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Tracking your meals can be a game changer when it comes to achieving your health and fitness goals. But let’s be real: logging each ingredient every time you eat it can be a hassle. That’s where MyFitnessPalIncludes meal and recipe features!
The app makes it easy to create and save your recipes. This means that when it’s time to log what you’ve eaten, it only takes a few seconds.
Let’s continue the meal. Our guide will walk you through each step, from setting up custom meals to adjusting ingredients, so you can customize your tracking experience and quickly log your meals.
Why create meals and recipes in MyFitnessPal?
Create custom meals and recipes MyFitnessPal it saves you time and helps you record more accurately.
Whether you’re meal planning or cooking from scratch, creating custom entries is a powerful way to track your nutrition effortlessly and tailor it to your needs. It can help you:
- Save time quickly adding pre-set meals or recipes to your diary.
- Continue in more detail with nutrient information based on your specific ingredients and portions.
- Create custom recipes that you can come back again and again.
A step-by-step guide to creating custom meals
The fastest way to create a personalized meal in the year MyFitnessPal The first is to go to a meal you’ve logged in and save it as a custom meal. Then you can go back and log your entire meal with one tap. Here’s how:
- Open the Journal: To create a custom meal, go to the newspaper sheet, where you record your meals every day. See the instructions for these steps.
- Add Ingredients: Enter all the foods you want to include in the meal by clicking “Add the food” for the relevant meal section (eg Breakfast, Lunch).
- Select and save as a meal: When all components are registered, press three “points” in the lower right corner of the entry, then choose “Save it as a meal“.
- Sign up for lunch: Give the meal a name (for example, “Morning Yogurt Bowl”), and add a photo if you like.
- Save: press “Save” to add the meal to saved meals for easy future registration.
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How to add ingredients and parts to recipes
You can also import or create your own recipes in the app, then easily record the portion of the recipe you eat.
- Go”Recipes” Section: Touch More > My meals, Recipes and Food > Create a Recipe
- From now on, you can add recipe ingredients from the URL you’re using or Enter the ingredients manually to create your own recipes.
- Select Enter the ingredients manually and then enter The name of the recipe and servings: title your recipe and specify how many servings it makes.
- add The ingredients: Manually enter each component by searching the database. Select the item, adjust the serving size to reflect the total amount in your recipe, and add it to the recipe.
- Review: After adding all the ingredients, review the nutritional breakdown of the recipe. Edit ingredients or serving sizes as needed.
- Save So that the recipe is available for future record.
- You can also register a server in this step.
Remember that when you record a Recipe, it appears as a single line item in your food diary; Correct calorie and nutrient information is automatically calculated to reflect your serving size.
Recording your favorite meals and recipes
Once you’ve created your meals and recipes, registering them is a quick process. Here’s how to save it and quickly add it to your diary so you can focus on your health goals without any extra hassle.
- Navigate the search screen as if you were registering a food, either by clicking the add (+) button at the bottom of the screen, or by clicking “Add Food” in the diary.
- Press yes My Meals or My Recipes sheet
- Select your meal or recipe: Scroll through the saved entries, select the one you want and register with one touch.
Frequently asked questions about creating meals and recipes in MyFitnessPal
How do I save my favorite meals or recipes for future reference?
To save meals or recipes, create them below meals or Recipes in the application and save after entering all the components. They will then be available on your website the newspaper under saved entries.
Can I adjust the ingredient amounts in a recipe after it’s been created?
Yes! Open your recipe below My meals, recipes and groceries In the More menu, edit the component amounts as needed and save the updated version.
How do I add new ingredients to my custom recipes?
To add ingredients, open the recipe, press editand add database components before saving.
Can I edit or delete a meal or recipe I’ve already created?
yes For iOS, swipe left from your recipe and tap Delete. To edit, click the recipe, then click Edit Recipe. For Android, open the recipe, tap the 3-dot menu, select edit or delete recipe.
How can I track the nutrition of a meal or recipe I’ve created?
When you log a meal or recipe in your diary, MyFitnessPal automatically calculates the nutrition based on the ingredients you used.
Can I copy a meal from one day to another in MyFitnessPal?
Yes, you can copy the meals to another date by pressing the 3 dots and choosing the day you want to register.
Other Helpful Resources
- Read: Can I change my meal names or add more meals?
- Read: How can I change the nutrients in my diary?
- Read: How can I use a recipe as an ingredient in a new recipe?
- Read: How to register a food that is not in the database?
The mail How to create meals and recipes in MyFitnessPal appeared in the first MyFitnessPal Blog.
