SparkPeople SparkRecipes Feedback and Support Messageboard

Sharing Recipes

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:47:42 EST

I have spent months compiling all of my favorite recipes on SparkPeople and, per the guidelines, have not shared them with others as they are not my recipes. However, my husband just joined SparkPeople and I would like to share my recipes with him, as we eat the same foods for lunch and dinner. Can I do this? How?

Made a recipe

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:54:40 EST

I made the honey glaze salmon, root vegetables a tabhoolie (sp) on Wednsday, it was all a great success.

I highly recommend it if you like fish.

Today, Friday, I met my 10,000 step goal

Vegan Lentil Burgers

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:37:45 EST

Has anyone tried the Vegan Lentil Burgers ( Spark)? I usually use Black Beans. I'm going to try it tomorrow.

.013 cups

Fri, 7 Jun 2013 17:55:53 EST

Help new member....not sure but is 0.13 cups 1 oz.

Canned Pink Salmon

Thu, 6 Jun 2013 12:21:31 EST

Anyone out there know how I can use canned pink salmon, other than salmon loaf or patties?

measurements help please

Wed, 5 Jun 2013 23:33:23 EST

I found a recipe on the Sparks recipe facebook page
Garden salad with beets and blueberries
I can't figure the measurements out it calls for 65g romaine lettuce
50g roasted beets
could some one tell what these measurements are equally to

Points Earned on Recipes

Mon, 3 Jun 2013 07:47:13 EST

I am browsing recipes that I haven't made before. Almost every one I look has has "points earned" even though I've never used them. Is there any way this can be fixed so that I can earn points when I make a dish? Thanks so much!

Recipe search very time consuming and inefficient

Sun, 2 Jun 2013 09:28:54 EST

Love this site. Would love to try a lot of the recipes. But, the recipe search is extremely cumbersome (when you want to save it to your recipe book). Search vegetarian, find a recipe, click on it, mark it not public, add it to your cookbook, then start all over and scroll through all the recipes you already looked at to try to get to the next one. Maybe I'm doing something wrong? I just want to scroll through the vegetarian recipes and put a bunch of them in my cookbook and be able to cl...

Need a sauce for asparagus

Fri, 31 May 2013 13:28:26 EST

We have some asparagus we got at grocery store and I want a low fat sauce on it. Tired of light oleo on everything. Hollandaise sauce has too much fat with the butter and egg yolks. Can anyone help me out?

Nutritional File

Fri, 31 May 2013 13:16:27 EST

Hi,
I'm new here as of today and would like to say hi first of all. After figuring all my meals out for the day, I looked at the full nutritional info on a separate page that has graphs and everything showing how close you came to your nutritional goals. Since I couldn't print it right then, there was an option to save it to a file, which I pushed. What file did it save to? Is it something on the main SparkPeople page? Can I access it again and also have a time to print it again? <...

My recipes

Wed, 29 May 2013 23:26:10 EST

Can someone look at my recipes 40 and tell me if they are any good or not 29 . One of them is Apples and Banana fruit salad.

Oh, I wanted other members to tell how I did 198 .

Gluten Free Ingredients in Short Supply

Sun, 26 May 2013 12:19:16 EST

I'm having some difficulty in choosing gluten free items -- bread in particular -- and in getting in enough fiber. It would be great if some gluten free breads were included that we could choose from -- a huge time saver. There are millions of us who are gluten intolerant and we need to lose weight because our ingredients are high in calories many times and we have difficulty in striking a balance. I am sure I'm not alone in this.

Yesterday I accidentally got some gluten in my...

going out if town

Sun, 26 May 2013 10:40:07 EST

Good morning fellow travelers! I am going out if town and not sure I will have access to wifi! How do I post my meals?

conversion calculator

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:05:52 EST

I'm trying to enter my own recipe, and it contains 3 Tbs of cornstarch. The conversion calculator does not allow me to convert a tablespoon quantity to the ounce measure that is required. Is there any way I can add to the options? I have no clue how many grams or ounces a tablespoon is.

Easy recipe retrieval from Spark Solution book?

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:15:08 EST

I bought the book and am following plan, however when I add my foods eaten, I must either create a recipe or add the nutrition stats manually, or add each and every ingredient. Is there a better way? There's a lot of prep and cooking so this is really time consuming. Feeling better in 3 days though!

Recipe recording

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:08:28 EST

Is there a way to record a recipe to my tracker without making it public on the site? Sometimes I want to add a recipe to my favorites that is from another website and change it to suit me but don't want to break copyright laws by making it public. I'm not sure if don't understand the saving option properly...thanks for any help you might have to offer. 24

How do I add a recipe to the meal planner?

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:35:01 EST

How do I add a recipe to the meal planner? I want to add my own recipes or the ideas I find on this site to my meal planner instead of having to choose from the choices there.

how do i edit the ingredients

Wed, 8 May 2013 10:42:01 EST

how do i edit the ingredients

Calculate nutrition w/o entering whole recipe

Tue, 7 May 2013 13:24:09 EST

Often times I just want to calculate the nutrition for a recipe WITHOUT entering the whole darn recipe, instructions etc. (Is this the only easy way to get the nutrition calculated inside Spark People?) Has anybody figured out a way to enter the ingredients, calculate the nutrition and be able to use that information - without filling out the whole recipe template - while entering food in the nutrition tracker? The whole process discourages me from entering food into the nutrition counter at ...

What are Egg Cups

Fri, 3 May 2013 06:52:48 EST

Can someone tell me what are egg cups ? ty

Featured Recipes

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:43:23 EST

Is there a way to check out previous daily featured recipes?

Inaccuracy

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:28:09 EST

I entered a recipe for Turkey Meatloaf into the recipe calculator. It came out saying that it had 91 carbs per serving. That sounded really wierd so I added up all the carbs for the total recipe and it was 145. That was for the total 6 servings so each serving has only 24 carbs. Has this happened to anyone else and does anyone else know why it happened? I have pretty severe diabetes and I am trying to be good about my carbs so I need a calculator that is accurate... Any help would be apprecia...

What else to do with tahini

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:54:12 EST

I purchased a jar of tahini so I could make my roasted red pepper hummus. Now I have this jar sitting in the refrigerator and don't know what else to do with it. I tried it in tahini lemon salad dressing and it was terrible. Any other suggestions?

Editing Your Posted Recipe?

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:57:02 EST

Is it possible to edit a recipe I've posted? I've made a few mistakes my first few times... Still trying to get the hang of it. Also, is it possible to save it for later before posting it to the world? Thank you!

Today's Featured Recipe

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:17:50 EST

Today's featured recipe is Cucumber Salad in Vinegar. I used to have this often growing up. I've made it a few times, but my family didn't care for it. I love it! I will be making this and enjoying it again. Does anybody else try the featured recipes?

The spark people cookbook

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:42:38 EST

I ordered the cookbook for the kindle program on my iPad and it says to enter the code on page 467 to get the spark points but my kindle version doesn't have that many pages. Not sure where to find the code. Thanks.

Jo

Meal Replacement Shakes

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:35:05 EST

I am looking into purchasing a meal replacement shake to help me with my weight loss. However I am stuck with picking one... Has anyone tried Ideal shape Shake, visalus shakes, or herbalife shakes?? If so please let me know what you think of them. Thanks

Recipe Calculator: Ingredient Pork Sausage

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:50:05 EST

Hey folks... Am I just blind? I could not find a listing for plain old Pork Sausage that wasn't in a link or a pattie or a sandwich, etc etc....!

I have a meatloaf recipe which I wanted to calculate the calories for and it is 2/3 ground beef, and 1/3 pork sausage...so a half pound was what I wanted to enter. The closest I could come was Jimmie Dean Maple Sausage, but I know that has sugar too.

Am I really the only one who buys and uses bulk sausage??!...

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS!

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:35:47 EST

I have been extremely loving and eating up "literally" recipes that any of you have been posting...

They are extremely healthy and extremely good!

My kids are very picky and they claim these new receipes their favorite, Sparks food part has saved my humanity to eat good and keep the healthy lifestyle

I LOVE the phone app as well because when we are out shopping and its like "whats for supper" I just pull out and up that app and can find something right then an...

where is the favorites button

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:59:46 EST

where is the favorites button i put my food in and i dont want to look up the same foods every day where is the favorites at any help please let me know it is driving me nuts

Got a recipe for Mexican Lasagna & can't find it

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:10:57 EST

I got the recipe from SparkPeople & wanted to rate it cause it was delicious. But I can't find it.

Eating healthy Now- Help me detox

Mon, 8 Apr 2013 20:05:37 EST

I am preparing to detox. I went to the grocery stores in my area to get needed ingredients for my homemade Green Detox shake. The stores in my area don't have Almond butter I tried peanut butter as a sub it was delicious. the thing is I want to know if anyone has done this. I used the kids peanut butter , so I suppose I should go back and find a peanut butter that's all natural.
Spark people help - should I use it or are the benefits of almond butter better? Can I substitute and stil...

New Here!!!

Mon, 8 Apr 2013 17:38:21 EST

Hi everyone I'm Lindsay 24 yr old mother of two. I was just diagnosed with PCOS and insulin resistance (which is borderline). I was extremely hesitate against the medication metformin that the gyn suggested. I got a 2nd opinion from my family doctor and I can try to get my diet under control before doing metformin which was a relief because the side effects looked scary to me. I would love to hear from anyone with PCOS or insulin resistance or both. This is all so new to me. Hi all! 30...

