisibility::class)],
+            'type' => [$isCreating ? 'required' : 'sometimes', Rule::enum(MealPostType::class)],
+            'visibility' => [$isCreating ? 'required' :'sometimes', Rule::enum(MealPostVisibility::class)],
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Resources/MealPostsResource.php b/app/Http/Resources/MealPostsResource.php
index d52d399..ffbe0f1 100644
--- a/app/Http/Resources/MealPostsResource.php
+++ b/app/Http/Resources/MealPostsResource.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class MealPostsResource extends JsonResource
             'fats' => $this->fats,
             'title' => $this->title,
             'visibility' => $this->visibility,
+            'type' => $this->type,
             'eatenAt' => $this->eaten_at,
             'createdAt' => $this->created_at,
             'updatedAt' => $this->updated_at,
diff --git a/app/Models/MealPosts.php b/app/Models/MealPosts.php
index c5769c2..faeb47d 100644
--- a/app/Models/MealPosts.php
+++ b/app/Models/MealPosts.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
+use App\Enums\MealPostType;
 use App\Enums\MealPostVisibility;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Concerns\HasUlids;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class MealPosts extends Model
         'title',
         'eaten_at',
         'visibility',
+        'type',
     ];
 
     protected $attributes = [
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ class MealPosts extends Model
         return [
             'eaten_at' => 'datetime',
             'visibility' => MealPostVisibility::class,
+            'type' => MealPostType::class
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_05_17_171607_add_type_to_meal_posts.php b/database/migrations/2026_05_17_171607_add_type_to_meal_posts.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9aa042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_05_17_171607_add_type_to_meal_posts.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('meal_posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->string("type")->default('breakfast');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('meal_posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('type');
+        });
+    }
+};