Recipe/serving tip

rickwitk

I entered a recipe for a pie, i wanted a realistic serving size. The circumference of my pie plate is 30 inches so I put 30 for number of servings. So when I cut a 2 inch piece for myself I know how many calories.

seska422

Here's another way that will work for any recipe.

Weigh your finished recipe. Enter the weight as the number of servings. Weigh your portion and enter that many servings.

Example: Your finished pie weighs 917 grams so you record the recipe as 917 servings. Your slice weighs 87 grams so you enter 87 servings. When you eat another slice later, it weighs 94 grams so you enter 94 servings.

teacherspet1

When I make any recipe I measure all the ingredients by calories, then divide the total by how many portions I can get out of it. Eg. If total calories are 1200 & there are 4 portions it's 300 calories a serving. I find this easiest but you must be honest with your ingredients & their calorie count! You can enter your recipes for other people to use too. Good luck! 😊

rickwitk

That works too. I only weigh servings when eating alone. I can visualize 2” better than guessing weight

lynn_glenmont

teacherspet1 wrote: »

When I make any recipe I measure all the ingredients by calories, then divide the total by how many portions I can get out of it. Eg. If total calories are 1200 & there are 4 portions it's 300 calories a serving. I find this easiest but you must be honest with your ingredients & their calorie count! You can enter your recipes for other people to use too. Good luck! 😊

There's a recipe builder on MFP that will keep track of that (plus macro and micro nutrients) for you, and do all the math for you.