Just a question about adding recipes. .

jmureddu

Hello everyone!!

I was just wondering how you add a recipe to the food list? I know on weight watchers they have something called a recipe builder, you just put in what you used and how much, and they calculate the calories, etc, . on a per serving basis. Is there something similar on here??

If not, how do you all guesstimate what your home prepared meals have in them? For instance I made a pot of home made veggie soup tonight. .

Thanks

jmureddu

Hello everyone!!

I was just wondering how you add a recipe to the food list? I know on weight watchers they have something called a recipe builder, you just put in what you used and how much, and they calculate the calories, etc, . on a per serving basis. Is there something similar on here??

If not, how do you all guesstimate what your home prepared meals have in them? For instance I made a pot of home made veggie soup tonight. .

Thanks

pbjsand

I'm so glad you asked this question. I have no idea how to calulate calories for home made recipes. I have searched the internet for a calorie builder but haven't found one yet. I'll keep checking back here to see if anyone out there knows. There's got to be a way. Hopefully we'll get an answer soon. Hang in there.

ErinRNinMaine

Spark has a recipe calculator. After you plug in the ingredients, it gives you a per serving nutritional breakdown. Then just add it into the database here.

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp

jmureddu

Thanks so much!!

ErinRNinMaine

Thanks so much!!

You're welcome! It's a super handy, though it can be time consuming!

amunet07

Thank you all too! I was just struggling through figuring out my portions calories of the receipe my boyfriend made and then trying to reduce the set amounts in the search menu to fit our calculations...what a pain. It will be a lot easier with the websites you mentioned.:happy:

pbjsand

Yes,

Thank you for the site. I'm going to try it now. Blessings on you for sharing!