Trying to add a new food /recipe but it won’t show the public?

ceejaystewart123

Hi,

I’ve recently started a meal company and want my clients to be able to add the meals I’m giving out. I’ve added a new food / recipe and input all the calories / macros etc and when I quick search it I can find it.

However, when anyone else searches it they can’t see it? Does MFP take a while to approve this or is there something I’m not doing correctly?

Thank you

janejellyroll

Did you add it to the general food database or did you create it as a "My Meal" or "My Food" option?

kshama2001

You should talk to MFP directly about this.

I was going to enter a test recipe, but I see this, which indicates to me recipes are not yet searchable by other members:

https://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/calculator

Would you like to submit this recipe to the MyFitnessPal recipe database?
No Yes

We are currently accepting submissions to the MyFitnessPal recipe database. Once we receive enough submissions, we'll create a recipe section where users can browse recipes submitted by other members. To submit your recipe to the database, please provide the following additional information.

kshama2001

Here is an answer from 2018; unsure if still current.

CyberTone wrote: »

You can not share recipes directly with another user, and another user will not find your recipes through a search. Your recipes will be displayed in the search results only when you perform a search.

​There is a workaround to log another user's Recipe nutrition information. Once you log a Recipe to one of your Meals, another user who has access to your Food Diary can copy the Meal containing the Recipe item from your Diary to their Diary, then delete any unwanted entries from that copied Meal.

​Please see these articles, and search for other helpful articles, on the MFP Help/FAQ pages...

myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/304780-can-i-share-recipes-with-other-users-

myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/11478-can-i-copy-meals-from-my-friends-

myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/201687-how-do-i-make-my-diary-visible-to-other-users-