Recipe Analyzer (Calorie Counter)

kylamaries

I don't know if this has been shared before, but I was searching around for a calorie counter to use for a personal recipe and found this: http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php You plug in all your ingredients and it basically comes up with a nutrition facts table, then tells you the things you can improve in your recipe (For example, I'm making chocolate chip greek yogurt muffins at the moment and it unsurprisingly says I could use less sugar.).

Hope this is useful for someone! It seems about accurate compared to my plugging of every individual ingredient into myfitnesspal, then dividing by the servings.

NoeHead

thank you for this!

kender54

bump, awesome, thanks

xxnellie146xx

Thanks!

chubby_checkers

I'll check it out!

geralynhoerauf

WOW! That web site is amazing!! I just double-checked a few recipes I had calculated with MFP and the results are comparable but SO FAST. Will be using it from now on.

THANKS!!

kylamaries

Bump :-)

crisbabe81

bump

msheldon88

I don't get how to use this. What do you enter? 1/4 cup fat free sour cream ?

leeannewgeorge

Bump

emhos671

It works great if you kind of know what measurement unit to use
For example it can not do 1/2 cup greek yogurt, it needs to be 4 oz greek yogurt.
but with milk 1/2 cup works and so does 4oz but the calorie load is different 61 vs 57

sypop

thank you for sharing this

wanniet

Thanks for sharing

recoveryjunky

So easy! I love it! Thanks for sharing

healthymelisa

Thanks for sharing!

Marjrides

Gonna find this and bookmark it because I sometimes get frustrated with the one MFP has! Thanks!

millsrobm

This is great! Made some Tomato Bisque tonight and was thinking I'd just have to guesstimate the nutrition!

Minda1216

Love it!!! Thanks

kelly_c_77

Bump

sandym1988

bump, thanks! :happy:

norahwynn

wow, thanks so much! this is awesome!!

MightyDomo

bumping to bookmark

Treadmillmom1st

Bump

WilBSkinee

bump....thanks

lyssad2003

Thanks for sharing!

shemama1

thanks!

kylamaries

It works great if you kind of know what measurement unit to use
For example it can not do 1/2 cup greek yogurt, it needs to be 4 oz greek yogurt.
but with milk 1/2 cup works and so does 4oz but the calorie load is different 61 vs 57

I used 1/2 cup measurements for my yogurt and it worked fine with me; I don't know what to say to that. I'm personally not bothered by a 4 cal difference but it really depends on your preference for accuracy, it seems. Sorry to hear that though!
ETA: I stand corrected! It helps you convert the measurement from cups to ounces though.

kylamaries

I don't get how to use this. What do you enter? 1/4 cup fat free sour cream ?

Just enter your ingredients and serving size (eg. 12 muffin total, serving size 1 muffin)! For example, I made greek yogurt pancakes a few Sundays ago so I would just plug in:
-2 eggs
-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
-7 tablespoons all-purpose flour
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-1 teaspoon baking soda
-1 tablespoon sugar
-1 cup greek yogurt

From that, it would produce a nutrition facts label and warn you below that you're using too much sugar, alcohol is involved in the recipe, etc. so that you can work on making it healthier :flowerforyou:

kylamaries

Oops, double posted! Just ignore this :happy:

tambam69

Will have to check it out later, thanks