Snow pea-carrot stir fry

Fri, 5 Apr 2013 15:58:15 EST
Here is a great recipe for stir fry. Sooo easy.
8 oz snow peas
2 cups carrot sticks
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp. lite soy sauce
In skillet heat sesame oil. Add snow peas and carrot sticks. Cook for 8 minutes over medium heat covered. Remove from flame and add soy sauce. Makes 4 servings. 1 point

Annoying full window ad

Tue, 2 Apr 2013 07:51:13 EST
This morning I can hardly read Spark Recipes since every time I load a new page a full page ad pops up from 5th Third Bank. I guess I won't be looking at the recipes for awhile. I am tired of clicking it off every time I try to look at a recipe.

Substutions

Mon, 1 Apr 2013 16:43:10 EST
I looked at the Apple Oatmeal Muffins. They consist of Oatmeal (regular) I have wheat oatmeal, and also it has half-or 2pecent milk...I have soy milk.....it also calls for Wheat Flour, but the Oatmeal has that, what of these would be ok and what wouldn't to make these....thank you for your help...

Recipe added as ingredient in another recipe?

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:02:10 EST
Can I add one of my saved recipes as an ingredient in a new recipe? I created a recipe for potato salad dressing and I want to include a portion of it in a new recipe I am creating for potato salad.

Thanks in advance

App for Android

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:16:32 EST
I just got a new phone - upgrade and my apps didn't transfer over. I went to download Sparkpeople and noticed it is now a paid app? When did that happen!?! I know it doesn't seem like a big deal, but it was free - how come the change? Are there new features on the app?

Save 1/2 calories by using 1/2 corn starch in lieu

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:17:49 EST
Did you know that corn starch has 2xs the thickening power as flour so you use 1/2 as much with 1/2 the calories.!

How do I create/post a recipe?

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:41:32 EST
I made something really yummy and want to share it... How do I do that? Do I just post a thread somewhere?

How do I find the recipe calculator

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:23:54 EST
I have to get inventive quite often so I need a recipe calculator. I have read about it but all I can find are links to download one from a third party site. I got so desperate the other day I clicked on one that changed my home page and did all sorts of funky stuff... somebody help! Where the heck is it????? Dee 101

Calories listed on snacks are nice ... but...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:03:33 EST
I loved the 55 Snacks under 200 calories article. That's a great variety. But it's not all about calories, as everyone on this site knows. It would be helpful in such articles if they could include total carbs, total proteins, total fat, and maybe even cholesterol. From there if readers have items to avoid or need more of, we can do the search...but from a quick look and run out to the store, it would be most helpful to have a little more detail. I love all the entries in the Food Tracke...

Help

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:36:56 EST
I have this wonderful recipe for Steamed Vegetable Frittata's. Yes, I ate it and then asked for the recipe. If I were to put it here could someone figure out how to make it taste good and not have so much calories and fat. Converting is not my thing. Thanks.

Mediterrean Diet

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:55:14 EST
Has anyone tried this? I'm interested in it and need a pantry list.

My blog

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:38:41 EST
Hello,

I can't figure out how to start my blog. Please help!

Yoga and Cellulite

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:15:03 EST
I would like to start doing Yoga. Has anyone that has been doing Yoga for awhile actually notice if thier cellulite has become less noticeable? What is the best DVD to try for flexibility and calorie burn? I would be a beginner for Yoga, but also want something that will work after I have progressed too.

Wanted to share a recipe i tried today.

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:33:36 EST
I did not get this off of sparkrecipes, i threw some stuff together and liked it, so i thought i would share. This is a recipe I made up for chicken salad.

-I whole chicken breast shredded or cut into chunks
-2 tsp low fat zesty italian dressing
-1/4 c chopped spinich
-2 tbsp chopped red pepper
-2 tbsp chopped onion
-2 dallops of greek yogurt
-1 tbsp olive oil or canola

Put the tablespoon of oil in a pan and sautee the pepper and onions, whe...

Joyce's 5 meat Meatloaf

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 11:01:41 EST
My Favorite MEATLOAF; 5 meat Meatloaf
1lb of ground Chicken
1lb of ground Turkey
1lb of ground Pork
1lb of ground Beef
1lb of ground Venison or other meat
4 or 5 whole Eggs
4 tsp ground pepper
1 large onion chopped
15 oz can Tomato soup
2 cups of Oatmeal

I mix the eggs, pepper, onion, tomato soup and oatmeal together then add the meats and mix well. I have baked this in muffin cups for individual meatloafs, as 5 1-pound meatloafs,...

figuring out nutrition facts for home made meals

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:16:19 EST
I cook often in large quantites..3 bean cassarole (some times 7 or 8 bean), soups made from scratch,etc. is there an easy way to figure it all out and save it to favorites?? Do I need to figure each ingredient seperatly?? some of this stuff could take forever to figure out...

creating recipes

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 06:28:03 EST
I love to cook. I have created several recipes on recipes.sparkpeople.com. I did one last night for Hibachi Chicken with Fried Rice...doing some substituting to make it diet friendly. This morning, it will not show up in a search. Is there a time lag before new recipes show up? I have it in my recipe box but I can't find it in a cold search. I have a friend that wants the recipe.

nutrients in a recipe ?

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:30:43 EST
In one of the recipes for hot cocoa mix it has that it has 91+ grams of carbs per serving. It is something like 56 calories, uses dry milk, splenda, cocoa and vanilla bean. I made it with vanilla powder and split the cocoa to have 1/3 of it dark cocoa. All of the other recipes that use splenda or stevia have something like 5-9 grams of carbs per serving unless they also have pudding in them. What makes this one come up so high? I thought if I went in to the remake the recipe it might cha...

Spinach-Berry Salad

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:16:48 EST
Wow! This salad is amazing! Even my daughter had 2 helpings, then asked me, "Was that Spinach?" I did substitute the Honey with Agave, and it was wonderful.

Problem with SparkRecipe System

Thu, 7 Mar 2013 18:02:46 EST
Is anyone else having trouble with getting in to modify a recipe? The system keeps kicking me out as soon as I click on "Edit" in my recipe box. I have never had this problem.

suggestion

Thu, 7 Mar 2013 14:37:43 EST
I highly suggest the recipe for whole wheat flat bread. Its really good, for lunch i cooked some ground turkey, added a calorie friendly pizza sauce, and topped it with low fat mozerella cheese (with a side salad of course!) and put it all on the flatbread.

It also has very few ingredients, I think 4? and i didnt even use the parsly so maybe 3. It took me 5 minutes to mix up and it had to rest for 30 minutes. I now keep portions of the dough in my fridge for the week, and just coo...

Fruit Dip Question

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 18:24:28 EST
Recipe:

4oz philly cream cheese
1/2 cup powder sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Can anybody figure out how many calories it would be for one tablespoon?

calories per servings

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 15:46:49 EST
I just added a recipe for oatmeal breakfast cakes to my recipe box. It was taken from the Digest Diet. This diet says 1 serving is 177 cal, 8.5 g of fat. However, when I added it to my food tracker, it added 1 serving as 1,083 cal. It left me with no calories for the day and it's still in the middle of the day. How can I fix this? Do I need to edit my recipe?

Cream of chicken Soup

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 14:26:13 EST
Boy was the cream of chicken out of this world!!!! This next time I will add a cup of chopped celery and a little garlic!!

Using the SPARK Planned Meals with food allergies?

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 13:25:40 EST
I am new to SPARK People and would like to be able to use the planned meals to help manage my food intake. My only difficulty with this is that I have several food allergies and end up spending more time trading out items on the menus that I find myself not actually following the menus and reverting back into old habits. Is there a way to tell the system what types of foods to avoid when creating a weekly menu? I know that there are some very basic settings, but I need to be able to tell the ...

Baked Chicken Parmesan

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 10:08:17 EST
Tried this Spark recipe this week, and it was tasty, quick and easy!

If you do the daily excerise- how do you count?

Tue, 5 Mar 2013 22:45:27 EST
I've been doing some of the daily excerises you see on the sparks page under "Excerise of the Day". My problem comes in how to count or add this to your tracking. The excerise tells you enough in how to do them, but not what calories you burn. Sometimes I just do them till I feel I've worked at them enough, but then How do you put this in your tracker? Does anyone else do these and count them? Thank You.

How to modify an existing recipe

Tue, 5 Mar 2013 04:41:05 EST
How. And why do I have so much problems finding food????? I am missing something because it is frustrating

Please help .

locating favorites

Mon, 4 Mar 2013 20:28:31 EST
How do you look at your favorites in the app for android?

This is my first day and I am terrified to fail.

Mon, 4 Mar 2013 10:43:13 EST
Hi Everyone.
This is my first time/day with sparkpeople. I have tried so many other things that all promised success but I failed everytime. I am terrified that I will fail again with the plan. Anyone have any tips or suggestions? Also, can you just have sparkpeople plan your menu and tell you what to eat? L:ooking forward to hearing from you.

moving from recipe box to recipe collection?

Sun, 3 Mar 2013 20:12:22 EST
How does one move recipes in their box (created before the collections) in to the recipe collections?

Veggies with Protein?

Sat, 2 Mar 2013 22:18:41 EST
I love salads. All the fruit and other stuff you can add makes them great! But here is my issue. I would love to try to go vegetarian for a few days a week. Kind of like giving myself a personal challenge. I have a huge love for all the high fat meat, so think this could help. So here is my issue, I search for veggies that have protein, but it always comes up short. Like a salad will have 8 protein, which makes it hard when you work on your feet and your constantly moving.

Does an...

Help With Recipe

Sat, 2 Mar 2013 22:12:27 EST
Can anyone tell me how to edit a recipe that I shared? I made an error on it and need to correct it. Thanks.

Nutrition Value in a Recipe

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:14:55 EST
Can anyone tell me if there's a website or program where I can put the ingredients of a recipe and it will calculate the nutritional value?

Pounds vs. oz or strips or size?

