calculating cal for homemade food?

staceyw37
staceyw37 Posts: 2,094 Member
edited September 19 in Health and Weight Loss
hi all! i'm still pretty new to mfp. my big q on calories is how to calculate for homemade foods, particularly those with multiple ingredients? we're a family of 5 so i make dinner for us most nights.

for example i made a santa fe egg bake: eggs, shredded cheese, milk, canned black beans that have been very well rinsed, canned whole potatoes (rinsed) and then "fried" in smart balance. all layered and mixed and then baked in the oven.

same for a homemade version of chicken alfredo with pasta--milk, butter, salt, pepper, flour....

i just don't know how to figure it out or add to the site database or figure out any of the nutritional info.
any suggestions?

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  • staceyw37
    staceyw37 Posts: 2,094 Member
    hi all! i'm still pretty new to mfp. my big q on calories is how to calculate for homemade foods, particularly those with multiple ingredients? we're a family of 5 so i make dinner for us most nights.

    for example i made a santa fe egg bake: eggs, shredded cheese, milk, canned black beans that have been very well rinsed, canned whole potatoes (rinsed) and then "fried" in smart balance. all layered and mixed and then baked in the oven.

    same for a homemade version of chicken alfredo with pasta--milk, butter, salt, pepper, flour....

    i just don't know how to figure it out or add to the site database or figure out any of the nutritional info.
    any suggestions?
  • alf1163
    alf1163 Posts: 3,143 Member
    sparkrecipes.com It is great!! I use it all the time. :flowerforyou:
  • craigc155
    craigc155 Posts: 22
    Hello! There is a great site - caloriecount.com, I believe. I just googled "recipe analyzer" and it popped up. You put in your recipe and serving size and it does it for you. GREAT thing!
  • omid990
    omid990 Posts: 785 Member
    you have to add up the nutrition for all of the components and divide that by the serving size
  • ckroys
    ckroys Posts: 219 Member
    www.nutritiondata.com. You can analyze your foods and it gives you everything - calories, carbs, fat, potassium, protein and way more than we enter in here - it even rates them based on how good the food is for weight loss, weight gain, health. Pretty cool. I make most meals, too, so I use it alot! :bigsmile:
  • staceyw37
    staceyw37 Posts: 2,094 Member
    thanks for all the resources!
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