Okay, I'm not sure how to formulate this question, but I hope someone can make sense of it and be able to answer it.

I've been making generic recipes which I use frequently, for example, a sir fry base. However depneding on the day, the weight of the ingredients changes. So I edit the recipe each time inputting different quantities. As a result, the nutritional info gets changed each time I modify the recipe.

My questions is, If I modify the recipe today, is it retroactive? Does it go back and change it on previous days where I've used the recipe. I don't want it to change as the previous ones are based on quantities from those days.

Make sense? Any answers...

I haven't investigated it, so I can't be positive, but I think amounts for previous days, when you used the "old" version of the recipe, do get changed. JMO.

I'm unclear about your reasons for changing it. Are you just using more of a given ingredient than the old version contained? Does it make that much difference in the total carb count of the amount you eat ... in other words, is it really necessary to change the recipe? Maybe it would be better to just add a little extra of the increased ingredient to your Daily Intake, instead of changing the actual recipe. A suggestion, anyway.

I do the same thing and it is retroactive. At least for the day. I haven't gone back to check on the other days but I would assume so. IMO it doesn't make a ton of difference. The recipes aren't changed THAT much. If the difference in ingredients is pretty big I'd just make a new recipe.

Thanks for your answers. Yes, I suspected it was retroactive.

The nutritional info for me varies alot. I cook for myself only so at times, I'll make one serving of a dish and other times, a whole batch. So whether I use 150g of cabbage is a whole lot different that 500. And obviously all the other ingredients change depending on what I have in the house.

I guess I'll just have to make new recipes. Was hoping to save myself an extra step

Soul, you could consider adding the recipes as Bulk Entries instead of - or as well as - Recipes. When you have added a Bulk Entry, the meal comes up on your daily entry with each ingredient there for you to change if necessary.

Rosebud,

I hadn't thought of that. That sounds more like what I need to do , thank you.

Just playing with the bulk entries. I don't understand the single meal/multiple meal bit. In the past, I've only used the single as I didn't understand the other. When and how do us you the multiple meal?

Oh believe me, I originally had HUGE trouble understanding this! But I have since then put the info into the FAQ in the sticky above. Here it is:

If you are still having trouble, keep the questions coming.

Thats so awesome! Lots of potential for the routine stuff we have daily in come way or another like coffee and coconut oil.

That was a great explanation, thank you!