Enter or edit measures for a food

A custom food's default measure is grams. On the Measures tab you can add common measures (such as a slice), copy measures from a similar food, or turn on volumetric measures (such as mL and L).

Any measures you add are listed when you enter the food into a recipe, meal plan or food record.

Add a common measure

1. Open the food and click Edit.
2. On the Measures tab, click + Add measure.
3. In the Create measure dialog, enter a Name and the Weight in grams.
4. Optional: Turn on Default to list this measure first when the food is entered.
5. Optional: Enter any Notes.
6. Click Create.

Copy measures from a similar food

1. Open the food and click Edit.
2. On the Measures tab, click Copy measures & VCF.
3. Search for and select a similar food.
4. Click Confirm.

This copies the food's measures and its volume conversion factor (VCF), which converts between millilitres and grams.

Turn on volumetric measures

1. Open the food and click Edit.
2. On the Measures tab, turn on Liquid if the food is a liquid. This also turns on Volumetric measures and lets you view the food's nutrient analysis per 100mL. If the food isn't a liquid but you want to measure it by volume (such as flour), turn on Volumetric measures only.
3. Enter a volume in millilitres and its weight in grams. For example, 100mL = 115g.

Changes save automatically. When you're ready, click Publish.