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:07:09 EST
I want to enter a new recipe which happens to include 1.5 pounds of raw carrots. When I search for 'raw carrots', 'pounds' is not an option on the drop down list. The closest thing is 'grams' and that would be silly. How do I add 'pounds' to the amount options?

Thanks.

Meatless in March

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:45:27 EST
I signed up for a Meatless March challenge. I also promised to avoid animal milk and cheese. I did not promise to give up eggs, haha. Does anybody have any vegetarian, mostly vegan recipes they would be willing to share or resources I can check out? Looking for whole foods, nothing processed. I pretty much avoid carbs (in the forms of bread, pasta, rice, potatoes).

Cookbook vs. Recipe Box

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:39:47 EST
What is the difference between my recipe box and my cookbook when I save recipes.

recipe converter

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:27:13 EST
Does Sparkpeople have a way to type in a recipe and have the nutritional values, calories, fat, protein, etc - calculated?

Rolled Oats

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:17:55 EST
I have seen rolled Oats have used them before, but I have not been able to find them at wal mart or Martins. they have 100 whole wheat and the instant kinds. Help I want to try some recipes but I can't until I can figure out where to get these at. Have they changed names being packaged differently. am I just not with it. lol

Recipe

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:50:09 EST
I am still looking for recipe for no bake oatmeal bars using oats, milk raisins and cinnamon. And still need to hearif most of the recipes on the Spark site are in the Spark Cookbook. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you and have a GRRRRREEEAAAAAAAATTTTT DAY
CHARLENE

dairy free?

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:47:07 EST
i have pcos and have been advised to steer clear from dairy this is all new to me any low cal recipes any one would like to share

Online Cookbook for TV Cooking Segments

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:38:05 EST
recipes.sparkpeople.com/cookbooks.as
p?cookbook=719393

Just wanted to let everyone know I am posting my online cookbook for the segments I do for TV. Creating low calories recipes is a passion of mine and I now get the share them with the Tulsa Metro Area.

merging the app info w/ website

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:26:49 EST
I use both the site and the app. And I noticed that now I have two sets of favorite recipes because I cannot access my favorites on the website via the app.

Are there plans in the future to be able to log into the app using our SparkRecipes website login and access our cookbooks and saved recipes?

Thanks,

Trail Mix Bars

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:58:32 EST
Does anyone have a recipe for trail mix bars, that don't contain sugar or processed foods? I would like to find one that has whole grains, fruits, nuts and maybe some raw coconut. Please help - I would probably add a tad of chocolate mini chips to ward off the candy fix.

Deleting a recipe

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 14:11:45 EST
How do I delete one of my own recipes? I have 4 of the same recipe, trying to change one thing and then another/

much protein much fiber low sodium, homemade energ

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 10:46:16 EST
any of u good cooks out there have a easy recipe for some sort of homemade energy/protein bar, low in sugar, low in sodium, high in protein and fiber? 265 481 368 267 370 370

Angel Cake

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 08:20:34 EST
I eagerly turned to the Angel Cake recipe in my new Spark People Recipe Book - because I used to have a recipe for a fat-free, wonderful chocolate angel cake - and was SO shocked and disappointed to find the recipe used a PACKET of cake mix! I'm on the hunt now for a make-from-scratch recipe - anyone?

SparkPeople Cookbook

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:43:33 EST
I ordered the SparkPeople cookbook, and it came in the mail yesterday. I was so excited, I read just about every recipe in the book in less than a day. Today, my mom made the stuffed pork with spinach, feta cheese and mushrooms. In place of the spinach, we used broccoli. Because no one really likes spinach in my family. It was delicious ! We're making the Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken recipe tomorrow, I'm even more excited about that one ! I definitely recommend buying this book, so worth the few...

Recipe as ingredient in another recipe

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:26:36 EST
Can I use a serving of a recipe that I already created as an ingredient in another recipe? That sounds confusing,.... here's my deal.

Last night I made my own recipe for Spanish Rice.
The night before I made my own recipe for Chicken Taco Meat.

Now I want to make my own recipe for Chicken Enchiladas, using 1 serving of my leftover Spanish Rice and 4 servings of my leftover Chicken Taco Meat.

As far as I can tell the only way I can do this is to:
f...

Best suggestion for sugar replacement in recipes

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:30:54 EST
One of the main goals I have set for myself since starting this adventure with SparkPeople, is to completely eliminate sugar from my diet (as much as humanly possible).

This means that when I see a recipe that calls for sugar, I need to know what a suitable substitute would be that would not be distasteful. Some sweeteners are harmful. Some are just plain nasty. There is a recipe today on Spark Recipe for the day for Chocolate Mousse that sounds wonderful, but calls for sugar. <...

What is your favourite Sparks recipes?

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 06:57:47 EST
I was wondering what everyones favourite recipes are on Sparks?

How to calculate the calories for one cup.

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:54:42 EST
I have a recipe for a multi bean soup. It consists of several cans of beans, diced tomatoes, chopped onion, chicken broth, ground turkey and spices. It makes about 14 cups of soup. How do I calculate the calorie content for a cup?

Serving of meat, chicken, pork, fish & seafood

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:20:08 EST
I am confused as to when to weigh servings of protein. Do you measure it before or after it is cooked?

Points for vegan cookbook

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:58:18 EST
Why do we not get points for purchasing the Easy Vegan Meals by Sparkpeople?

unable to save recipes into my recipe book

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:31:25 EST
I can get to the recipes but am unable to save them to my recipe book. All I see is recipe makeover button Please help?

Help with Measurements

Sat, 9 Feb 2013 14:48:11 EST
I'm trying to add 1 can Campbels cream of chicken soup 98% ff (no water added) to a recipe but it only gives me the option of cup measure. How can I change this?

Oops! Wrong Forum! Measurement Tracking on iPad

Sat, 9 Feb 2013 13:29:34 EST
I'd like to be able to track all my measurements on my iPad app. I try to focus more on measurements than the scale. (It would also be nice to be able to set date-specific measurement goals, not just weight goals.)

Thanks for considering this!

help please!

Fri, 8 Feb 2013 08:14:39 EST
just starting out would like help with this ;3 cups coffee;6teaspoons creamer 3 teaspoons of splenda; yogurt 80 cal 6 tablespoons of liquid egg;50 cal; 1/2cups of green peppers; 1/2 cups of fresh mushrooms; 1/2cups onions; 2tablespoons of sala 15 cal; water 9 oz one cup lemon ginger tea; 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil could some one help me with the rest of these cal and was it a good start so far?

Best Vegan Mexican Pinto Beans Ever ( Slow Cooker)

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 14:56:04 EST
This delicious looking and well reviewed recipe calls for 1/4c dried pinto beans to serve approximately 12 people. Could MRICHTER2004 (the author of the recipe) please clarify the amount of pinto beans for this recipe? Thank you so much!

What happens

Mon, 4 Feb 2013 15:31:01 EST
when you just figure out a recipe and submit it? I just did this but I don't see it now. I would like to add it to my collection.

Low Sodium

Mon, 4 Feb 2013 11:06:56 EST
Why isn't "Low Sodium" one of the Dietary choices when searching for, or entering new recipes? Plenty of people are on Salt Restricted diets these days and it would be nice to make it easier to find and share these types of recipes.

Soybean Oil

Mon, 4 Feb 2013 09:47:51 EST
Chef Meg's recipe for seafood stock calls for soybean oil. So far I have not been able to find it in the store, even at Whole Foods. I have read where vegetable and soybean oild are the same thing. Is vegetable oild a good substitute for soybean oil for this recipe?

sparkpoints earned, but haven't cooked recipe

Sun, 3 Feb 2013 20:57:36 EST
Why are recipes I'm clicking on stating I have already earned points for cooking that item? Baffled!

cauliflower pizza crust

Sat, 2 Feb 2013 10:48:42 EST
Has anyone tried this yet? Someone told me they couldn't get it to be crispy except around the edges. Any thoughts before I attemp to make it?

banana waffles

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:14:16 EST
I bought the sparkpeople cookbook. I love it. The recipes are so good that everyday I make either one or two new meals.

This morning I made the banana waffles. Delicious. I really thought I would never have waffles again.

Being on this lifestyle change has been so much fun and not boring at all because of the recipes I find on this website.

Thanks everyone!

getting started

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:01:07 EST
Hi
Today is my first day tracking my food intake. I've been trying to loose weight for the past month and a half. I down about 8 pounds. I've set goals for myself 10 pounds at a time. How is everyone else doing on this Sparks program? Would love to hear how others are doing.

Entered a recipe and can't find it using "search"

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:19:26 EST
I entered a recipe for dried fruit muffins, and although I can find it in my own recipe box, I can't find it using the "search" options, even though I entered all the search-words I put in.

My partner was also trying to find it and couldn't.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!!

Impossible!

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:50:34 EST
I was attempting to follow the spark people food plan originally, but I had to face the music on this one guys. I'm no five-star cook, the ingredients were pricey, and I didn't know what half of them were! The plans are great in theory but I know myself, and there's know way I could stick to it with my schedule. Still, I like the variety and the food choices are healthy and interesting. Anyone have some time-saving ideas or tips?

Salsa Chicken

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:45:44 EST
I made the salsa chicken.It was really good .All of my family like it. We are having it again tonight.Thankyou for such a good recipe!

view nutrition info for ingredients

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:31:28 EST
I have a recipe that uses an ingredient that's not in the site-provided database, but has been entered by several other members. I'd like to pick one that has nutritional info entered for it that's closest to the product I'm using.

How do I view the nutritional info that's been loaded for any ingredient that's available to add to a recipe?

