 jeanette.pimm 9 years ago | I completely agree with you Carol! A “My Recipes” App where we could place our favourite recipes and then select them when we wanted to do a manual swap. There are so many recipes on here it is very time consuming searching through them all. I have just been looking for a banana recipe and there are 11 pages. I really want to be a bit more creative and varied with my menu plan but haven’t got the time to sit in front of my computer for hours. |
 michellehauser 9 years ago | Carol I agree completely it would be so much simpler |
 Carol Smith 9 years ago | It would be easier if there were an exchange button to bring up a list of swappable recipes. Then if you found a recipe you really like you could click th exchange button to see which menu plan recipe it can swap with. |
 Support 9 years ago | Hi samlaz,
Thanks for posting!
It looks like you would do best using the full Personal Menu Planner application, which is full of tasty recipes.
For recipes that don’t appear in the Personal Menu Planner, simply find a Menu Planner recipe or food that is most similar to what you want—either by comparing exchanges or noting the various types of ingredients—and select it as a place-saver for the system. When it comes time to prepare your meal, make the swap. This can also work with your own personal recipes.
For example, if you are interested in Cheap and Flexible Lentil Stew, one of our newer additions, note that it yields 2 carb + 2 protein exchanges per serving, the same as for Tomato Broccoli Cheesy Potato Bake, which appears in the Menu Planner lists.
In another example, if you have a homemade chicken-vegetable soup you’d like to make, chances are it fits with the combination found in our Chicken Soup for the Gods—even if it isn’t a perfect match, it is more than likely sufficient.
If you wish to incorporate a more unusual recipe, such as our Paleo Nut Stuffing, note that unless you have a specific medical condition, you can swap carbs for proteins (1 carb for 1 protein exchange) or fats (1 carb for 2 fat exchanges).
Best 🙂 |
 samlaz 9 years ago | Hi there. I am new to this plan. How am I supposed to incorporate a lot of these great recipes I see here into my menu planning. The menu planner on site allows you the different food options and change outs, but how can we make these recipes fit within the existing menu planner or do we not use the menu planner to use them and create our own menus? If so, where would I get guidelines around carb and protein combinations.Thanks for any assistance with this. |
