diff --git a/mealie/db/data_initialization/init_units_foods.py b/mealie/db/data_initialization/init_units_foods.py
index e284a819204e..e4a70fa751c3 100644
--- a/mealie/db/data_initialization/init_units_foods.py
+++ b/mealie/db/data_initialization/init_units_foods.py
@@ -1,34 +1,36 @@
-from mealie.schema.recipe import CreateIngredientUnit
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
 from ..data_access_layer import DatabaseAccessLayer
 
+CWD = Path(__file__).parent
+
+
+def get_default_foods():
+    with open(CWD.joinpath("resources", "foods", "en-us.json"), "r") as f:
+        foods = json.loads(f.read())
+    return foods
+
 
 def get_default_units():
-    return [
-        # Volume
-        CreateIngredientUnit(name="teaspoon", abbreviation="tsp"),
-        CreateIngredientUnit(name="tablespoon", abbreviation="tbsp"),
-        CreateIngredientUnit(name="fluid ounce", abbreviation="fl oz"),
-        CreateIngredientUnit(name="cup", abbreviation="cup"),
-        CreateIngredientUnit(name="pint", abbreviation="pt"),
-        CreateIngredientUnit(name="quart", abbreviation="qt"),
-        CreateIngredientUnit(name="gallon", abbreviation="gal"),
-        CreateIngredientUnit(name="milliliter", abbreviation="ml"),
-        CreateIngredientUnit(name="liter", abbreviation="l"),
-        # Mass Weight
-        CreateIngredientUnit(name="pound", abbreviation="lb"),
-        CreateIngredientUnit(name="ounce", abbreviation="oz"),
-        CreateIngredientUnit(name="gram", abbreviation="g"),
-        CreateIngredientUnit(name="kilogram", abbreviation="kg"),
-        CreateIngredientUnit(name="milligram", abbreviation="mg"),
-    ]
+    with open(CWD.joinpath("resources", "units", "en-us.json"), "r") as f:
+        units = json.loads(f.read())
+    return units
 
