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MaggieS1979
MaggieS1979 Posts: 5 Member
in Feature Suggestions and Ideas
I have a few recipes that I will make with just one variation. For example I make Eggroll in a Bowl monthly. Sometimes I use ground pork, sometimes ground chicken. There are some pretty big differences in the macros depending on whether it is ground pork or ground chicken. It would be great to be able to take a recipe I already entered and copy it. Then I could simply edit it and save. For now I just use the ground chicken recipe that I have in and then do a quick add to add what I need to count for using pork instead. I should take the time to just create the recipe using pork from scratch but I have so many recipes that I would need to create 2nd and 3rd ones with just one different ingredient. It's easier but less helpful to just use quick add.
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  • Jean
    Jean Posts: 959 MFP Staff
    This is currently a possibility! That being said, it can only be done from the website.
    • Log into the website - https://www.myfitnesspal.com
    • Click Food then Recipes
    • Find the recipe you would like to copy and select Copy
    • You'll be taken to the recipe editing screen where you should see (copy) at the end of the recipe title
    • Edit your Recipe and Save or Save & Log It
  • MaggieS1979
    MaggieS1979 Posts: 5 Member
    OK great. I will be sure to use the website when I need to copy a recipe. Thanks!
  • princesscaityann24
    princesscaityann24 Posts: 1 Member

    This is such a handy feature, but it would be helpful if it were integrated into the app rather than having to log on to the online website, particularly as the website doesn't have a search function within your own recipes. I have over 30 pages worth of recipes, so this becomes very time-consuming.

  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 19,109 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48582841#Comment_48582841

    It's annoying that it needs a workaround, but one is to search the recipe in your app, edit it to change an ingredient and save (you can even change the ingredient you want to use in your copied, altered recipe). This will then bring that recipe to the top of your recipe box on the website version, meaning you don't have to go looking for it to copy it.

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