How to work out calories of home made foods?

WTBSE
WTBSE Posts: 72 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi guys.
How do you work out calories of home made foods?
I love home baking (muffins, cake etc as well as healthy stuff!!) but dont know how to log them on MFP. Any suggestions?

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  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    in food go to recipes and create a new recipe. And enter all the ingredients you use and decide how many servings you are going to divide it into
  • WTBSE
    WTBSE Posts: 72 Member
    Thanks vtmoon :)
  • PrayerofAmity
    PrayerofAmity Posts: 176 Member
    Yep...what they said lol. My recipes section is full
  • WTBSE
    WTBSE Posts: 72 Member
    Oh my God, i wish i hadnt worked it out now, LOL!!
    One of my muffins is almost 250cals!
  • jldaley09
    jldaley09 Posts: 219 Member
    This is where you can look at what is giving you the most calories and look for a substitution. For example, Oil adds a ton of calories.. but if you substitute it for all natural no sugar applesauce you can really cut the calories and still maintain the flavor. In fact, I prefer applesauce in my baked goods over oil.
  • WTBSE
    WTBSE Posts: 72 Member
    This is where you can look at what is giving you the most calories and look for a substitution. For example, Oil adds a ton of calories.. but if you substitute it for all natural no sugar applesauce you can really cut the calories and still maintain the flavor. In fact, I prefer applesauce in my baked goods over oil.

    What a great idea! Thanks so much for the heads up :)
  • GidgetW
    GidgetW Posts: 23
    My recipe section is full of my foods. I love it, now I know which foods I can eat as much as I want, or if I have to go easy on them. It comes in handy. With the peach cobbler I make...I eat smaller portions now, that way I can still have some and not go over my calories. Instead of 4 servings I broke it down to 6-8 and it worked out fine.
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