sharing saved meals between spouses

kelnf58
kelnf58 Posts: 1 Member
in Food and Nutrition
My husband and myself both use myfitnesspal. My life would be much easier if I could share my saved meals with him as I have been doing this much longer than he has and have a much bigger list of meals. As spouses we obviously eat the same meals when we eat at home. Any ideas on how to do this?

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  • onefortyone
    onefortyone Posts: 531 Member
    One of us inputs the recipe, and the other one uses one 'serving' to quick-add calories. It stinks if you're tracking macros (which I don't anyway), but that's how we seem to have to go about it, otherwise we'd both be inputting the same recipe and taking twice as long.
  • LexiMelo
    LexiMelo Posts: 203 Member
    One of us inputs the recipe, and the other one uses one 'serving' to quick-add calories. It stinks if you're tracking macros (which I don't anyway), but that's how we seem to have to go about it, otherwise we'd both be inputting the same recipe and taking twice as long.

    That's what we do too...I wish there was a better way! Or a way to quick add both calories and macros at least! If anyone knows of a better way please let me know.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    We don't usually do the quick add calories thing unless we are in a serious rush. One of us inputs the recipe and then leaves our laptop open to that "page" so the other person can quickly & easily enter it, too.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    suggest it on the feedback forum as I would prefer to share recipes with friends too...not clutter the database.
  • JenSD6
    JenSD6 Posts: 454 Member
    My hubby usually logs the meal as I'm cooking, then I view his diary and use the Quick Tools at the bottom of the meal to Copy to today. It puts it into my diary.
  • mediamogulsteve
    mediamogulsteve Posts: 115 Member
    We've found that she can use the quick tool to copy a meal. It's the best way we've found.
  • beam81
    beam81 Posts: 2
    This is exactly what we do as well, it's super efficient.

    We're always stealing things from each other.
  • jennij0421
    jennij0421 Posts: 11 Member
    You can save the meal and it will ask you if you want to make it public. From there you can change the name to the unique meal and mayber your name and your spouse can just look for at meal in the database.
  • ThePinkPanda
    ThePinkPanda Posts: 208 Member
    I just log the main meals for both my spouse and I, then we each add our snacks or whatever independently. it's definitely time consuming. i wish mfp would allow users to copy things from other diaries or to share recipes amongst friends, especially since their new "Fast" recipe tool is more or less useless.


    Edit:
    We've found that she can use the quick tool to copy a meal. It's the best way we've found.

    Just found saw this response. it does work! that's an amazing time saver. thanks!
  • Hannah_Hopes
    Hannah_Hopes Posts: 273 Member
    My hubby usually logs the meal as I'm cooking, then I view his diary and use the Quick Tools at the bottom of the meal to Copy to today. It puts it into my diary.

    ^ this is what me and my partner do too its much easier than trying to log it all twice
  • IAmPersuaded
    IAmPersuaded Posts: 48 Member
    My hubby usually logs the meal as I'm cooking, then I view his diary and use the Quick Tools at the bottom of the meal to Copy to today. It puts it into my diary.
    I would have never thought to do this! Thanks for sharing! Thanks OP for asking!
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    My hubby usually logs the meal as I'm cooking, then I view his diary and use the Quick Tools at the bottom of the meal to Copy to today. It puts it into my diary.

    this would work well. Good idea!

    Not for us though as we both prefer closed diaries

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