Need to edit an INGREDIENT (not the Recipe)

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:46:32 EST
Hello, all. I know how to edit a RECIPE to add or delete the ingredients... but I don't see where I can edit or delete the INGREDIENT itself. Can this be done? I am referring to the custom ingredients that I have manually entered.

serving size

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:32:12 EST
I have been looking through 100's of recipes and all recipes seem to give number of servings but not serving size amounts. It would be great if the recipes would include that.

case in point I saw a smoothie recipe that states 5 servings but would have to be poured out of blender into some type of measuring cup and then be divided by 5 and repoured.

Brussel Sprouts

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:11:03 EST
I was forced to try the nasty smelly green vegetable in my youth and hated them. I read the recipe for shredded brussel sprouts and decided it was time to try them again with an open mind. Much to shock they were awesome! I have made them twice now and my son-in-law eats them as well as my 7 year old granddaughter. Try them using a stir fry method and be prepared to be pleased.

Fix the big spelling error on the Acct Pref pg!

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:21:37 EST
There does not seem to be anywhere to send an e-mail -- no "contact us" link of any kind that I can find -- so I'm hoping that someone is monitoring and will see this. It's so sad that the English language is just going to hell in a hand basket and fewer and fewer people care about proper grammar and spelling. Most of the time I tolerate it, but it's not something I expect to see on a multi-million dollar website. The correct spelling is as follows: permanently, not permenantly. 'Specially no...

No ingredients for recipes on the board!!

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:09:54 EST
I'm a little perplexed to search all these wonderful sounding recipes, and when I pull it up, people have not bothered to enter measurements, some don't even put ingredients. Shouldn't there be some standard on how recipes are submitted? I've pulled up like 20 under "paleo" and only two or three had anything written at all! Not ONE recipe that I pulled up, gave full instructions or measurements for anything. Real bummer 24

Gluten Free Recipes

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:20:06 EST
Hi I'm looking for more Gluten Free recipes. Not Desserts but main meals. I adapt most of the recipes that I see. It would be nice to see a Meatloaf or something that really has to be changed.
Thanks

Where are the low calorie recipes on Spark???

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:59:25 EST
Hi!~ I've been searching for yummy, low calorie recipes on here. All I am finding is starvation. How are you supposed to make something, to enjoy one tiny lil bit, and be consuming around 200 calories?? Are there any low calorie foods on this website, where you can induldge and not feel guitly?

Not sure how to measure some foods

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:08:56 EST
When I read labels for portion sizes, I am not quite sure when to use a food scale to interpret my portion size vs. a measuring cup. For example, a cup of fruit scooped in a measuring cup is different than a cup of fruit on a food scale. I found some really nice SparkRecipes that combine my chicken, pasta and vegetables in one dish. The recipe shows, Serves 8. I never know how much of that good casserole I should scoop onto my plate which will equal 1 serving. I really do not want to sab...

what goes with chicken chow mein??

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:12:07 EST
I have a bag of frozen chicken chow mein (250 cal for 1 3/4 cup) for dinner tonight but I wanted to add a side or something else with it. Any suggestions??? TIA!!

Vitamin D Content in Salmon

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:27:22 EST
I am trying to track my Vitamin D through the nutrition tracker. I eat a fair amount of salmon and I have read that Salmon is one of the major sources of Vitamin D. Yet both on this site and other sites Salmon never had Vitamin D in its nutritional content. The closes I have come to was a not that said under Vitamin D - indicates a missing or incomplete value. My theory is that it is not included because the Vitamin D can be variable depending on the source of the Salmon. Wild vs farm ra...

coconut oil, and coconut buter

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:05:01 EST
I just read the spark article about the trends in coconut oil use, andi want to point out one very important thing that the artcle completely missed. Many vegans are turning to coconut butter (and oils) as a replacement for butter, because margarine (all brands) and EARTH BALANCE (which has always been the vegan alternative to butter) use palm oil. Palm oil is destroying the habitats of orangutans and vegans are eschewing products with palm oil. In the hunt for a spreadable or other alter...

Meal replacement shakes

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:30:04 EST
Has anyone tried meal replacement shakes? I usually have to eat breakfast and lunch on the run and I was wondering if anyone has any experience with any of the shakes or drinks now on the market?

Thanks!

Why are the spark meals full of processed foods!?

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:12:45 EST
I'm a single mom leading a busy life. I thought maybe I could just let SparkPeople plan my meals for me, one less thing to do! I was so wrong...I have to spend more time adjusting the meal plans then I did planning my meals to begin with! They are full of fake, processed and frozen foods :( I try to eat almost no processed foods. My breakfast for tomorrow is supposed to be a frozen waffle! EW!

Recipes

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:31:06 EST
I am new to SparkPeople..... Is there a way to sync SparkRecipes into my calorie tracker for the day?

Creating a shopping list from recipes

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:33:47 EST
Is there a way to create a shopping list from recipes I use for say..a weekly menu? I need a shortcut!

Red Velvet Cupcakes No Directions what gives?

Wed, 9 Jan 2013 21:48:21 EST
recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detai
l.asp?recipe=771119

This recipe was featured in your post 11 healthier cupcake recipes but it does not have instructions. Can someone fix this? Why was it featured with out directions??? 24

Thanks!

How to repair error made in shared recipe?

Wed, 9 Jan 2013 20:26:01 EST
I entered a really easy and lowfat recipe today. But I made an error in the servings amount. It shows it as having only 1 serving at over 1500 cals! Help! How can I go back and remove or edit this recipe?
thanks much!

Website problems

Wed, 9 Jan 2013 18:48:36 EST
I anyone else having problems on the site today or is it my computer? It freezes up when I try and look at the full report for the day. Also when I try to edit a food I have input.
Thanks
Nancy

Anyone else 's family bucking the menu plan?

Tue, 8 Jan 2013 16:21:55 EST
My family is not interested in improving the menu choices around here. Any suggestions or strategies for a meat and potato family to get involved with healthy choices?

Recipe disaster!

Tue, 8 Jan 2013 08:22:20 EST
Just got the cookbook and for my first go, tried to make the slow cooker white chicken chilli. Soaked the beans for as long as the recipe indicated (a bit longer, actually) and cooked everything for 8 hours in the crockpot. The beans never got soft. Tried cooking it on high for the last hour, and still no go. Had to pick out the chicken to have something to feed my husband, but otherwise, threw the whole batch out. If I ever try this recipe again, and I doubt I will, I would use canned be...

gluten free bread

Mon, 7 Jan 2013 18:52:31 EST
Help, guest coming & need easy gluten free recipe that can be a roll and pizza crust. Thanks!

Favorite frozen meals.

Mon, 7 Jan 2013 13:38:23 EST
I only cook on the weekends, so large batch frozen meals are a must. I will do turkey sloppy joe and burrito filling. I know casseroles freeze well, but I haven't found many that I actually like. Any other suggestions?

grocery list

Mon, 7 Jan 2013 12:31:22 EST
How do I print my recipe box for a grocery list

How do I tell how much is a "serving"?

Sun, 6 Jan 2013 16:32:41 EST
How can I tell how much a serving size is in all of the Spark recipes? All most of them say is that a serving size is "one serving". Is there anywhere that I can find out just how much is considered a serving, as this is obviously very important. Thanks for your help! 252

One new food a day.

Sun, 6 Jan 2013 14:42:59 EST
So I have been trying to eat one new food that I have never tried or something I have not tried in a long time.

Things I have tried so far: Endive, Spinach, Indonesian Spinach Soup.

Anyone have some other ideas of food they have tried and liked.

powdered peanut butter

Sat, 5 Jan 2013 08:47:21 EST
i'm a big lover of peanut butter.that's my one big downfall. i've been hearing talk of powder peanut butter..does any one know about this and is it alot like the real stuff.

Grouping foods Question

Thu, 3 Jan 2013 20:52:09 EST
I am in the midst of making a batch of soup, so I put all the ingredients into a group. But I can't figure out how to put just one serving of the soup into my tracker. It will only let me put in the entire batch. Help!

energy

Wed, 2 Jan 2013 22:05:16 EST
i have a prob not having much energy to work out help

Looking for some help

Tue, 1 Jan 2013 22:43:58 EST
I have been thinking about alot lately and I have been wanting to find out the ways I can disect my previous attemps to loose weight and keep it off I always fail . How can I go about this and see what Works and dont. I need to do this and keep it off now. Got any ideas I sure need them..

Sparkpeople Cookbook VS Sparkrecipes

Tue, 1 Jan 2013 19:26:28 EST
I'm trying to track the Tuna Noodle Casserole recipe onto my tracker, but when searching for it on Sparkrecipes, I couldn't find it at all. I tried the advanced options too with no luck.

I'm considering another recipe for cooking, but I'm worried I may not be able to find it either. Is there maybe a recipe collection with all of the SP Cookbook recipes on it?

I absolutely love this website!!

Tue, 1 Jan 2013 17:59:56 EST
I just found this website and I love it! So much information and I love the recipes! I'm making my first recipe tonight....Baked Chicken and Sun Dried Tomatoes...it's in the oven...it was easy to make and it smells wonderful! I can't wait to serve and taste!
250

Over Eating!

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:42:32 EST
can anyone help? I am usually pretty good with my eating, but it seems that about once a week I get a major sweet tooth and end up overdoing it and make myself feel TOO full and I feel terrible afterwards and mad at myself. anyone else have this problem? Any suggestions to combat this?

chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:42:16 EST
My family and I don't like chipotle peppers in adobo sauce so I have to rule out so many great looking recipes. Are there any substitiutions that would give it a nice spice/heat without the smokey flavor? Thank you for the help.

Can I re take the test to re evaluate my nutrition

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 09:01:22 EST
I do not seem to be losing and am wondering if the data I originally put into the system is still
correct. I mean perhaps my needs have changed.
Am I more or less active now? ALso for future as my weight changes my calories needed will go down. How is this adjustment made?

I need help...

