diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 1fbe973..3d84900 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -117,8 +117,21 @@ async def get_meals(start: datetime.datetime, end: datetime.datetime, conn: sqli
 
     return result
 
+@app.get("/meals/{meal_id}")
+async def get_meal(meal_id: int, request: Request, conn: sqlite3.Connection = Depends(get_db)) -> meals.Meal:
+    meal = await meals.find_meal_by_id(conn, meal_id)
+    if not meal:
+        return JSONResponse(status_code=404, content={'message': 'Meal not found'})
+
+    await meals.load_participants(conn, meal)
+    await meals.load_recipes(conn, meal)
+    await meals.load_extra_ingredients(conn, meal)
+
+    return meal
+
 @app.post("/meals/")
 async def create_meal(meal: meals.Meal, conn: sqlite3.Connection = Depends(get_db)) -> meals.Meal:
+    """
     if not meal.chef:
         return JSONResponse(status_code=400, content={'message': 'Meal must have at least one chef'})
     
@@ -127,6 +140,7 @@ async def create_meal(meal: meals.Meal, conn: sqlite3.Connection = Depends(get_d
     
     if not meal.consumers:
         return JSONResponse(status_code=400, content={'message': 'Meal must have at least one consumer'})
+    """
     
     if len(meal.recipes) == 0 and len(meal.extra_ingredients) == 0:
         return JSONResponse(status_code=400, content={'message': 'Meal must have at least one recipe or ingredient'})
@@ -135,6 +149,7 @@ async def create_meal(meal: meals.Meal, conn: sqlite3.Connection = Depends(get_d
     await conn.commit()
     return meal
 
+
 @app.get("/persons/")
 async def get_persons(conn: sqlite3.Connection = Depends(get_db)) -> List[meals.Person]:
     result = []
diff --git a/meals/db.py b/meals/db.py
index b63fa70..becd1ce 100644
--- a/meals/db.py
+++ b/meals/db.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 from typing import List, ClassVar
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from persons import Person
-from ingredients import Ingredient
+from ingredients import Ingredient, insert_ingredient
+from products import Product
+from recipes import Recipe, row_to_recipe
 
 import datetime
 
@@ -45,6 +47,12 @@ async def insert_meal_participant(conn, meal_id: int, person_id: int, role: str)
         VALUES (?, ?, ?)
     ''', (meal_id, person_id, role))
 
+async def insert_meal_recipe(conn, meal_id: int, recipe_id: int):
+    await conn.execute('''
+        INSERT INTO MealRecipe (meal_id, recipe_id)
+        VALUES (?, ?)
+    ''', (meal_id, recipe_id))
+
 async def insert_meal(conn, meal: Meal):
     async with conn.execute('''
         INSERT INTO Meal (date)
@@ -61,6 +69,13 @@ async def insert_meal(conn, meal: Meal):
     for person in meal.consumers:
         await insert_meal_participant(conn, meal.id, person.id, 'consumer')
 
