Ingredient Sidebar
Entering Name and Nutrient Weight
- Type a name in the Name box.
- Enter the quantity and weight for the Ingredient. Nutrient weight is often entered from information on the sample size from a vendor or “Serving Size” from a Nutrition Facts panel.
Note: Both the Name and Nutrients per weight must be filled in for you to continue.
Other options available from this screen
Common Name
Generally, a shortened version of the long Item Name. If you create an entry for this field, you can choose for this name to appear on your Reports (View > Preferences > General > Use Common Name). The Item Name will be replaced by the Common Name.
User code
You can use this field to store an original, specific user code for your recipe. Later, when adding this recipe to a foodlist, you will be able to search for it by its code. (See Chapter 8 for more information on Searches.)
Supplier
If your information comes from a supplier, you may wish to associate the supplier with the ingredient to further simplify future searches. You can select from the existing options or add your own.
Product
You may choose to associate a Product name with your ingredient for organization and/or ease of future searches. You can select from the existing options or add your own.
Note: ESHA code, creation date and modified date are automatically filled in by the program. The ESHA code only applies to foods already in the program’s database and cannot be changed.