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Recipe search function

carolbrady1
carolbrady1 Posts: 38 Member
edited March 2022 in Feature Suggestions and Ideas
Hello, I would really like a general word search function on the recipes section to save me trawling through loads of categories to find what I want, e.g. search on banana for recipes with banana in, this would save lots of time 🙂
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  • bweb778
    bweb778 Posts: 2 Member
    upvote
  • Krisjay9359
    Krisjay9359 Posts: 1 Member
    Agree!!!
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    Upvoted! Is there any way to search the recipes I have entered? I have been on MFP since 2011 and it seems that they have never improved that section in all of these years. I have 20 pages of recipes, it is not easy nor worth it to sort through them!
  • BCLadybug888
    BCLadybug888 Posts: 1,777 Member
    I was just looking for this feature - cannot believe there is no searchability! At least not on app/my phone. I am rarely on MFP on my computer.

    I see one of your featured recipes, sounds good so click on it, then later on how do I find it again???
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,892 Member
    BCLadybug888 wrote: »
    I was just looking for this feature - cannot believe there is no searchability! At least not on app/my phone. I am rarely on MFP on my computer.

    I see one of your featured recipes, sounds good so click on it, then later on how do I find it again???

    There is a search function for your own recipes on the (Android) app.

    As for the MFP recipes, there is a bookmark functionality (on the Android app anyway).
  • Cre27
    Cre27 Posts: 17 Member
    carolbrady1 wrote: »
    Hello, I would really like a general word search function on the recipes section to save me trawling through loads of categories to find what I want, e.g. search on banana for recipes with banana in, this would save lots of time 🙂

    Definitely agree! I was trying to find a way to search specific recipes.
  • danishgirlagain
    danishgirlagain Posts: 7 Member
    absolutely!!! At the very least, a way of organizing the recipes - sides, vegetables, chicken, fish etc etc etc.
  • shinigan
    shinigan Posts: 9 Member
    Yes!! I was just coming here to make this request. Seems strange that I can search my own recipes but not the MFP recipes. I rarely use them because trying to find anything in particular is just too frustrating.
  • NancyMallo
    NancyMallo Posts: 28 Member
    Please add search functionality to MFP recipes.
  • Hudson
    Hudson Posts: 74 MFP Staff
    While we don't have a search in the app, on the MFP Blog we a recipe search there. But having a search in the Recipe Discovery is something we can look into. You can always throw also a "MyFitnessPal" at the end of a Google search to help filter results if you're looking for more general ideas or inspiration.
  • GirlOnStilts
    GirlOnStilts Posts: 1 Member
    Yes yes yes. This is not a big ask. Search should be here. By food, calories, meal, etc.
  • leethomas11
    leethomas11 Posts: 1 Member
    Totally agree. Was looking for a good pumpkin recipe today. All I can see are endless lists of foods which do not have a pumpkin in sight. Such an obvious function. Means we have to use other web sites for recipe ideas based on a good we have in the kitchen. Come on folks. This is 101 functionality. Surely ! 😳

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