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:14:16 EST
Ok... This is the dumbest question EVER but...

What is the difference between a broccoli STALK and a broccoli SPEAR????

Thanks for the help!

Commenting on a recipe when you haven't made it...

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:14:31 EST
Why do people comment on a recipe when using a different main ingredient?! So frustrating and a waste of time reading those posts. Let's please discourage comments if using a different main ingredient...or why comment if you haven't tried it yet? "Rate a recipe" if you have tried it. Reading "this looks good" is not helpful if one is trying to decide whether or not to try a recipe. I'm not discouraging interaction but it is frustrating to wade through so many comments which do not speak a...

How to upload a picture of the finished product?

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 02:04:20 EST
Is there a feature where you can upload your own picture of your finished recipe?

I can't add recipe to nutritional tracker.

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 22:11:01 EST
I can't add a recipe to the nutritional tracker. I did for quite awhile since being on SP, over a year now, but haven't been able to for about 6 months or so. There are the 4 categories on the nutritional tracker that pop down when you click on recipes. They won't show up on any of those cookbooks. I can get it to show up on a certain meal plan on the nutritional tracker though. They all show up on my recipes with the SparkPeople Recipes. Just not on the nutritional tracker cookbooks. ...

My recipe-Add ingredient measure ?

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:32:31 EST
When I am putting new ingredients in my recipe, for example, flour, I pick 1 cup. But then I am adding for example baking powder. The only measure is CUP. How do I get it to teaspoon? I see the conversion calculator, but I don't want my recipe to say .0.0156 cups of baking powder nor I want to see 120 teaspoons of flour. Why is this so restrictive or am I missing something?

red, green, yellow bell peppers

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:10:24 EST
I was wondering if there are any recipes out there that do not contain any kind of peppers in it. My stomach cannot tolerate them. Nor can it tolerate any hot spices. I don't need bland but something with a little bit of flavor. Does anyone know where I can find them?
Thank You
mystyblue2

new healthy eating

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:53:14 EST
I just joined today and looked for a deviled egg recipe and found the best one on this website. I was craving deviled eggs so bad and thought only of the unhealthy appetisers that you feel guilty for eating the next day I am so glad there are recipe's that make being healthy worth while why not live and be healthy satisfied after one and I've noticed if you give into you're cravings you don't overdo it . I'll tell you moderation is the key. 4

I cannot see any recipes

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:59:33 EST
When I am emailed recipes, the recipes do not open. I search for the recipes and cannot find them. I am not able to open recipes at all. :(

What the heck is a "SERVING"?

Sat, 8 Dec 2012 15:53:03 EST
I am a calorie counter and would love to use SparkPeople to find out the calories in so many different foods and recipes. However, unlike other resources online, so often the amount of the recipe is stated as "one serving". Well what the heck is "one serving"? That really doesn't tell me anything.
For instance, I just looked up "homemade hummus". But the calories were for "one serving". One serving to one person might be 1 Tablespoon and to another 1/2 cup. I just had hummus in a res...

Nutrition tracking functions not working?

Wed, 5 Dec 2012 02:39:27 EST
Today I had problems, with the site being very slow and when I add my usual meal groups it wouldn't add them and then I saw it just added only one or two items from a group. When I tried to delete them I couldn't.

Help, I need to track my food and can't if my grouped foods are lost or I can't add them!

Thanks

ADD A RECIPE LINK BROKEN, HELP!

Sat, 1 Dec 2012 11:04:09 EST
I'm trying to add a recipe to my cookbook but when I click the add a food link I'm getting a broken window that won't allow me to search for food items. I can add a new food not listed but not allowed to search the food library for common items like jalapeno peppers, cumin, etc.

I'm trying to plan this weeks food so I can go grocery shopping. Please help quickly!!!

healthy gyros

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:06:54 EST
does anyone have any advice on remaking gyros?

a way to make it healthier on not so starch heavy? but still delicious?

Want to cook more fish for my family

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:10:08 EST
I want to add more fish in my family's diet, however I am afraid to try some of the recipes that I see because my family is used to tuna. I have tried breaded haddock and tilapia. Can someone please recommend recipes that are healthier that a finnicky family will eat.

Thanks so much,

What is your favorite low cal Cookie recipe?

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 04:19:29 EST
I have a cookie exchange coming up that everyone at work is participating in.

what type of cookies should I make from Spark Recipes that are lower in fat/calories but Tasty?

I'd like a recipe you have tried and enjoyed, thanks.

Lisa

New recipe... any comments?

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:10:17 EST
Chicken Enchilada Stuffed Bell Peppers. Had them for dinner tonight! Yum...

Question on rules for submitting recipes on SR

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:16:34 EST
So, I build many recipes using the recipe builder, but I never share them, because the rules say that if it comes from another website or cookbook, you shouldn't share it (even though I see plenty of people doing it). But, often I make adjustments to the original recipe so it's not the same as it was originally published as. Can I submit these and just add a link or give credit to the original source? I feel like a lot of people here would enjoy the recipes.

New Mexican chiles: your preference and sources

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:45:56 EST
I'm interested in New Mexican cuisine but live on the west coast. I would love to hear people's sources for buying authentic, high quality red and green New Mexican chiles.

slow cooker oatmeal?

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:39:39 EST
The Spark People email I got this morning had a recipe for recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detai
l.asp?recipe=2015521 slow cooker oatmeal.

I've never made it that way, altho it looks deelish. Is there a taste or texture advanatage to preparing it this way, as opposed to the quicker stove top method?

What Spark Recipe are you using for Thanksgiving>?

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:18:44 EST
Are you using any low cal healthy recipes from SparkPeople for your Holiday dinners?

Have you tried them before?

Lisa

Trying to fix my pumpkin cheesecake

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:26:47 EST
I am trying to fix my pumpkin cheesecake I make so that i wont be so heavy. It is made like Chef Meg's pumpkin cheesecake spread that was featured a couple days ago. I just want a no-bake cheesecake filling suitable for diabetes. Would it work to use SF pudding or would whipped cream work better? Or what would work well for something like that? I am trying to make something so that some of us at church can have dessert at the dinner tomorrow. I will also be making a cranberry sauce/sala...

varying given recipes

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:57:14 EST
if i vary a spark recipe by excluding an item, should i record this every time if there is only a slight decrease in calories?

Sparkpeople, I'd like you more if...

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 13:12:23 EST
You could make it so that one of the customizable options for the nutrional tracker was real food (non processed) only. I stay away from anything that says reduced fat, low cal, etc. I realize I can substitute my own stuff but sometimes I just don't want to think about it! That's the whole point of the food plan right?

So many of us are changing to non processed diets as a lifestyle. I feel like sparkpeople is a little behind for not providing that option.

A...

App vs Online

Thu, 8 Nov 2012 00:17:01 EST
Is there anything in the works to where we will be able to sign in with the Spark Recipes app and it be able to sync favorites we from both places? In addition, it would be great to be able to use the recipe generator in the app as well. 381 30

Tina 26

why don't the pictures match the recipe?

Wed, 7 Nov 2012 10:19:52 EST
This may have been addressed before, but I can't find it.
Why do so many of Chef Meg's recipes have pictures that are obviously not for that recipe? I find that a picture of the recipe I am making to be very helpful and inspirational. Pictures that don't match are confusing and just plain annoying. From the comments on some of the recipes, I would say that many people agree with me. What's so hard about taking a picture of a recipe and posting it? It may not be as beautiful as som...

Does draining cooked burger fat decrease calories

Sat, 3 Nov 2012 15:58:36 EST
I just entered my own recipe for Gooey Mexican Casserole which is Atkins style Low Carb. When I used the recipe calculator, there was no category for "drained" burger, just lean or extra lean. I bought the cheaper 73% but since I drained off all fat, should I use the extra lean category? I was shocked at the number of calories per serving, so it made me wonder if the recipe calculator just adds all the fat that comes in raw 73% burger.

New here and confused about avatar

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:54:07 EST
Okay, maybe I'm just a dimwit and haven't looked around enough, but how do I upload a photo to use as an avatar? I want something other than the default silhouette.

Any help would be appreciated :)

Public Recipe Collections

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:36:04 EST
Is there a way to find a particular recipe collection posted by someone else. I know the name of the collection and the username of the creator, but can't find it.

App not working

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:37:27 EST
Hello! :). I recently had to buy the app because the free one wasn't working. It's not working properly. It will not let me differentiate what meal i am entering (breakfast, lunch). Also I was wondering if you could add a delete button for the list of favorite foods.

Greek Yogurt

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:45:06 EST
Is it really better for us than the original?

how do i post picture

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:53:56 EST
How do I post a picture so it shows when I rate a recipe. I can post one after I sent a recipe. IDK Thanks

Chicken Tenderloin---Not Sure What To Do With It

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:59:09 EST
While at the store, I picked up some chicken tenderloins....not thinking that I have no idea what to do with it. I'm trying to advance my skills in cooking meat. I've looked for recipes without much luck.

Any suggestions? I'd be quite appreciative! (I've got 1.81lb of it)

Wondering if anyone knows this word...

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:59:01 EST
I got a second hand recipe book. Was looking at the ingredients for one, mentioned the word creamilk. All one word. Tried googling it, tried wikipedia, no such luck as to what it is. Just wondering if anyone could possilby know what it means. Thanks.

Help! I made a boo boo

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 04:17:58 EST
I added the nutritional info for a some packaged rice, according to the label, however, I realized after I saved it and sent it to my tracker that I hadn't entered the carbohydrates. Is there anyway to go in and correct this?

Go to actual recipe from tracker?

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:33:08 EST
So I was wondering if your webmaster could implement this. It wouldn't be too difficult (coding wise) and would be very useful for those of us just starting to cook now to be more healthy.

