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How to create and find your recipes

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This article explains how to create a new recipe and find your saved recipes on iOS, Android, and the website. 

 

Your kitchen is where the real magic happens. That soup you make every Sunday? The family chili everyone asks for? Those deserve a spot in MyFitnessPal. When you save a recipe, we add up the nutrition for every ingredient and split it into servings for you. Cook once, log it in seconds every time after. Food first, math second.

There are a few ways to build a recipe. Pick the one that fits what you have in front of you

Method

Best for

Available on

Import from the web

Recipes you found online, including on the MyFitnessPal Blog

iOS, Android, and website (English only)

Enter ingredients manually

Family recipes and your own creations

iOS, Android, and website

Bulk import ingredients

Pasting a full ingredient list at once

iOS and Android

Copy a saved recipe

Making a variation without changing the original

Website

 

Looking to save a group of foods you eat together, like your usual breakfast? Learn how to create, find, and log your saved meals.

How to create a recipe

iOS

  1. Open the MyFitnessPal app and tap your Profile Icon in the upper right of the screen.
  2. Tap My Meals, Recipes, & Foods.
  3. Tap the Recipe tab, and then tap Create a Recipe. 
  4. Select either Add from the Web or Enter Ingredients Manually. 
  5. If you tapped Add from the Web, please view our help center article on how the recipe importer works for your next steps. (The Add from the web option is currently only available when the device is set to English)
  6. If you tapped Enter Ingredients Manually: On the next screen, enter the name of your recipe and how many servings are in the recipe. Tap Next when you’re done. 
    1. On this page, you’ll have the ability to Bulk Import Ingredients. To do so, tap the toggle to bulk import, and then paste or type your ingredients into the box, and we’ll match them with foods in our database.
  7. On the next screen, you can Add Ingredients or Edit the Ingredients that were bulk imported. 
  8. Tap the right arrow at the top, and then tap Save or Save & Log It.

 

Android

  1. Open the MyFitnessPal app and tap your Profile Icon in the upper right of the screen.
  2. Tap Recipes, Meals, & Foods.
  3. Tap the Recipes tab, then tap Create a Recipe. 
  4. Select Add from the Web or Enter Ingredients Manually. 
  5. If you tapped Add from the web, please view our help center article on how the recipe importer works for your next steps. (The Add from the web option is currently only available when the device is set to English)
  6. If you tapped Enter Ingredients Manually: On the next screen, enter the name of your recipe and how many servings are in the recipe. Tap Next when you’re done. 
    1. On this page, you’ll have the ability to Bulk Import Ingredients. To do so, tap the toggle to bulk import, and then paste or type your ingredients into the box, and we’ll match them with foods in our database.
  7. On the next screen, you can tap the + in the upper right to add more ingredients if needed, or you can tap the Pencil Icon next to it to edit the ingredients. Tap Next when you’re done.
  8. Tap Save.

 

Website

  1. Log in to your account on our website using the same email address and password you use with the app. 
  2. Click the Food tab near the top of the screen, then click the Recipes tab. 
  3. From here, you can click Import Recipe or Enter New Recipe on the right side of the screen.
  4. If you clicked Import Recipe: Please view our help center article on how the recipe importer works on the website for your next steps. 
  5. If you clicked Enter New Recipe: On this page, you can enter the recipe name, add ingredients, and select whether or not you’d like to share your recipe with the MyFitnessPal recipe database. 
  6. When you’re done, click Save Recipe.
     

** 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.

How to find your created recipes

iOS & Android

  1. Open the MyFitnessPal app and tap your Profile Icon in the upper right of the screen.
  2. Tap My Meals, Recipes, & Foods.
  3. Select the Recipes tab to see your created recipes. Tap on any recipe, and then tap Add to Diary if you’d like to log it. 

Website

  1. Log in to your account on our website using the same email address and password you use with the app. 
  2. Click the Food tab near the top of the screen, then click the Recipes tab.
  3. Your recipes will be listed under the words Your Recipe Box.

Frequently asked questions

Do recipes I create on my phone show up on the website?

Yes. Recipes save to your account, not to one device. Create a recipe on iOS or Android, and it appears in Your Recipe Box on the website too. Sign in with the same email address on every device.

Can I change a recipe after I save it?

Yes. You can update ingredients, servings, and the recipe name at any time. See how to edit or delete a recipe.

How does MyFitnessPal calculate the nutrition for each serving?

We add up the nutrition for every ingredient, then divide by the number of servings you entered. Getting the serving count right matters, so double-check it before you save. You can also view the ingredients in a recipe to confirm each match.

Can I make a copy of a recipe instead of building a new one?

Yes, and it's the fastest way to create a variation. See how to copy or duplicate a saved recipe.

Can I save a recipe from the MyFitnessPal Blog?
Yes. Copy the recipe's link from the MyFitnessPal Blog and import it like any other web recipe. Looking for more ideas? Browse ready-made options in Recipe Discovery.

 

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