calorie confused

Bruer

Hi i'm new here and have literally just been counting calories, where i finding it hard is if i make a meal for the family, for example i made Chicken Biryani (lazy way...lol) chicken, rice and a jar how do i work out calories? size of portion? so i know what to record in my diary. I did find homemade Biryani in the search food part but not sure if it would apply. tia

JillyCornwall

I use the recipe function..add all the ingredients & the number of portions it made & hey presto you have the calories for your portion to add to your diary, its a great tool.

ahartery9891

I try and put the individual ingredients into my diary as opposed to the meals... especially if I eat out. I find the portions are all wrong when I put a meal in from a restaurant, and generally I only eat half of what is given to me anyway. Good luck!

Atlantique

Go to the FOOD tab, then under it look for recipes.

You enter each of the ingredients individually and then also the number of servings your recipe makes to get calories and nutrients per serving.

shan2bthin

Yes, much easier to put individual ingredients in food tracker and don't forget to count olive oil and whatever you used to cook with. Good luck!

Bruer

Thanks so much for the quick reply's. I have a lot to learn about the website, I didn't know about these tools. Off to explore

sherry2626

Yes the Reciepe Tool is Great....Then also Quicker tips to return to a meal Is save it in your Meals tab. Then easier to count it an go....

Good Luck To you An Welcome aboard!!