How Do I Add My Own Recipes?

You can add your own recipes to your Recipe Box. This is a private space, and anything you add to it can only be seen by you, unless you choose to Share it.

Once you enter a recipe, you can meal plan with it the same way you would with any of our recipes. Add your own recipes to a meal plan, and we'll automatically add those items to your grocery list.

Adding Your Recipe to the Recipe Box

Note: A recipe requires a title, time, serving size, and at least one ingredient and direction before it can be successfully saved to your Recipe Box.

1. Click the Create button near the top-right of your portal and select New custom recipe.

   

2. You can also click the Recipe Box tab in the navigation bar and go to the Add/Edit tab to add a new recipe.

   

3. Optionally add a photo. We recommend a photo size of 1500px by 1000px (.jpg) with minimal white space for best results.

   

4. Add a title, time, and serving size.

   

5. Click into the Tags field to browse categorized tags (like Cooking Appliance), or type to filter the list. You can also type your own word and hit Enter to create a custom tag. Click the X beside any tag to remove it.

   

6. Click the Add Ingredient button.

   

7. In the Details tab, start typing an ingredient name to choose from our database, then enter the quantity and unit of measure. Optionally select a Category (useful when the ingredient is added to a List) and add a preparation note (ie. diced). Once you select an ingredient from the database, its nutrition info fills in automatically on the Nutrition tab. Click the Add Ingredient button on the Details tab to save.

   

8. Click Add Ingredient again to add more items. Click the More Options button (3 dots) beside any ingredient to Edit or Delete it.
9. If you need to create your own ingredient, learn how to do that here.

10. Click the Add Direction button and type in the pop-up to add the first step of your recipe. Click Add Direction again to add more steps. Click the More Options button (3 dots) beside any direction to Edit or Delete it.

    

11. Click the Save Recipe button.

Your custom recipe is ready to be added to a meal plan. You can always Edit your recipe any time from your Recipe Box.