diff --git a/js/enhancers/createFoodItemEnhancers.js b/js/enhancers/createFoodItemEnhancers.js
index 66f9859..a99a59c 100644
--- a/js/enhancers/createFoodItemEnhancers.js
+++ b/js/enhancers/createFoodItemEnhancers.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import CreateFoodItem$, { emitter as emitCreateItemState } from '../streams/Crea
 import { emitter as emitFoodItemsState } from '../streams/FoodItemsStream';
 import { createFoodItem } from '../apis/FoodItemsApi';
 import FoodItemRecord, { createFoodItem as buildFoodItem } from '../records/FoodItemRecord';
+import Snackbar from 'react-native-snackbar';
 
 // should throw an error if not valid
 const isFoodItemValid = () => true;
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ export const withCreateFoodItemState = mapPropsStream(props$ => {
 				// insert new item into db and cast it into FoodItemRecord
 				const newItem = buildFoodItem(await createFoodItem(foodItem));
 
+				Snackbar.show({
+					title: foodItem.name + ' added',
+				});
+
 				// notify food items state of new item
 				emitFoodItemsState(newItem);