How to Add a new food to the Recipe Analyzer

Hi,

I need some help please. When I am entering a new recipe, I understand how to get the number of a specific food item from the URL (web address) and put it in square brackets; however, I am running into trouble if I want to add an item to a recipe that is not already in the Calorie Count database. I first add the item myself under the "Food Log" page, using the "add it here" link, and that works ok, but if I then try to use the item in a recipe, the recipe analyzer cannot find it.

Has anyone figured out how to add a new food item to a recipe?

Thanks!

At this time there is no way to do it.  Improvements are being made to the Recipe Analyzer all the time, but this one has been slow because it's complicated.  Those custom items you enter are for your use only.

There is a work-around that I've used myself.  Put in as much of the recipe as possible.  In the introductory paragraph, explain about the custom item, describe it and give the calories it will add.  Then in the instructions, tell how to add it.  The person reading the recipe can do the math themselves.

Hope this helps at least a little.

I've done that myself.  However if you want just an estimate you may be able to find something that is nutritionally close in the data base.  Sometimes too it can not find an item and you have to open a separate window and search for it.  I had to do this with beet greens for example.  It is in the data base but the recipe analyzer couldn't find it.

Thank you, both. I will try your suggestions for the meantime, and will look forward to upgrades to the analyzer in the future! :) Even with CC's small number of limitations, I still think it's a wonderful tool (and all for free!).

Thanks again.

I haven't used this feature myself, but it was good info!