The Recipe Importer feature allows you to quickly import recipes from popular recipe websites or to easily match lists of manually entered ingredients to food items in our database.
Please note: The recipe importer is currently only available when the device is set to English
You can create a new recipe in two areas of the app:
- While logging food, tap the "Recipes" tab, then "Create a New Recipe" if you wish to enter your ingredients manually. Or, scroll to the right an tap "Import Recipe" if you wish to import your ingredients from the web.
- You can also tap the Menu (or "More" screen) then select "My Recipes & Foods," then tap "+" while viewing the "Recipes' tab
- Next, choose to "Add from the Web" of "Enter Ingredients Manually."
Entering Recipe Ingredients Manually:
In this option, you can type in your list of ingredients or paste them in from another source.
Please use a standard ingredient format, for example:
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 pound chicken breast, cubed
- 2 large carrots, diced
Confirming Ingredients:
- Once your list of ingredients is imported from the web or entered by you, tap the check mark in the top right of the screen.
- Tap on any item that is not a good match, and you will be able to perform a search to refine the accuracy of that ingredient. Just tap "Search for an Alternative," and we'll show you other likely options.
- Our tool is learning all the time, and we currently have a 90% or better match-rate. As more users import and verify their recipes, the tool will improve even faster.
- Once all items are matched in the list, tap the check mark in the top right and choose "Save" or "Save & Log It". "Save" will store the recipe in your Recipe Box for later logging. "Save & Log It" saves the recipe, but also asks to which meal you'd like to add the recipe.
- To edit or delete a saved recipe, please see these instructions.