Variable ingredients in a recipe or meal

WSF

I've searched high and low and haven't found a way to solve my issue.

I often make a recipe where all of the ingredients don't have the same weights from time to time. For example: I make a smoothie with many ingredients, one of which is a banana. I weigh everything and the weight of the banana varies significantly from time to time.

Recipes and meals when added to the diary are added as a completed item, not individual components, which frankly I would prefer.

How can I adjust the variable weights each time I make a recipe without having to enter each component each time.

TIA,
Bill

WSF

SUCCESS! I finally figured out how to do what I wanted Chronometer to do!

Instead of a "Recipe", I created the Recipe as a "Meal".

Then by going into the App and going into "More" > "Display" > "Diary Settings" and turning on "Always Explode Meals" it achieves the results I was looking for. Each item is added individually into the diary so I can edit an individual item or add or delete items as needed.

Note - I've not found this setting in the browser version of Chronometer, only the App version. I have Android.

Maggie

I struggle with that myself when I modify recipes on the fly. As far as I know, you would set up your recipe with all the ingredients and then just change the variable ingredient: banana, strawberries etc. Then don't apply the change to previously entered smoothies. So you have to review each recipe. The other way would be to have a base recipe that doesn't vary and add the banana by weight as a separate item.

I haven't tried feature where you automatically log foods that are repetitive. That might make it even easier if you have a smoothie every day.

WSF

I've tried that approach and it is a bit unwieldy. I've got to do some additional experimenting.

heniek

I gave up on trying to be exact (I don't have food scale) I just track macro's near as damn it. My food is very complex so just get an idea on protein and enough carbs since I do heavy weight training. Banana is always medium even if it's large or small. I like to watch amino acids but most isn't listed.

WSF

Clearly you're not an OCD retired Engineer

heniek

I'm retired age 73. If I had a food scale I would weigh stuff but my wife sez no and thinks it would be daft.