working out calorie content in homemade recipes

owenclarke30

hi just trying to workout the calorie content of say the likes of vegtable soup. am i correct in thinking if i add up the total content of all the ingredients i use and then if there is roughly six portions i just divide the total by six to get the calories per portion?

Lalalindaloo

I would say yes, but to make it easier, why don't you use the recipe builder on the MFP site? That's what I use and that way I also have a database of all my favorites.

454mikey990

YOU ARE CORRECT.

owenclarke30

Lalalindaloo wrote: »

I would say yes, but to make it easier, why don't you use the recipe builder on the MFP site? That's what I use and that way I also have a database of all my favorites.

just did , so much easier, thanks

Lizzy622

The recipe builder has also help me tweak some of my Christmas cookie recipes.

segacs

Yes, that works for *most* recipes. There are some where it won't work so easily, for example, making broth where you strain out the liquid from the other ingredients, or certain types of marinated or fried foods where you drain out the excess oil or sauce. Those are tricker; I usually just estimate on the high side to be safe.

By the way, the recipe builder was redone by MFP a few months ago and is a royal pain in the *kitten* now. They still provide access to the old builder, though you can't edit recipes with it anymore.

btc1987

I take it a step further and weigh the end product and divide that number by 6. Then I know exactly what a portion is.

Laurend224

btc1987 wrote: »

I take it a step further and weigh the end product and divide that number by 6. Then I know exactly what a portion is.

Great idea!