So it is wonderfully convinient that when viewing a recipe we can add it straight to our tracker, and then we have the option from our nutrition tracker to click (view recipe) and see it there in text form.

It would make things very nice if, from inside the pop-up, there was also a lin...

Concerned

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:27:45 EST
I am increasingly concerned about some of the recipes posted as being healthy having too much sodium,fat,cholesterol and sometimes carbohydrates.I have seen certain recipes with amounts of these exceeding the daily limit or nearly exceeding it.Also sometimes the calories are very high per serving.Are these recipes not checked for their authenticity before printing.I am a nutritionist and personal trainer and know how to interpret the nutritional values but some people are not and see it mark...

Low FODMAP Recipies??

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:46:54 EST
Just finishing up the FODMAP Challenge I have found myself sensitive to fructose, polyols, glactans & fructans....

anyone out there facing the same obstacles in everyday cooking? any tips?

Is there a way??

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:59:45 EST
Is there a way to organize the recipes I have collected? Example--all soup/stew/chili recipes into one collection labeled that. All dessert recipes into a collection--Desserts. Chicken recipes into Chicken and so forth. Presently all my recipes are in Diane's collections and it would be so much easier to find my recipes if they were grouped. So if anyone knows how to remove them from my one big collection and place them in "grouped" collections, I sure would appreciate the instructions. Tha...

How can I edit a recipe I posted?

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 22:10:50 EST
Hello!

I posted a recipe this evening, then discovered that I had underestimated the number of servings it makes. How can I edit this?

Thanks.

No Sizes on Crockpot/Slowcooker Recipes

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:37:10 EST
Flipping through the many wonderful sounding slow-cooker recipes I noticed that the size of the cooker recommended for the recipe was not included. At this point, I can kind of game it with my two pots, but as a suggestion, p'raps folks could enter that info in for the less experienced crock-pot chefs?

How do you calculate calories for a meat marinade

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:25:34 EST
If you make a marinade for meat how would you calculate the nutritional value ( calorie and fat) for it. If your only soaking the meat in it, and not consuming the whole marinade ?

Chef Meg's Beef Roast recipe

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:16:03 EST
It's to die for! I made it this week, and I followed her suggestion to make Beef and Blue sandwiches and Vegetable Beef Soup with the leftovers. All the recipes have been very good. The Vegetable Beef Soup is my favorite of the three. I was skeptical. Only pepper on the roast beef? Only Thai Chili Sauce in the soup? I can't believe how good they are, and only 119 calories per serving on the soup. I can afford to eat two bowls!
Well done, Chef Meg.

Questions about entering recipes on calculator

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:34:58 EST
Hi - I'm obviously new, but had a question about the sparkpeople recipe calculator -- it states on the page not to submit recipes that you got from another source (blog, cookbook, etc) but then how do I go about calculating the nutritional value of those recipes?
Also, what do you do when you have no idea - like at a company get together or acquaintance's house or something like that when you won't have access to the recipe? Do you just guess?
Thanks.

Butter Spray

Mon, 8 Oct 2012 09:45:37 EST
Anybody have any ideas on how to make your own butter spray. Love it, but's it's so expensive.

Acorn Squash

Sun, 7 Oct 2012 20:05:35 EST
Hey so I bought an acorn squash and the only way I've been told how to cook it is to cut it in half and put butter in it and then some cinnamon, nutmeg, etc.

That sounds pretty dessertish. I want something more side dish like though.

Any suggestions?? Please!

Cooking for one....

Sat, 6 Oct 2012 22:40:39 EST
I love to cook and enjoy trying new recipes at least once a week....but my freezer is filling up!!
There is only me at home and I can only cut so many recipes down safely...any suggestions??

is Pasta healthy

Wed, 3 Oct 2012 21:38:12 EST
I can't stray from the yummy spaghetti and sauce, and other endless ways to make pasta.
Do you think it's bad for you? I know too many carbs will pack on pounds.
What are some good ways to make pasta? 181

Spark cookbook trail mix- which cereal?

Wed, 3 Oct 2012 16:41:24 EST
I've just bought the SparkPeople cookbook and want to make SparkGuy's Best Trail Mix. I'm not sure which "high-fiber, wholegrain" cereal to buy. Can anyone recommend one? I live in England, so any cereals that that you can buy here as well as in the U.S would be great! Thanks

need help finding my friend

Tue, 2 Oct 2012 12:58:26 EST
can someone please tell me how to find my friend who just joined. thank you

Football Saturday

Tue, 2 Oct 2012 08:23:57 EST
Just started SparkPeople. This Saturday is a big football weekend at my house. Any suggestions for snacks?

Homemafe protein or meal reaplacement shakes

Mon, 1 Oct 2012 17:48:59 EST
Does anyone have a good recipe for homemade meal replacement shakes or protein shakes? I would like to take these but they seem very expensive.

Try this - Lasagna Rolls! (vegetarian)

Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:52:07 EST
recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detai
l.asp?recipe=2240959 I've made this twice now and I LOVE it. I saw another similar recipe but tailored it to my own preferences. I never made lasagna before, but this wasn't difficult at all and I LOVE that each roll is a portion which makes it easy to track calories.

The best part - you can freeze the uneaten rolls as they reheat well in the microwave. I have a family of two so making one batch of these feeds us for many ...

cant create my own meal plans like i used too

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:40:02 EST
ok i used to be able to adjust my meal plans and now i cant do that. i also cannot get my meal plans for the week or bring saved recipes to my plans.

Spark Points for Recipe Book

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:28:55 EST
Hi - i just bought the recipe book - electronic version via Amazon Kindle. It tells me to go to a page in the book to get the code to get my Points but that page doesn't exist in the electronic format of the book. Anybody got any ideas what I do?

Chicken tacos in crockpot

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:41:11 EST
Made these today! Very good!

low fat, low cal yummy peach muffins ???

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:22:59 EST
This recipe was submitted by MARENTWEETY., Calls for only 1 cup flour but makes 12 muffins. Doesn't seem like enough flour. How could I get in touch with MARENTWEETY to find out if this is an error or can somebody else help me ? I really want to make these muffins.
thanks, barbara

Kale Chips Rule

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 14:21:09 EST
Love the kale chips. They are very tasty and crunchy. I don't miss the potato chips others are munching on at gatherings. Now people are beginning to ask about kale chips and sample mine. Glad to pass on healthy snacking!

What is a nectarine?

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 11:48:06 EST
Is it a cross between a peachand a tangrie.? It is loaded with fiber and good for you, just curious

coconut oil

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:51:28 EST
I am wondering why coconut oil is listed as one to avoid in the cookbook? On page 411 it says: "Oils to avoid: Cottonseed, Coconut, Palm"
but I keep hearing the benefits of coconut oil so I am curious as to why the author/editor put this in there.

Delete a Recipe

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:12:11 EST
I was looking for nutritional info for a weight watchers recipe and entered info on "create a new recipe". I did not intend it to be entered into the sparkspeople recipe data base. How can I delete it? 24

Question about this recipe...

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:50:36 EST
I am going to make this recipe today. I thought I had a ranch packet, but don't. Do you think it will make that big of difference to not have it? What seasonings could I add to substitute for it?

Slow Cooker: Easy Taco Soup
Submitted by: LYSSER

Easy: Hearty mexican soup with great flavor, high in fiber, low in fat and calories - very filling.

Excellent for people on Weight Watchers!

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 420
Number...

thank you

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:24:18 EST
just want to said thanks

Carrot Pumpkin Bars

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:56:35 EST
I made these bars today and they are GREAT! Everyone should try them!

Adding Low Sodium to Recipe health Concern

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 11:13:29 EST
I was about to add a recipe to my new recipe collection and noticed that there's no "low sodium" health concern listed. It seems to me that this is a MAJOR health issue and should be a category that people can reference looking for recipes like this. Does anyone know how can I contact someone who administers the recipe database?

Can't eat raw veggies

Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:59:28 EST
As someone who can't eat raw veggies without a lot of pain, I am wondering what ideas you all might have for snacking. I really like fruit but don't want to just snack on that.
Please share some ideas with me. Thank you. 304

Search for Specific Name of Member's Cookbook

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:32:12 EST
I used to be able to view all of a member's recipes in their cookbook but now I can't or I just forgot how to do it. Is there a way to search for a member's cookbook?

portion size

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:26:05 EST
Hi I like the recipes on Spark I am having a problem you give total calories you give calories per portion but you don't give me the size of the portion. Am I missing something? thanks

Site Suggestions

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:41:13 EST
New to site, a couple suggestions: it would be great to have the option to select "No Dairy" in the meal planning section, to add in body fat % in measurements (if you have a body fat scale), ability to add more then one serving for items from suggested meal plan

How to avoid work parties?!!

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:23:03 EST
I just decided that I was going to turn over a new leaf and finally stop using baby weight as an excuse for my new found poor eating habits. I started off with walking and eating fairly well yesterday (baby steps!) and then I come in to work and there's more junk food waiting for me right outside of my office. There's no way I can avoid this area at all!! It's really hard to muster up the strength to bypass all the things I love the most. If anyone else goes throught this, can you let me know...

Ingredient Search

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:07:33 EST
Is there an option to search recipes by ingredients?
If not, this would be a great added option.

veg dip recipe

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:08:03 EST
I am new to this program and last night I saw 3 recipes that I did not save but would like them One was for a veg dip with yogurt one for a blueberry smoothie and the other for wheat applesauce muffins I dont see them this morning and can not seem to find them does anyone have them thank you

Eating for 1

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:07:57 EST
Can anyone give me ideas for a single serve , I am single so I only cook for myself and my budget is limited so nothing fancy please, Also before to long I will be laid up in bed from having foot surgery, suppose to stay off my feet for several weeks. Kind of hard to do when I live alone and have to eat. Any ideas or suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks 3

Encouraging someone else

Sat, 8 Sep 2012 19:14:32 EST
I am making the grilled chicken recipe for my mom. She is preparing to go to surgery next week so we have been trying to eat right.

