Whether you enjoy cooking from scratch, batch cooking for the week, or planning your meals in advance, Calorie Counter offers several tools to save and log your favorite meals and recipes.
Create a custom meal
You can create a meal using AI recognition or add ingredients manually.
Option 1: Use AI recognition
Type your meal description in the search bar and tap the star icon ⭐️.
The AI will generate a meal with suggested ingredients and nutrition values. You can add or remove ingredients and adjust their quantities. To delete an ingredient, tap its name to select it (a black frame will appear), then tap Delete in the footer menu.
To rename the meal or save it as a recipe, tap the meal name to select it, then choose Rename or Create Recipe in the footer menu.
Option 2: Add ingredients manually
Search for the first ingredient, such as pasta, and log it.
Search for and add the remaining ingredients one by one.
Once your meal is ready, you can remove ingredients, rename it, or convert it into a recipe likewise.
Create a custom recipe
Tap New Recipe below the search bar.
Enter the recipe details:
Recipe name
Ingredients and their quantities
Total weight of all ingredients
Serving size for the whole recipe
💡 Tip: You can customize the serving units to suit your needs. Swipe left on a unit to hide it, or tap the plus icon to add custom units that are missing, such as teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, or slices, etc.
Save your recipe.
Your saved recipe will appear in the Recipes tab below the search bar. To edit, duplicate, or delete it later, tap the three dots in the top right corner of the recipe.
Find ready made recipe ideas
Looking for inspiration? You can find a variety of recipe ideas in the Explore tab by tapping the square icon in the footer menu.
Open a recipe you like and tap the bookmark icon in the top left corner to save it.
Find your saved recipe in the Recipes tab below the search bar.
To edit the template recipe, open it, tap the three dots in the top right corner, and select Edit. From there, you can change the name, description, ingredients and their quantities, cooking instructions, and other details.