+    for recipe in meal.recipes:
+        await insert_meal_recipe(conn, meal.id, recipe.id)
+
+    for ingredient in meal.extra_ingredients:
+        ingredient.meal_id = meal.id
+        await insert_ingredient(conn, ingredient)
+
 async def find_meal_by_id(conn, meal_id: int) -> Meal:
     async with conn.execute(f'''
         SELECT {','.join(Meal.KEYS)} FROM Meal
@@ -103,4 +118,27 @@ async def load_participants(conn, meal: Meal) -> None:
             elif row[1] == 'consumer':
                 meal.consumers.append(person)
             else:
-                raise Exception(f'Unknown role: {row[1]}')
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+                raise Exception(f'Unknown role: {row[1]}')
+            
+async def load_recipes(conn, meal: Meal) -> None:
+    async with conn.execute(f'''
+        SELECT {','.join(Recipe.KEYS)} FROM Recipe
+        JOIN MealRecipe ON MealRecipe.recipe_id = Recipe.id
+        WHERE MealRecipe.meal_id = ?
+    ''', (meal.id,)) as cursor:
+        async for row in cursor:
+            meal.recipes.append(row_to_recipe(zip(Recipe.KEYS, row)))
+
+async def load_extra_ingredients(conn, meal: Meal) -> None:
+    ingredient_cols = [f'Ingredient.{k}' for k in Ingredient.KEYS]
+    product_cols = [f'Product.{k}' for k in Product.KEYS]
+    
+    async with conn.execute(f'''
+        SELECT {','.join(ingredient_cols + product_cols)} FROM Ingredient
+        JOIN Product ON Ingredient.product_id = Product.id
+        WHERE meal_id = ?
+    ''', (meal.id,)) as cursor:
+        async for row in cursor:
+            ingredient = Ingredient(**{k:v for k,v in zip(Ingredient.KEYS, row[:len(Ingredient.KEYS)])})
+            ingredient.product = Product(**{k:v for k,v in zip(Product.KEYS, row[len(Ingredient.KEYS):])})
+            meal.extra_ingredients.append(ingredient)
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diff --git a/recipes/__init__.py b/recipes/__init__.py
index ba5ee32..246f976 100644
--- a/recipes/__init__.py
+++ b/recipes/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from recipes.db import Recipe, insert_recipe, find_recipe_by_id, get_all, find_recipes_by_name
+from recipes.db import Recipe, insert_recipe, find_recipe_by_id, get_all, find_recipes_by_name, row_to_recipe
 from recipes.scraping import scrape_recipe_ldata as _scrape_recipe_ldata
 from ingredients import parse_ingredient_from_nlp as _parse_ingredient_from_nlp, match_existing_products as _match_existing_products
 
diff --git a/recipes/db.py b/recipes/db.py
index f844045..0ab4791 100644
--- a/recipes/db.py
+++ b/recipes/db.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import json
 
 from ingredients import Ingredient
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel
-from typing import List, ClassVar
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from typing import List, ClassVar, Tuple
 
 class Recipe(BaseModel):
     KEYS: ClassVar[List[str]] = ['id', 'name', 'link', 'image_urls', 'raw_data']
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ async def insert_recipe(conn, recipe: Recipe):
     ''', (recipe.name, recipe.link, recipe.raw_data, json.dumps(recipe.image_urls))) as cursor:
         recipe.id = cursor.lastrowid
 
-def row_to_recipe(row) -> Recipe:
-    d = {k:v for k,v in zip(Recipe.KEYS, row)}
+def row_to_recipe(col_tuples: List[Tuple[str, ...]]) -> Recipe:
+    d = {k:v for k,v in col_tuples}
     d['image_urls'] = json.loads(d['image_urls'])
     return Recipe(**d)
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ async def find_recipe_by_id(conn, recipe_id: int) -> Recipe:
         LIMIT 1
     ''', (recipe_id,)) as cursor:
         async for row in cursor:
-            return row_to_recipe(row)
+            return row_to_recipe(zip(Recipe.KEYS, row))
 
 async def find_recipes_by_name(conn, name: str) -> List[Recipe]:
     async with conn.execute(f'''
@@ -51,11 +51,19 @@ async def find_recipes_by_name(conn, name: str) -> List[Recipe]:
         WHERE name LIKE ?
     ''', (f'%{name}%',)) as cursor:
         async for row in cursor:
-            yield row_to_recipe(row)
+            yield row_to_recipe(zip(Recipe.KEYS, row))
 
 async def get_all(conn) -> List[Recipe]:
     async with conn.execute(f'''
         SELECT {','.join(Recipe.KEYS)} FROM Recipe
     ''') as cursor:
         async for row in cursor:
-            yield row_to_recipe(row)
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+            yield row_to_recipe(zip(Recipe.KEYS, row))
+
+async def load_ingredients(conn, recipe: Recipe):
+    async with conn.execute(f'''
+        SELECT {','.join(Ingredient.KEYS)} FROM Ingredient
+        WHERE recipe_id = ?
+    ''', (recipe.id,)) as cursor:
+        async for row in cursor:
+            recipe.ingredients.append(Ingredient(**{k:v for k,v in zip(Ingredient.KEYS, row)}))
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