Barcode Scanning??? HELP!

BenHumphreys407 wrote: »

This may be a dumb question, but is there anyway to use the barcode scanner to log items in general, for later use? All It seems to do is scan it when you're eating it there and then, no actual way to just save it into the app and then add it to the diary when needed? Thanks in advance!

The barcode scanning feature is a search of the public Food Database. There is no feature in MFP to place an item from the public Food Database into any other place but your Food Diary (or as an ingredient in a Recipe using the Recipe Builder). Once you have added an item to one of the meal slots in your Food Diary, it will normally be found on the Recent list query of your Food Diary, so you can find it there and do not need to scan that barcode again.

Wophie wrote: »

I would suggest using the 'Create New Meal' option, saving it and not logging it, and then going back to your saved meals to add it later.

I agree. That's definitely the best way to scan foods for later use.

melkins133 wrote: »

I want to scan my foods after coming home from the grocery store for later use!

Scan it as having been eaten on some past date shortly before you started MFP, maybe. That will maybe distort some long-term statistics, but not much. After it's scanned, it will stay in your recent/frequent foods as long as you use it semi-often.