How do you figure calories in homemade meals?

mammafrog
mammafrog Posts: 176
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I have cooked some recipes on-line that give e the calories. But what if I make my own recipe. How do I figure out calories and such?

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  • Sidesteal
    Sidesteal Posts: 5,510 Member
    Write down all of the ingredients and sum the calories and macronutrients of each ingredient in the recipe.
  • sunnyday789
    sunnyday789 Posts: 309 Member
    Go to food tab and click on recipes. Then open up recipe calculator.
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member
    Log it all in Recipe section and it will calculate it for you.
  • Lesliecs
    Lesliecs Posts: 930 Member
    Definitely use the recipe calculator! It's great. I use it all the time. Pretty easy too. :happy:
  • emmyvera
    emmyvera Posts: 599 Member
    Hi! :smile:

    I make a lot of food from scratch at home. That's why I love MFP, because under your Food Tab, you can go to the Recipe
    tab. This tab allows you to "enter new recipe". I list all of the ingredients and also how many it serves. Don't forget to hit "Save" at the bottom. Ha!

    I love this feature. :love:
  • kmbrooks15
    kmbrooks15 Posts: 941 Member
    Yep, use the recipe tab. I've used it several times. Often, I'm a little shocked at the calories in certain recipes that I thought were pretty healthy...then it's kind of a revelation just how many calories are in some of those dishes. Ouch.
  • mammafrog
    mammafrog Posts: 176
    How have I missed this? LOl thank you for your help!
  • Sweettart
    Sweettart Posts: 1,331 Member
    bump
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