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    How do you figure out calories from homemade meals?

    Posts: 143 Member
    edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    I am making firecracker shrimp for supper tonight and it's homemade so I don't know how many calories are in it or how you're supposed to figure it out. Do I just add all the calories together from the ingredients and then divide it into servings to know how many calories I've taken in?

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    • Posts: 20
      Under the food tab, go to recipes. You can add in each ingredient and how many servings it makes. It will give you the total calories for one serving which you then can add to your journal for the day. It is a great source for regular home made meals you make.
    • Posts: 289 Member
      jessicamiller25's got the right way of doing it.
    • Posts: 41 Member
      That's exactly what I do and it's a brilliant tool. Before I discovered it I use to list all the ingredients seperately trying to figure how much of each I would of eaten, nightmare lol.
    • Posts: 4,151 Member
      I'm with Jessica. I don't do any math on my own that a program can do for me, and once you put it in, the recipe is saved. Next time you just click on recipes from your diary and check the box to add it.
    • Posts: 35 Member
      yes that's what I do too
    • Posts: 634
      bump
    • Posts: 143 Member
      Ok, thanks. I completely forgot the "add meals" thing. That will be much easier to keep up with. Thanks again.
    • Posts: 430 Member
      Thanks for asking this question:-)
    • Posts: 238
      Under the food tab, go to recipes. You can add in each ingredient and how many servings it makes. It will give you the total calories for one serving which you then can add to your journal for the day. It is a great source for regular home made meals you make.


      IMO-- this is the best way. Its been keeping me on track with my goals.. ♥
    • Posts: 187 Member
      yeah thank you, cause i had no idea about that feature! thats awesome!
    • Posts: 57 Member
      Bump
    • Posts: 143 Member
      Well I put in all the info and made it out for 4 servings and its 349/serving. I think thats pretty good.
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