Calculating my own recipes

[uzmizzle]

I started the keto diet recently (about a month ago) and I love it so far. I haven’t lost an incredible amount of weight but I feel good and I love what I’m eating. I have always tried to cut carbs but didn’t know how to do it in a healthy way.

So I have always been a passionate cook and its difficult for me to cook exactly from recipes (which I’m not even sure will taste good) so I make up a lot of recipes with keto-friendly ingredients and rules (such as no sugar, extra fats, etc). However, I want to calculate for myself and share the recipes but I’m not amazing at math and I’m not sure how I would calculate the individual portion sizes?

I understand that cooked/baked ingredients somewhat change in nutritional value and may not be the same as adding A+B+C ingredient nutritional values and just dividing by 8 or whatever. Anyone know any specific way to do this? Or are we assuming that is roughly the calculation and therefore, the values to use?

Not even sure I’m making sense anymore LOL, but thanks for the help in advance to anyone who replies!

[amargolis]

I use My Fitness Pal. It’s really easy to use.

[allan]

I use http://www.fatsecret.com. Enter your food and all the calculations are done for you.

[collaroygal]

I use Mastercook, have for decades it is in ver. 15 currently. It is a standalone but they also have web based, which has a fee. I just signed up before a price jump for 3 yrs. at the old 1 yr. rate. They have an app button that lets you grab recipes from the 'net. I am someone who will read a recipe and then think of like 5 variations right away, so this works great for me. I can edit the recipes as I make my changes. Then MC gives me all the per serve nutrition and cals.

I have also used MyFitnessPal for logging for over 3 yrs. You can also grab recipes from the 'net with that. MFP allows you to make your own entries for foods so many cals. and nutrient counts are bogus. But it is a quick way to find USDA cals and nutrients. Also items with a check mark infront of them have been verified by other users.

[Charlz]

In use mynetdiary on my iPhone. I got the pro edition ($90 odd Aussie). It lets me creat my meals and calculate macros etc per serve and then save that meal if I have it regularly ie my version of bullet proof coffee. Also you can check foods, and track bloods or other stuff. Need the full version though to see net carbs though but it does sink with I Health to add data like exercise etc.

Hope the pic comes through. Easy app bugger all advertising.