looking for a site where I can...

[Shay]

put a recipe in and get the nutritional information on it. I want to make a califlower recipe but don't know anything but the net carbs in the end and would like to be able to put it into fit day.

[Isabeau]

I don't know about a site that does that but what I do is just enter the ingredients into fitday.

[Checkers]

I just downloaded the $19.95 pc version of Fitday and you can make meals from ingredients in the database! I just bought it because my internet connection can be unreliable, but there are some nice features.

[higgies]

I just use Fitday.com. I put all the ingredients into the next day and the amounts, then I tally up all the total values from the top of the screen, divide it by the number of servings, and I make a custom food with it. It's kind of the long way, but it works for me!

[mjett37]

hi can you explain more how you use fitday with the servings and all

[sadie147]

Originally Posted by mjett37

hi can you explain more how you use fitday with the servings and all

I would go to a blank future day, entere all the ingredients, then with a calculator, divide the cals carbs, fibre protein etc by how many servings you have. then enter that amount as 1 serving, in the custom foods. This is how i do it anyway.

[mjett37]

sorry I am dense could you explain more :confused

[Elizellen]

I do the same.
Go to a new day on fitday with no food entered yet

Then enter all the ingredients you are using with exact quantities.
Write down all the totals that appear in the fitday chart (next to the pie chart) on a piece of paper or in a word processing document or spreadsheet.

Here is an exmple of an omelette made using 3 medium eggs, 2 medium mushrooms and cooked with .25 ounce of the butter I use.
Total: 260
Fat: 19 172 68%
Sat: 8 70 28%
Poly: 2 18 7%
Mono: 6 57 23%
Carbs: 3 11 4%
Fiber: 0 0 0%
Protein: 18 70 28%
I have emboldened the figures to use - the others are not important in this case.

Because I like to use the nutrition report to make sure I am adding the right supplements if needed I usually enter the minerals and vitamins in recipes into fitday as well as the carbs/cals details.
If you dont want to then you dont have to use these extra figures.
If you do then here is how to find them for your recipe.

Click on the 'reports' tab at the left of the screen and choose the 'nutrition' report. You will be shown a list of all the vitamins and minerals that the omelette contains with the quantities.
Make a note of all these.

Now go back to the 'food' page and click on 'new custom food'

You will be given a blank list in which you can now enter all the figures for your recipe.
If the recipe (like my imaginary omelette) is for one serving enter the figures just as shown. If your recipe is for 4 servings then you have two choices :
1. Enter the figures as shown and make it clear in the 'serving size' box that the numbers relate to 4 servings
2. or call it '1 serving' and before you enter the figures divide every one by 4, so you are entering the amounts of just one servingsworth of your whole recipe.
I usually use option 1. and when I eat one serving of the recipe just make sure I enter '1 serving' on the day I eat it - so fitday doesnt use the figures for the whole recipe :yikes .

Once you have filled them in correctly and made sure the name of the item and serving size is correct for the numbers entered click on 'save custom food'

[mjett37]

Thank You :hug for explaining it to me I now get it :joy