diff --git a/Sources/USDA_FDC/USDA_FDC.swift b/Sources/USDA_FDC/USDA_FDC.swift
index 146e13b..9983247 100644
--- a/Sources/USDA_FDC/USDA_FDC.swift
+++ b/Sources/USDA_FDC/USDA_FDC.swift
@@ -16,17 +16,16 @@ public final class USDA_FDC_Client {
     public func getFood(_ foodCriteria: FoodCriteria) async throws -> AbridgedFoodItem {
         var endpoint = baseURL.appendingPathComponent("/food/\(foodCriteria.fdcId)")
         endpoint.append(queryItems: [.init(name: "api_key", value: apiKey)])
-        // if criteria != nil {
-        //     for (key, value) in Mirror(reflecting: criteria!).children {
-        //         if value as Any? != nil {
-        //             if let l = value as? [String] {
-        //                 endpoint.append(queryItems: [.init(name: key!, value: String(describing: l.joined(separator: ",")))])
-        //             }
-        //             endpoint.append(queryItems: [.init(name: key!, value: String(describing: value))])
-        //         }
-        //     }
+        // if foodCriteria as Any? != nil {
+            // for (key, value) in Mirror(reflecting: foodCriteria!).children {
+            //     if value as Any? != nil {
+            //         if let l = value as? [String] {
+            //             endpoint.append(queryItems: [.init(name: key!, value: String(describing: l.joined(separator: ",")))])
+            //         }
+            //         endpoint.append(queryItems: [.init(name: key!, value: String(describing: value))])
+            //     }
+            // }
         // }
-        print(endpoint)
         var request = URLRequest(url: endpoint)
         request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "accept")
         let (data, response) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ public final class USDA_FDC_Client {
         //         }
         //     }
         // }
-        print(endpoint)
         var request = URLRequest(url: endpoint)
         request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "accept")
         let (data, response) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
@@ -68,10 +66,16 @@ public final class USDA_FDC_Client {
         }
     }
 
-    public func getFoodsSearch(_ search: FoodSearchCriteria) async throws -> SearchResult {
+    public enum HTTP_Method: String {
+       case GET, POST 
+    }
+
+    public func searchFoods(_ search: FoodSearchCriteria, httpMethod: HTTP_Method = .GET) async throws -> SearchResult {
         var endpoint = baseURL.appendingPathComponent("/foods/search")
         endpoint.append(queryItems: [.init(name: "api_key", value: apiKey)])
-        endpoint.append(queryItems: [.init(name: "query", value: search.query)])
+        if httpMethod == .GET {
+            endpoint.append(queryItems: [.init(name: "query", value: search.query)])
+        }
         // if criteria != nil {
         //     for (key, value) in Mirror(reflecting: criteria!).children {
         //         if value as Any? != nil {
@@ -82,9 +86,13 @@ public final class USDA_FDC_Client {
         //         }
         //     }
         // }
-        print(endpoint)
         var request = URLRequest(url: endpoint)
+        request.httpMethod = httpMethod.rawValue
         request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "accept")
+        if httpMethod == .POST {
+            request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
+            request.httpBody = try JSONEncoder().encode(search)
+        }
         let (data, response) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
         guard let response = response as? HTTPURLResponse, response.statusCode == 200 else {
             throw FDCError.invalidResponse
@@ -109,7 +117,6 @@ public final class USDA_FDC_Client {
         //         }
         //     }
         // }
-        print(endpoint)
         var request = URLRequest(url: endpoint)
         request.setValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "accept")
         let (data, response) = try await URLSession.shared.data(for: request)
diff --git a/Sources/USDA_FDC/types/FoodSearchCriteria.swift b/Sources/USDA_FDC/types/FoodSearchCriteria.swift
index 35dfa89..6e78a74 100644
--- a/Sources/USDA_FDC/types/FoodSearchCriteria.swift
+++ b/Sources/USDA_FDC/types/FoodSearchCriteria.swift
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 public struct FoodSearchCriteria: Codable {
     public var query: String
-    public var dataType: DataType?
+    public var dataType: [DataType]?
     public var pageSize: Int?
     public var pageNumber: Int?
     public var sortBy: SortBy?
diff --git a/Tests/USDATests/USDATests.swift b/Tests/USDATests/USDATests.swift
index 003cb1e..857cc59 100644
--- a/Tests/USDATests/USDATests.swift
+++ b/Tests/USDATests/USDATests.swift
@@ -49,11 +49,23 @@ final class USDATests: XCTestCase {
         }
     }
 
-    func testFoodSearch() async throws {
+    func testGetFoodSearch() async throws {
         let fdc = USDA_FDC_Client()    
         fdc.apiKey = env["API_KEY"] ?? ""
         do {
-            let _ = try await fdc.getFoodsSearch(.init(query: "cheddar cheese"))
+            let _ = try await fdc.searchFoods(.init(query: "cheddar cheese"))
+        } catch {
+            throw error
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    func testPostFoodSearch() async throws {
+        let fdc = USDA_FDC_Client()    
+        fdc.apiKey = env["API_KEY"] ?? ""
+        do {
+            let res = try await fdc.searchFoods(.init(query: "037600106214", dataType: [.Branded]), httpMethod: .POST)
+            print(res)
         } catch {
             throw error
         }