Low fat, No salt, Sugar free

Fri, 7 Sep 2012 11:53:28 EST
My husband recently had a heart attack and the cardiologist wants him to have no salt or sugar and only minimum polyunsaturated or monosaturated fat. He needs to lose at least 150 lbs but is almost 72 years old, however, still working part-time as a remodeling designer (he stopped the building about 10 years ago). He will be doing cardiac rehab for 3 months which will help. The problem is that he has not found a Mrs. Dash or salt substitute that gives sufficient flavor to the food. He LOV...

saving recipes

Thu, 6 Sep 2012 10:42:37 EST
how do I save them?

Is SP staff adding nutrition info into Tracker?

Thu, 6 Sep 2012 02:30:38 EST
Are any SP staff members assigned to input nutrition information for SP recipes (e.g. recipes from Chef Meg)?

Figuring out calories for weight loss

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 00:42:44 EST
It has been a few years since I joined and I want to make sure I am staying under the calorie count to lose weight. I don't remember what my calorie count should be or how to figure it out. Please help me.

Mistake in the recipe I submitted

Sun, 2 Sep 2012 09:56:01 EST
Help! Yesterday I submitted my first recipe (for banana muffins) and when I checked it today, I saw that I had omitted the 1/2 tsp. of salt and, more importantly, the nutritional information was for the whole recipe instead of for an individual serving. What can I do to correct this?

Black Bean Chicken with Corn?

Sat, 1 Sep 2012 10:48:06 EST
I just saw the recipe for black bean chicken on the recipes. It sounds easy so I'm going to try it out but I was curious why it shows corn in the picture (which would be great) but it isn't listed in the recipe itself. If I want the corn (and I do) when should I add it or should it be cooked seperately and stirred in later? Seems like cooking the corn for 8 hours in a crockpot it would be super mushy. Thanks for any help.

butter or shortening?

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:44:34 EST
If you have to use one, which is better?

baking with applesauce NOT oil...

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:53:37 EST
I have tried 3 times to make zucchini bread as bread and muffins. I dont cook with oil or crisco, but I cannot seem to get the bread to come out the right way. It is still wet in the middle, almost burnt on top and sticking to the cupcake wrappers. I am at a loss, and have a bbq in 2 days that I have to figure this out for!!! HELP!!!

Adding a unshared recipe to daily planner

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:21:51 EST
I have some recipes that I have saved, some are shared and some are not. I finally figured out how to add a shared recipe to my daily planner but is there any way to add a nonshared recipe? When I click on the recipe and the 'add to daily planner' button, the mini calendar pops up and lets me choose a day but nothing happens. When I choose a day the calendar window just closes and all that is left is the screen w/the recipe details and nothing shows up in the planner...any suggestions?

How to share typical good groupings

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:51:11 EST
My wife and i are doing SparkPeople together, each with our own account.

How do I simply share food groupings I develop with her so she does not have to input everything a second time herself? I am not talking about recipes; I just have typical home meals that we eat together, so I need some way for her to access those groups for her menu tracking.

Thanks for any help.

How to enter typical home meals

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:04:52 EST
I am struggling a lot with this SparkPeople site. Everything I put in as a meal must assume I eat at Arby's. All of my meals are home-cooked. I cannot figure out how to enter something simple, like a turkey sandwich on two slices of wheat break with provolone cheese or a French omelet with cheese and tomato.

Also, for example. an omelet with one who egg and two egg whites. no way to do that.

I am not trying to create a recipe, just put in my food intake to track.

Eating well in a college dorm

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:11:19 EST
I am a freshman at a state university and have been doing my best to eat healthy here, with my meal plan giving me three meals a day at the school's cafeteria. I am wondering what I can do to make my plate healthier, since I don't have much control over what they serve me as choices?

There are salads, of course, but I am not a big salad fan unless there is an unhealthy dressing and croutons on it, which defeats the purpose. I do like vegetables, but since there are not many fresh...

Protein powder with fiber?

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:34:45 EST
Does anyone know of a tasty protein powder that has fiber included. I checked using the search on message board and didn't readily find an answer. Thanks in advance.

Having trouble with this site

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:40:06 EST
Everytime I change screens on this site I get logged out, which means I can't edit or add any recipes. Any suggestions?

Question about the Recipe Box

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:23:34 EST
So I was playing around in the recipe box and I've entered something (not shared) that I need to edit... This isnt a variation that would need a makeover... Just servings per recipe obviously isnt calculating right... I must have entered something wrong somewhere...

Is there a way I can edit personal recipes in an individual recipe box that isnt shared?

End of Week 4(month 1)week #5 here we go

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:28:50 EST
so this weeks results is 3.4lbs lost happy about that and lost a couple inches, not sure what i did differently with my eating though?!.

Recipes

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:56:15 EST
I would just like to say, if you post a recipe please include the amounts of each ingredients, I've seen several that do not give any measurements

suggestions please

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:20:58 EST
Currently on the Atkins/south beach eating, looking for suggestions for breakfast, I don't always have time to make eggs in the morning. Does anyone have any suggestions?

sparkpeople app for an android phone

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:33:27 EST
I want to know if you can delete a food off the favorites list. I have added a food twice, Thanks, Theresa

Fat Free Milk

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 06:50:48 EST
YUCK I had it I have tried to not use whole milk but it is getting to the point where I just dont want milk at all. I would rather eat water in my cereal than Fat free milk I have made a lot of changes to fat free everything but I just can not wrap my taste buds around fat free milk.

IBS help?

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 18:19:25 EST
have a hard time with veggies and fruit

Recipes on a budget

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 18:14:02 EST
Suggestions for recipes on a budget?

calculating serving size w/o measuring ingredients

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 00:10:51 EST
I love to cook and I try to cook healthy by using a lot of vegetables, whole grains and reduced fat but I don't follow recipes and I throw ingredients together to make a meal so my dishes rarely follow the same recipe. I've tried to use the sparkrecipes to calculate the calories in my meals but I don't measure out my portions so everything is guesswork. Once I make a recipe, I don't measure exactly how many servings it makes. Does anyone have any advice on how to accurately calculate servings...

what is the best thing to do for healthy snacks

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:50:20 EST
what else is there to eat for healthy snacks beside fruit

How Does One Actually Get The Recipe?

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:28:39 EST
I'm very disappointed. I joined spark people thinking I could actually get a recipe for Scandinavian Pot Roast that does haven't onions in it. I signed up and I do not have access to the actual recipe. So NOT IMPRESSED!

Question about the Recipe Box

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:24:07 EST
Why is it that some of my recipes do not have a "share" listed, even though I've saved them? I can't get them to show up on my Spark Page Favorites because of that. I'm sure it's something that I just haven't figured out yet, but I'm hoping someone can help me. thanx in advance. 38

Breakfast

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 23:15:49 EST
I have Frosted Cheerios with strawberries, and some mornings I have a breakfast burrito with smoked ham lettuce tomato and egg whites

tuna question

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:15:59 EST
ok i was looking at my meal plan and it says that i need 0.75 can tuna. do they mean i need 3/4 of a can or what? This measurement confuses me. It is for the tuna melt sandwich. I buy tuna in 5oz cans and just need to know how much to use. Thanks.

search by ingredients

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:58:41 EST
SUGGESTION - include an option of searching recipes by ingredients.
Allrecipes allows a search by ingredients and I love this option.
I find this to very useful and I use it often.
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Homemade Peanut Butter

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:23:16 EST
Found the SP recipe for homemade peanut butter and want to try it. It calls for peanut oil...does any one know if I could use any other kind of oil as I do not have peanut oil on the shelf.

Help bread and dough question

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:00:39 EST
I'm really new to making breads and pizza doughs.

That being said, I'm confused!!!

when making dough to freeze - Do I let it rise and then freeze? Or does it rise when I take it out of the freezer??

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SP Very Berry Smoothie Delicious

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:39:11 EST
My Hubby & I just blended very berry smoothie & it was delicious & filling!

Slow Cooker Chicken Stew

Thu, 9 Aug 2012 10:40:18 EST
I prepped this recipe on Tuesday night and left it cooking all day yesterday for dinner and although it has a lot of spices in it I felt like it was lacking something. My Husband says that it needed salt and due to a lack of flavor I have to say that I would agree with him. I do not add salt to anything unless the recipe calls for it so there was no salt in it at all and I don't really want to add any salt to it. I was wondering if maybe I sauteed some garlic and put that in there if that wou...

Help? Not sure what happened ...

Wed, 8 Aug 2012 21:33:21 EST
A few weeks ago I somehow saved a CChef1 makeover of Chef Meg's Lemon Raspberry Scones (think that was the name). It is the original recipe. I may have meant to play around with it and inadvertently saved it as a makeover. I did make the actual recipe a day or so ago and just went in to see how to rate it and looked in my recipe box and saw the "makeover," which isn't.

How do I delete that from my recipe box as it isn't a makeover.

I love the original scones, btw, froze ...

gummy fruit candys

Sun, 5 Aug 2012 13:19:49 EST
got some gummy fruit candys from a chiness store that are good to eat

recipes for single people!

