Creating a New Recipe

• Select File>New>Recipe; 

• CTRL + SHIFT + R

• Click New on the Home ribbon and select Recipe.

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The New Recipe window will open.

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You must name your Recipe and decide on a serving size before the program will allow you to continue. You can modify both name and Serving Size later, if so desired.

1. Type a name in the Name box.

2. Select Serving Size

   1. A recipe makes - and enter total number of servings the Recipe will make. The program will automatically calculate the gram weight when the ingredients are entered and will use that amount for per-serving analyses (what appears on the Nutrition Facts Panel, for instance). 

   2. A serving weighs - and enter the weight of one serving.

   3. A serving is - Selecting that option will bring up an option to Add/Edit Measures.Then, associate the volumetric equivalent of your choice to the weight of the serving.

3. Click Finish.

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.

After you have named and entered a size for your recipe you enter foods/ingredients by prompting the program to search for specific ingredients (foods, additives, other Recipes, etc.) then enter the selected item into your list.

1. In the Search For box, type the ingredient you wish to add to your list, either as the whole word or partial words. For example, if you are looking for orange juice, type in orang juic. (More information on searches here.)

2. Press Return on the keyboard or click the Search button. This opens the Select Recipe or Ingredient window. From this window, you can either select a food item or, if the list is too extensive, further specify your search.

Display User Code, ESHA Code, Government Code, Product and/or the Supplier columns by right-clicking and checking your selections.

Note: To see a preliminary nutritional analysis of an ingredient before adding it to the Recipe, highlight it and choose Preview.

Double-click the item or highlight the item and click the Select button to add this food to your intake list.

To make sure the Ingredient is the one you want to add to your Recipe, you can preview this item from within the Select Recipe or Ingredient screen.

The Preview screen will tell you the Nutrients, Yields & Measures, Cost, Pyramid value, Exchange values, Groups, Notes and Ingredient Statement information for the Ingredient.

• Select the Print list button.

1. Select the Export list button. This opens a Save As dialog box.

   • Name the file and choose where to save the file.

   • Click Save.

After you have selected your Ingredient, the modify Foodlist Item window opens with your cursor in the Quantity box.

1. Type a number in the Quantity box.

2. Press Enter.

3. Select the Measure from the given options. (You can click the measure with your mouse, type in the number, or type in the first letter of the measure.)

4. Enter comments if desired. This is an optional text field and will not affect any analyses. Comments will appear on your Recipe screen.

5. Press Enter or select the OK button to add the Ingredient to the intake list.

The item is entered into your list, and the cursor reappears in the Search box ready for you to enter the next item. Continue entering the remaining items in the same manner.

1. Double-click the item you wish to modify in the list of Ingredients in your Recipe; Right-click the item and select Modify; or select the Modify Item icon from the Ribbon

2. Click inside the Quantity box.

3. Change the Quantity and/or the Measure (as explained earlier).

4. Press Enter or select OK.

The updated Quantity/Measure will appear in the list.

1. Left-click on the item and hold down the mouse button

2. Drag the item to its new position

1. Ctrl+ click on the item to copy it. Continue holding down the mouse button.

2. Drag to where you want to place the item. A copy of the item will automatically be pasted, and the original of this item will remain where it was.

Additional options from the Recipe Screen

The right-click menu lets you access the following functions:

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1. Choose Save > Save as.

2. Type in the new name and click Save.

1. Choose Save > Save as.

2. Type in the name of the existing file to be replaced.

3. Click Save. A dialog box will open asking you if you are sure you want to replace this file. 

4. Click Yes to replace the file.

Check Data

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The Check Data feature lets you quickly verify if the information as entered by you and calculated by the program (Actual values) is within the range of what the values should be as estimated by totaling the values for the individual components (Estimated values). 

For example:

In a Recipe, the total number of Calories per serving as entered is 157.5. The values for each component that makes up the total number are:

• 1.9 g protein

• 19.9 g carbohydrates

• 9 g fat

So, each component multiplied by its appropriate 4-4-9 number gives us the following as shown:

• 7.8 protein calories

• 79.6 carbohydrate calories

• 81 fat calories

For a total of 168.4 calories (as compared to 157.5)

The difference between the two is 6.8%. We set our tolerance level at 10%. This comes in well under that level, so the data check gets the green light.

If we set the tolerance at 5% the check data button would have been yellow indicating that the levels weren’t exact, but nothing to worry about. Keep in mind that there are levels of error even for lab testing so 5% is likely too low of a level. We recommend a 10% tolerance level.

If the Check Data button is red, there is at least one check that is outside the set percent tolerance. Red values should be checked by the user. If the numbers turn out to be correct, the percent tolerance can be adjusted until the results are listed in green (within tolerance).

See Appendix A for details on the components.

Interpret missing values as 0.

This feature also lets you know if there are missing values by treating missing values as 0, thereby tripping the Check Data warnings. To turn this off, uncheck the box.

As you know, the new FDA Nutrition Labeling Regulations introduced changes in nutrient definitions and standards. The new nutrient definitions include new nutrient fields that need to be populated for your ingredients and recipes so that this data will appear as expected on the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts panels. 

To address this, we have developed the Nutrient Calculator, which helps you calculate data for the new nutrient fields without having to look up the formulas and/or calculate the conversions by hand.

The calculator offers formulas for:

• Carbohydrates

• The new Dietary Fiber fields

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin B3 

• Vitamin D

• Vitamin E

• Niacin Equivalents

• Folate/Folic Acid

• Tryptophan

Calculate Nutrients

1. On the Nutrient screen, click Calculate Nutrients.

2. Check which nutrients you want the program to calculate.

3. When formulas are not straightforward, the calculator walks you through the decisions (for example: is Vitamin A coming from an animal or plant source?) to ensure accuracy. The recalculated nutrients will appear in the override column on the nutrients screen and the nutrient names will appear in blue.

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Auto calculations

1. Check this option.

2. When you enter values in the override columns, the program will ask you if you want to automatically calculate related nutrients.
   
   

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