Enter or edit measures for a recipe

When you create a recipe, by default its measure is grams. You can make more measures available for the recipe on its Measures tab. Here, you can add common measures (such as slice) or import the measures from another similar item. If this recipe is a liquid, you can also enable volumetric measures (such as mL and L).

To add a common measure

1. Open the recipe.
2. Click Edit.
3. On the Measures tab, click + Add measure.
4. Enter the name for the common measure.
5. Enter the corresponding weight for that measure.
6. Optional: To make this measure the default, select the Default measure checkbox. 
7. Optional: Enter a description for the measure.
8. Optional: Add another measure using these steps.
9. Changes are saved automatically. When you are satisfied with this resource draft, click Publish.

Now, when you enter this recipe into another recipe, meal plan or food record, its common measures are listed for you to select from. If you mark a measure as the Default measure it will display as the first quantity option to select from. 

To import measures from a similar item

1. Open the recipe.
2. Click Edit.
3. On the Measures tab, click Copy measures & VCF.
4. Search for and select a similar item.
5. Changes are saved automatically. When you are satisfied with this resource draft, click Publish.

Now, when you enter this recipe into another recipe, meal plan or food record, the imported measures are listed for you to select from.

To enable volumetric measures, on the Measures tab:

1. Click Edit.
2. If the recipe is a liquid–Click the Liquid toggle, this will automatically enable the volumetric measure toggle. 
   - OR - 
   If the recipe is not a liquid–Click the Volumetric measures toggle. 
3. Enter the number of millilitres (mL) and its accompanying weight in grams (g). For example, enter 100mL = 115g. 
   
4. Changes are saved automatically. When you are satisfied with this resource draft, click Publish.

Now, when you enter this recipe into another recipe, meal plan or food record, the volume measures are listed for you to select from.