I need help!

timeforme_2013
timeforme_2013 Posts: 71 Member
edited January 18 in Health and Weight Loss
So how in the heck am I supposed to count calories in something homemade, Such as chili?

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  • KarenJanine
    KarenJanine Posts: 3,497 Member
    Use the recipe function to input your homemade recipe - you just have to input all the ingredients and MFP adds up all the nutritional info for you per serving. It only takes a couple of minutes and you can save the recipe so it's there to use again next time you make that meal.
  • timeforme_2013
    timeforme_2013 Posts: 71 Member
    Use the recipe function to input your homemade recipe - you just have to input all the ingredients and MFP adds up all the nutritional info for you per serving. It only takes a couple of minutes and you can save the recipe so it's there to use again next time you make that meal.

    where is this at on MFP?
  • cappri
    cappri Posts: 1,089 Member
    Go to your food page, along the top is a link that says "recipe."
  • grapefruitannie
    grapefruitannie Posts: 122 Member
    Use the recipe function to input your homemade recipe - you just have to input all the ingredients and MFP adds up all the nutritional info for you per serving. It only takes a couple of minutes and you can save the recipe so it's there to use again next time you make that meal.

    where is this at on MFP?


    Go to your food tab and then the receipe tab is there just search and create :)
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    I just weigh and log each ingredient separately, amounts divided by the number of people I'm cooking for. If I know there are going to be leftovers, it's a bit trickier, but I try to weigh or measure the amount of the final product and then weigh or measure my portion. If it's a recipe I use often, then I use the recipe function.
  • lotusspark
    lotusspark Posts: 367
    I work backwards, I take the recipe and list the ingredients, as long as I know them. The ones which are listed I will add to my log.
    Best luck to you.;)
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