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entering fractions of meals

imtw
imtw Posts: 1 Member
in Recipes
Hi all. I've created and saved a meal - how do I add a portion of it to my diary? Any clues appreciated.
Thanks.

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  • jonathannewcombe1241
    jonathannewcombe1241 Posts: 1 Member
    Same problem
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,663 Member
    Unfortunately that's not an option. Saving as a meal just saves the exact diary entry for that particular meal, including the amounts. Logging it just enters that saved data, so to change amounts, you need to change each one individually.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,305 Member
    edited January 12
    It IS possible.

    Meals - at least in the Android app and web browser versions of MFP have a number of servings (app) or quantity (web). To see it in the app, one has to click on the meal, not the plus sign; then use the check-mark on that page to log it after changing the number of servings.

    In either place, that "1" can be overtyped with a decimal value to get fractional servings, 0.5 or whatever.

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,663 Member
    I stand completely corrected! I swear you never used to be able to, which is why I stopped using Meals! Thanks, Ann!
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,305 Member
    edited January 12
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    I stand completely corrected! I swear you never used to be able to, which is why I stopped using Meals! Thanks, Ann!

    @Alatariel75, I think it's might be a new-ish feature? Not sure. It's not a thing I use, I think I had just stumbled over some kind of announcement when it was implemented. Little things change all the time, and I learn about things in the app all the time that have been there for a longer time! ;)

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