How do I create a recipe? (Original Recipe Tool: Non-English versions of the site)

The recipes features allows you to combine multiple ingredients, so that MyFitnessPal can automatically calculate the correct number of calories and nutrients when you log a serving of that recipe to your diary.

On the Web​

English-speaking web-site users should see instructions for our Recipe Importer tool. Instructions are here.

This new tool allows you to log a recipe just by entering the web address (URL) of a recipe from your favorite recipe website. Or, you can paste or type a list of ingredients, and we'll match the list to items in our database!

In addition to speeding up the recipe input process, the new Recipe Importer offers other advantages over our classic web recipe tool, such as the ability to edit the quantity of an ingredient in an existing recipe. You can find it on the web by clicking "Food" then "Recipes"

Our original recipe tool is currently available to non-English users of the MyFitnessPal site.

• Click "Food" then "Recipes" then "Enter New Recipe." Enter a name for the recipe, and specify the number of servings** it produces.

There are two ways to add recipes in our Mobile apps:

From the Diary:

1. Go into your diary and Add Food
2. Select the Recipes tab then click on the + (top right)
3. Select Create a Recipe then Enter Ingredients Manually or Add From Web
   • If you choose to use Add From the Web you'll need the URL for the recipe (ex. https://www.myfitnesspal.com/)
4. Enter the recipe Name and number of servings**
   • If you choose Bulk Import, put in the list of ingredients and the system will choose the best match. You will be able to check update these later
5. Select Add Ingredients (type in the search field)
   • You will not be able to use items from your recent/frequent/my foods list
6. Select Next then review your recipe and Save

From Recipes, Meals & Foods

1. Open the Menu or More...
2. Select Recipes, Meals & Foods or My Meals, Recipes & Foods
3. Make sure you are on the Recipe tab then select Create a Recipe
4. Then Enter Ingredients Manually or Add from Web
   • If you choose to use Add From the Web you'll need the URL for the recipe (ex. https://www.myfitnesspal.com/)
5. Enter the recipe Name and number of servings**
   • If you choose Bulk Import, put in the list of ingredients and the system will choose the best match. You will be able to check update these later
6. Select Add Ingredients (type in the search field)
   • You will not be able to use items from your recent/frequent/my foods list
     Select Next then review your recipe and Save

** If you're not sure how many servings a recipe will produce, enter a best-guess number when you first create the recipe.

After the recipe is cooked, you can evaluate the number of servings that have been produced. Then, the recipe can be edited and the correct number of servings can be entered. This article contains additional information on editing recipes.