How do I add a meal or scan a recipe?
Quick answer
In the Meals tab, tap Add Meal to type one in, or Scan Recipe to turn a photo of a recipe into a meal you can edit.
Add a meal by hand
- Open the Meals tab.
- Tap Add Meal (the + button).
- Type the Meal name. This is the only thing you must fill in.
- Photo: Take Photo or Choose Photo. Optional.
- Time & Servings: set the time in minutes and how many it serves.
- Ingredients: fill in Qty, Unit, Ingredient. Tap Add Ingredient for more rows.
- Recipe & Cooking Instructions: type the steps.
- Tap Save.
Scan a recipe
- In the Meals tab, tap Scan Recipe.
- Pick Take Photo or Choose Photo.
- Wait for “Reading recipe…”.
- A New Meal form opens with the name, ingredients and steps filled in.
- Check it, fix anything wrong, tap Save.
Photo of a recipe page as a meal photo
- In a meal’s photo section, a photo that looks like recipe text gets a question.
- Extract Ingredients & Instructions: fills the form from the photo.
- Use as Meal Photo: keeps it as the picture only.
Edit or delete a meal
- Edit: tap the meal, then tap Edit.
- Delete: swipe left on the meal in the list.
- Deleting a meal also removes it from any planned days, and their calendar events.
Find a meal
- Use Search meals at the top of the Meals list.