 
 def default_recipe_unit_init(db: DatabaseAccessLayer, session: Session) -> None:
     for unit in get_default_units():
         try:
             db.ingredient_units.create(session, unit)
-            print("Ingredient Unit Committed")
+            print("Ingredient Unit Created")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(e)
+
+    for food in get_default_foods():
+        try:
+            db.ingredient_foods.create(session, food)
+            print("Ingredient Food Created")
         except Exception as e:
             print(e)
diff --git a/mealie/db/data_initialization/resources/foods/en-us.json b/mealie/db/data_initialization/resources/foods/en-us.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef89e28833fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/db/data_initialization/resources/foods/en-us.json
@@ -0,0 +1,914 @@
+[
+    {
+        "name": "acorn squash",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "alfalfa sprouts",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "anchovies",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "apples",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "artichoke",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "arugula",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "asparagus",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "aubergine",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "avocado",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "bacon",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "baking powder",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "baking soda",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "baking sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "bar sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "basil",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "bell peppers",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "blackberries",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "brassicas ",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "bok choy",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "broccoflower",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "broccoli",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "broccolini",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "broccoli rabe",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "brussels sprouts",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "cabbage",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "cauliflower",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "chinese leaves",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "collard greens",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "kohlrabi",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "bread",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "breadfruit",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "broad beans",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "brown sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "brussels sprouts",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "butter",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "butternut pumpkin",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "butternut squash",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "cactus, edible",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "calabrese",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "cannabis",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "capsicum",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "caraway",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "carrot",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "castor sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "cayenne pepper",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "celeriac",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "celery",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "cereal grains",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "rice",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "chard",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "cheese",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "chicory",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "chilli peppers",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "chinese leaves",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "chives",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "chocolate",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "cilantro",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "cinnamon",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "clarified butter",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "coconut",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "coconut milk",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "coffee",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "confectioners' sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "coriander",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "corn",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "corn syrup",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "cottonseed oil",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "courgette",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "cream of tartar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "cucumber",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "cumin",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "daikon",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "dairy products and dairy substitutes",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "eggs",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "ghee",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "milk",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "dandelion",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "demerara sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "dough",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "edible cactus",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "eggplant",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "endive",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "fats",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "spek",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "fava beans",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "fiddlehead",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "fish",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "catfish ",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "cod",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "salt cod",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "salmon",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "skate",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "stockfish",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "trout",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "tuna",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "five spice powder",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "flour",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "frisee",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "fructose",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "fruit",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "apple",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "oranges",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "pear",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "tomato",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "fruit sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "garam masala",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "garlic",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "gem squash",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "ginger",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "giblets",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "grains",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "maize",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "sweetcorn",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "teff",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "grape seed oil",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "green onion",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "heart of palm",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "hemp",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "herbs",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "oregano",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "parsley",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "honey",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "horse",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "icing sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "isomalt",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "jackfruit",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "jaggery",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "jams",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "jellies",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "jerusalem artichoke",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "jicama",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "kale",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "kumara",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "leavening agents",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "leek",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "legumes",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "peas",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "beans",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "lentils",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "lemongrass",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "lettuce",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "liver",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "maple syrup",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "meat",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "mortadella",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "mushroom",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "white mushroom",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "mussels",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "nori",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "nutmeg",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "nutritional yeast flakes",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "nuts",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "nanaimo bar mix",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "octopuses",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "oils",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "olive oil",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "okra",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "olive",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "onion family",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "onion",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "scallion",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "shallot",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "spring onion",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "orange blossom water",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "oysters",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "panch puran",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "paprika",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "parsnip",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "pepper",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "peppers",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "plantain",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "pineapple",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "poppy seeds",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "potatoes",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "poultry",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "powdered sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "pumpkin",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "pumpkin seeds",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "radish",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "rape",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "raw sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "refined sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "rice flour",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "rock sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "rum",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "salt",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "seafood",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "seeds",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "sesame seeds",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "sunflower seeds",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "soda",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "soda, baking",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "soybean",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "spaghetti squash",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "spices",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "five spice powder",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "spinach",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "squash family",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "squash",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "zucchini",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "caster sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "granulated sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "superfine sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "turbanado sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "unrefined sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "white sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "sweet potato",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "sweeteners",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "cane sugar",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "tahini",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "tubers",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "potato",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "sunchoke",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "taro",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "yam",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "turnip",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "vanilla",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "vegetables",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "brassicas",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "fiddlehead fern",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "ful",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "legumes ",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "tomato ",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "watercress",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "watermelon",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "xanthan gum",
+        "description": ""
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "yeast",
+        "description": ""
+    }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mealie/db/data_initialization/resources/units/en-us.json b/mealie/db/data_initialization/resources/units/en-us.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0f82e1924c6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/db/data_initialization/resources/units/en-us.json
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+[
+    {
+        "name": "teaspoon",
+        "description": "",
+        "fraction": true,
+        "abbreviation": "tsp"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "tablespoon",
+        "description": "",
+        "fraction": true,
+        "abbreviation": "tbsp"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "cup",
+        "description": "",
+        "fraction": true,
+        "abbreviation": "cup"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "fluid ounce",
+        "description": "",
+        "fraction": true,
+        "abbreviation": "fl oz"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "pint",
+        "description": "",
+        "fraction": true,
+        "abbreviation": "pt"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "quart",
+        "description": "",
+        "fraction": true,
+        "abbreviation": "qt"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "gallon",
+        "description": "",
+        "fraction": true,
+        "abbreviation": "gal"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "milliliter",
+        "description": "",
+        "fraction": true,
+        "abbreviation": "ml"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "liter",
+        "description": "",
+        "fraction": true,
+        "abbreviation": "l"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "pound",
+        "description": "",
+        "fraction": true,
+        "abbreviation": "lb"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "ounce",
+        "description": "",
+        "fraction": true,
+        "abbreviation": "oz"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "gram",
+        "description": "",
+        "fraction": true,
+        "abbreviation": "g"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "kilogram",
+        "description": "",
+        "fraction": true,
+        "abbreviation": "kg"
+    },
+    {
+        "name": "milligram",
+        "description": "",
+        "fraction": true,
+        "abbreviation": "mg"
+    }
+]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mealie/db/init_db.py b/mealie/db/init_db.py
index 70b4ca4759e4..2b95ee76ad10 100644
--- a/mealie/db/init_db.py
+++ b/mealie/db/init_db.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from mealie.db.data_initialization.init_units_foods import default_recipe_unit_i
 from mealie.db.database import db
 from mealie.db.db_setup import create_session, engine
 from mealie.db.models._model_base import SqlAlchemyBase
-from mealie.schema.admin import SiteSettings, SiteTheme
+from mealie.schema.admin import SiteSettings
 from mealie.services.events import create_general_event
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
@@ -24,34 +24,11 @@ def init_db(session: Session = None) -> None:
     if not session:
         session = create_session()
 
-    default_group_init(session)
-    default_settings_init(session)
-    default_theme_init(session)
-    default_user_init(session)
-
-    default_recipe_unit_init(db, session)
-
-    session.close()
-
-
-def default_theme_init(session: Session):
-    default_themes = [
-        SiteTheme().dict(),
-        {
-            "name": "Dark",
-            "colors": {
-                "primary": "#424242",
-                "accent": "#455A64",
-                "secondary": "#00796B",
-                "success": "#43A047",
-                "info": "#1976D2",
-                "warning": "#FF6F00",
-                "error": "#EF5350",
-            },
-        },
-    ]
-    for theme in default_themes:
-        db.themes.create(session, theme)
+    with session:
+        default_group_init(session)
+        default_settings_init(session)
+        default_user_init(session)
+        default_recipe_unit_init(db, session)
 
 
 def default_settings_init(session: Session):
@@ -68,6 +45,7 @@ def default_group_init(session: Session):
 def default_user_init(session: Session):
     default_user = {
         "full_name": "Change Me",
+        "username": "admin",
         "email": settings.DEFAULT_EMAIL,
         "password": get_password_hash(settings.DEFAULT_PASSWORD),
         "group": settings.DEFAULT_GROUP,