How to count calories when following a recipe?

amsdragonfly

Hi everyone!
So I have always liked to find recipes online and try them out, but it is hard to count calories with myfitnesspal when I don't know what to put in. For instance, for this recipe I want to try, should I just put into MFP each ingredient? But then that doesn't take into account servings- so do I then have to divide each ingredient? I feel like this has made me shy away from trying these recipes I find because I don't see the calories before making it- but I don't want to never be able to try these recipes because I can't/don't know how to put them into MFP. :P Any help is appreciated!

(By the way, as an aside, recipes from WebMD are super helpful to me bacause they break down what I am asking about in this thread. Like this delicious recipe. )

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acheben

Use the recipe builder. I weigh each ingredient as I'm preparing the recipe, weigh the final cooked recipe, and input the total weight of the recipe as the servings. That way when I weigh out 157g of the recipe, I just add 157 servings to my diary.

Ready2Rock206

The recipe builder is a fabulous tool! Some people find it frustrating at first - but it doesn't take much before you realize all the great benefits and how easy it really is to use.

amsdragonfly

OMG. I didn't know that recipe builder thing existed- I'm fairly new to this- THANK YOU. That made my life so much easier!!!

SimoneBee12

amsdragonfly wrote: »

Hi everyone!
(By the way, as an aside, recipes from WebMD are super helpful to me bacause they break down what I am asking about in this thread. Like this delicious recipe. )

Do you mean they show the calories and such?

You'd probably like SkinnyTaste