Adding method to a recipe

mercer77tm

Hi I'm newish to my fitness Pal. Been logging my recipes but wondered if there is a way log the method etc. Any help would be appreciated thanks in advance x

aokoye

There isn't a way to add a method or instructions to recipes. There are various other websites where that's possible (though they may or may not calculate calories).

lynn_glenmont

A workaround would be to put the method in the notes section of your food diary the day you first make it, and include that date in the name of the recipe so you could find the notes the next time you make the recipe.

mercer77tm

Thanks I have a look when I add another recipe. Thanks x

misstillyflop

If you save it as a meal, not a recipe, then you can add a method

lilylily

misstillyflop wrote: »

If you save it as a meal, not a recipe, then you can add a method

Thanks for the tip! I've just tried this on the web version and it's not there, but when I looked on the app, it was. I prefer to use the web interface and will ask if it's likely to be added but suspect the answer will be no. However, it's great to have it on the app.

ahoy_m8

Isn't that the most ridiculous thing? It has been that way since I started logging on MFP several years ago. Not to be a Negative Nellie, BUT.... in general the platform has lost functionality, not added it, over the years. I keep my recipes and notes in Evernote, FWIW.

Love the workarounds, though. Great idea about including the date in the name. And I use the meal function a ton, so I'll check that on the app as well. (I also use the web interface more but tweak quantities on the app.)

Corina1143

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kshama2001

The Import Recipe is laughably inaccurate, so I use it solely to get a link to the recipe, and then manually update the vast majority of the not matched items. (Plus I like having a thumbnail.)

For recipes from cookbooks I will add the name of the book, usually JOC.