Recipe builder

mcduffhhh
mcduffhhh Posts: 1 Member
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Hi. I'm new to MFP and am finding the recipe builder (both web & app) very difficult to use. Any hints? Are there easier places to build a recipe and then import? Thanks!

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  • goal06082021
    goal06082021 Posts: 2,130 Member
    I keep a little notepad and pen in the kitchen beside my scale and write down the weights of all of my ingredients (mostly to keep my grubby food-prep fingers off of my phone screen), then Bulk Import and copy over that list. Usually there are a few entries I need to tweak, but at this point I've gotten adept enough with the database that it's easy to find the entry I need; there's no real way around that but practice and building familiarity with both the database and how many calories are in various foods. I'm at the point now where I can tell at a glance if the recipe builder pulled a reasonable or erroneous entry for things like onions, oil/butter, tomatoes, etc., but there's no quicker way to get there than just practice.

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