Grouping foods in an entry that is adjustable??

ryount
ryount Posts: 7 Member
in Recipes
The only way I've found to group commonly eaten foods is with a recipe. But once the recipe is made, it becomes a single entry, and I've found no way to edit a standard group of foods in a recipe -- as in having broccoli rather than green beans (while the other 5 items are the same).

Is there a work-around for this? Thanks! :)

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  • treegirl97
    treegirl97 Posts: 70 Member
    What I normally do is log the meal and click on Quick Tools > Remember Meal. Then name it whatever you want. Then when you log it again, just delete the entry you don't want and sub in the new one.
  • sammyliftsandeats
    sammyliftsandeats Posts: 2,421 Member
    You can edit your recipe.

    For example, I have a created recipe in my database called 'ground beef and broccoli'. Every time I cook it, I edit the recipe to adjust the weights of the ingredients I am using or add/delete ingredients. It then re-calculates the nutrition information for you.
  • mathandcats
    mathandcats Posts: 786 Member
    You are describing the "meal" feature! In your diary, click quick options -> save meal. Then when you want to log it again, select from the meals list. It adds all the ingredients to your dairy and you can edit the amounts.

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