diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/db/Food.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/db/Food.java
index f3f7071cb5..9824d1964b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/db/Food.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/db/Food.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import info.nightscout.utils.JsonHelper;
  * Created by mike on 20.09.2017.
  */
 
-@DatabaseTable(tableName = Food.TABLE_FOODS)
+@DatabaseTable(tableName = Food.TABLE_FOODS, daoClass=FoodDao.class)
 public class Food {
     private static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Food.class);
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/db/FoodService.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/db/FoodService.java
index b753764341..56fd4b3a4f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/db/FoodService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/db/FoodService.java
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ public class FoodService extends OrmLiteBaseService<DatabaseHelper> {
     private static final ScheduledExecutorService foodEventWorker = Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor();
     private static ScheduledFuture<?> scheduledFoodEventPost = null;
 
+    public FoodService() {
+        this.onCreate();
+    }
+
     public FoodDao getDao() {
         return FoodDao.with(this.getConnectionSource());
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/Food/FoodFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/Food/FoodFragment.java
index f8042f3de5..bd3cb9fe6c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/Food/FoodFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/Food/FoodFragment.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import info.nightscout.androidaps.MainApp;
 import info.nightscout.androidaps.R;
@@ -59,27 +60,10 @@ public class FoodFragment extends SubscriberFragment {
 
     final String EMPTY = MainApp.sResources.getString(R.string.none);
 
-    private static final String json = "    {\n" +
-            "        \"_id\": \"551ee3ad368e06e80856e6a9\",\n" +
-            "        \"type\": \"food\",\n" +
-            "        \"category\": \"Category\",\n" +
-            "        \"subcategory\": \"Subcatgory\",\n" +
-            "        \"name\": \"Name\",\n" +
-            "        \"portion\": 250,\n" +
-            "        \"carbs\": 12,\n" +
-            "        \"gi\": 1,\n" +
-            "        \"created_at\": \"2015-04-14T06:59:16.500Z\",\n" +
-            "        \"unit\": \"ml\"\n" +
-            "    }";
-
     @Override
     public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                              Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         try {
-            log.info("Strartup...");
-            JSONObject food = new JSONObject(json);
-            DataServiceManager.getInstance().getFoodService().createFoodFromJsonIfNotExists(food);
-
             View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.food_fragment, container, false);
             filter = (EditText) view.findViewById(R.id.food_filter);
             clearFilter = (ImageView) view.findViewById(R.id.food_clearfilter);
@@ -168,16 +152,15 @@ public class FoodFragment extends SubscriberFragment {
     }
 
     void fillCategories() {
-        categories = new ArrayList<>();
+        Set<CharSequence> catSet = new HashSet<>();
 
         for (Food f : unfiltered) {
             if (f.category != null && !f.category.equals(""))
-                categories.add(f.category);
+                catSet.add(f.category);
         }
 
         // make it unique
-        categories = new ArrayList<>(new HashSet<>(categories));
-
+        categories = new ArrayList<>(catSet);
         categories.add(0, MainApp.sResources.getString(R.string.none));
 
         ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapterCategories = new ArrayAdapter<>(getContext(),
@@ -187,19 +170,19 @@ public class FoodFragment extends SubscriberFragment {
 
     void fillSubcategories() {
         String categoryFilter = category.getSelectedItem().toString();
-        subcategories = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        Set<CharSequence> subCatSet = new HashSet<>();
 
         if (!categoryFilter.equals(EMPTY)) {
             for (Food f : unfiltered) {
                 if (f.category != null && f.category.equals(categoryFilter))
                     if (f.subcategory != null && !f.subcategory.equals(""))
-                        subcategories.add(f.subcategory);
+                        subCatSet.add(f.subcategory);
             }
         }
 
         // make it unique
-        subcategories = new ArrayList<>(new HashSet<>(subcategories));
-
+        subcategories = new ArrayList<>(subCatSet);
         subcategories.add(0, MainApp.sResources.getString(R.string.none));
 
         ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapterSubcategories = new ArrayAdapter<>(getContext(),