Sun, 5 Aug 2012 05:01:34 EST
I'm single so i need some ideas about cooking for single people. Obviously i need food and reipces that are good for leftovers. I would LOVE to do all my cooking on one day but i don't know if that is possible. Any thoughts?

servings

Sat, 4 Aug 2012 17:53:08 EST
How would you calculate a serving if something say's serves 4 how much of that can I actually have is a serving a cup or is it 1/4 of a cup not really sure how that works...Having troubles when I have to make enough for the family on breaking it down...

how much can I have

Sat, 4 Aug 2012 09:44:12 EST
I guess I am confused when it comes to how much of the recipe I can really have when something says how much of this can I have I know this probably sounds stupid but I don't want to eat more then I should...
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 295.1

Total Fat: 11.8 g
Cholesterol: 56.7 mg
Sodium: 987.3 mg
Total Carbs: 21.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
Protein: 24.1 g

Gluten & Dairy Intolerant. Need Help Fast!

Fri, 3 Aug 2012 00:02:01 EST
Hi, I'm a 64 year old small business owner, recently self-diagnosed as gluten intolerant after doing a 30 day gluten elimination diet. Aside from mild gastric symptoms I have an incredibly itchy DH (I think) rash on both arms. From what I recently read the new 'Gold Standard' for gluten/celiac testing is this elimination diet, since all the medical testing is iffy.

I started eating gf (on and off) several months ago. I've had major setbacks, fell off the wagon many times since I st...

Maple Pecan Chicken

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 10:39:36 EST
Made the Pecan Chicken with Maple Citrus Sauce from the SP Cookbook last night. It was very good. I am always looking for fast easy ways to fix chicken. This fit the bill. My "picky" eaters even like it.

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Browsing Friends Recipes

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 08:52:29 EST
How the heck do I go to one of my friends pages and browse their shared recipes?

take your lunch to work ideas?

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:50:26 EST
Hi, I'm looking for healthy, easy, quick items to pack for a "desk lunch". I'm in a busy office, eat at my desk and bring lunch from home.....wonder why I now have 50 pounds to lose. So, I'm looking for brown bag lunch ideas. Easy to transport and handy (I live in a small rural area, can't go shopping for groceries often).
Thanks!!

Small steps....

SP Cookbook - Weeknight Spaghetti

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:11:56 EST
Please tell me I'm not going crazy!

The fat content listed for one serving of Weeknight Spaghetti is 57.3 g. This seems hard to believe considering the ingredient with the most fat is the whole wheat pasta which only has 14 g of fat per serving, give or take some for different brands.

Not to mention, the healthy daily fat intake is between 27 and 60 g for me. It just seems a little outrageous, too much so to be true.

Are the numbers wrong?

I have p...

QUICK, EASY AND HEALTHY MEAL

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:52:00 EST
IN MY HOUSE BEING A SINGLE MOM, WORKING FULL-TIME GOING TO COLLEGE AND NOT TO MENTION MY DAUGHTERS ACTIVITIES THERE JUST NEVER SEEMS TO BE ENOUGH TIME TO COOK A GOOD MEAL. BETWEEN THE GIRL SCOUTS, KARATE AND SPORTS TEAMS SHE IS ON IT IS NORMALLY GRAB WHAT YOU EAT IN THE CAR FOR BREAKFAST, BUYING LUNCH AT SCHOOL OR WORK AND GRABBING A FAST BITE TO EAT AFTER WORK IN ROUTE TO THE NEXT ACTIVITY. TO MAKE ALL THIS EVEN HARDER MY KID IS A PICKY EATER. CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND SOME MEAL IDEAS THAT WOULD ...

Need some easy "go to" snacks

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:18:59 EST
My husband and I have just started our plan, but having trouble with healthy snacks for us to eat between meals. Something that we can grab, instead of the kids potato chip bag!! He will need to take his to work... if you have any suggestions they will be welcomed :)

Orange Chicken

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:44:09 EST
So I made Chef Meg's Orange Chicken the other day. The orange sauce was excellent! I overcooked the chicken a little bit, but that was my bad. (I have never confessed to being a good cook. I can burn water if given the chance.) The sauce covered my sin well, though. The recipe was a bit more labor-intensive than what I normally prefer (which isn't really that bad...I'm just a super lazy 'cook'), but it was still worth it.
recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detai
l.asp?recipe=87114...

Posted by mistake

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:56:51 EST
How does one remove a recipe posted by mistake? I tried to calculate the nutritional value of a recipe I found on another website and tried to save it. I did unclick the "submit" button but the recipe shows as posted anyway (without the proper attribution).
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Cookbook icon/points?

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:44:06 EST
Hi, sorry, I'm confused (am a lot lol). I bought the Spark Cookbook on iBooks yesterday. How can I get that icon on my page and posts? I don't see any code in the iBook to put in on this site. No biggie. I like the book, want to support spark recipes as I really enjoy the site.

exercise minutes

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:58:30 EST
I just read i was congratulated for 7000 exercise minutes and i doubt that is so. I don't like posting into the exercise screen as it seems confusing to me so i seldom use it but now am thinking I must have been doing something wrong when i did post. Is it possible for me to see what I have posted in the past. i just deleted one and I clearly did something wrong. I was putting in 20 minutes of heavy housework earning 88 calories and there were 2 entries but one had the 20 minutes added to the...

Brown bagging as a category

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 15:34:33 EST
Is there a way to have more travel friendly foods as a category, and even better yet, add them to the lunch slot on the meal planner as a custom meal plan for brown baggers?

I know I can pack almost anything for lunch, but without a way to reheat them some things lose their appeal, and I do not have a microwave or refrigerator at my disposal at work.

I think this could be really helpful for families with school aged kids trying to eat healthier too.

Diabetic Carbs

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 14:19:03 EST
I am struggling and want to use the food tracker to help me keep my carbs on track. Though my Doctor says no more than 30-45 per meal and that same number appears elsewhere on The Spark site, the food tracker has a range of almost double that for a meal. I selected the diabetic plan. Does the food tracker have a way to adjust the target for each meal so that we can stay within healthy levels for a diabetic? Thank you to anyone who might be able to help.

Wow I'm in Awe!!!

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:53:16 EST
I have never been a big fan of cookbooks or recipes simply because they always seem to be filled with 23847983274 weird ingredients that I don't have in my cupboard and would never use again, and, they look like they will taste... strange. ( I'm a very picky eater ).

It was an amazing surprise to find the recipes here have such an amazing range and include some that are so simple, and right in line with what I have on hand. This whole site is so awesome!

Using recipes on Planner

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:10:25 EST
Is there a way I can incorporate recipes in a plan for a week ahead and then extrapulate grocerie llists etc. from that.

Substitutes for Oats

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:30:12 EST
There are many SparkRecipes I'd like to try however they contain oats and I'm allergic. What would you use to substitute for oats? Cornmeal? Barley?

Cups?!!

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:33:46 EST
Seriously, what is that about? Practically every recipe on the site has the ingredients measured in cups. It's insane, who uses a cup instead of a set of scales? How is that even accurate? How do you know that everyone has the same size of cup? How can a cup accurately measure things like flour and sugar? You need to know the amount they weigh! It's the same with the food tracker, I have to enter so many things myself because the only amount provided is a "cup"!

Now that I've got ...

Sparklepeople cookbook

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:37:18 EST
Have just downloaded this too my Kindle but can't see code to receive sparkle points can anyone help?

Herbal tea from the storecupboard

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:10:24 EST
Think I put it in the wrong message board. have transferred to recipe requests.

Confused about potatoes

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 11:06:22 EST
My husband has been diagnosed with Diabetes and the doctor says he needs to stay away from the "white stuff"... white rice, white potatoes, white pasta.... etc etc etc...

So... what constitutes a "white potato"? .. Are there only 2 kinds - Sweet Potato and White Potato??? or are there other "colors" mixed int here that I don't know about...?

I know there are yellow and also purple potatoes... I also know there are red skinned potatoes... Are these all considered "white"...

serving size in spark recipe listings

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 00:10:54 EST
I have noticed that the recipes list how many servings are in the whole recipe, but it doesn't simply stateWHAT the individual serving portion is.........I must be missing it somewhere.....

Versa dough

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:15:30 EST
My father had a bread recipe that called for 26 oz of versa dough. I see a recipe for versa dough on the website, but I'm pretty sure when we used the versa dough it was in powder form. Does anyone recall if it was ever available in powder form or has a different kind of flour been substituted for it?

Thanks for your help!

Gluten free and the sparkdiet

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:26:25 EST
I have taken hundreds of recipes from Chef Meg and others. Before I was Gluten Free I lost more weight due to the structure of the Sparkdiet. Science I see more and more GF recipes is there a way to have gluten free preference. Just adding random GF recipes into a meal planner isn't the same as being on the Sparkdiet. At Least for me. Thank You

Favorite breakfast

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 02:31:37 EST
I'm bored with my breakfast routine - does anyone have a favorite or unusual breakfast they'd like to share. Preferably with protein.

How do I edit a recipe I saved

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 22:05:51 EST
I calculated the nutrition of a recipe and saved it so I could add it to the nutrition tracker. I saved it as if it was for one serving when really it is for 4 servings. I would like to edit this but I don't know how. Also I did not want to submit to share with the Spark community because I did not make up this recipe but it has a place to send "ratings" which seems odd since I did not submit it (just saved). Could someone help me with editing my recipe? Thanks.

I am editing th...

Recipes in Nutritional Tracker

Thu, 5 Jul 2012 16:21:59 EST
Is it just me or does anybody else wish there was a "SEARCH" function within my own recipes? I spend a lot of time trying to locate a certain dish when I know what the main ingredients are but cannot remember the name of the recipe. It is at the top of my wish list for the nutritional tracker.

Anyone know what yesterdays featured recipes were?

Thu, 5 Jul 2012 07:28:31 EST
I am trying to find out what recipes were featured on the front page of SparkPeople yesterday. I saw one that I liked but never got to check it out and now have completely forgotten what it was. Duh!

Any help would be much appreciated. :-)

I just made the Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Tue, 3 Jul 2012 18:34:20 EST
I just made the recipe for the Spaghetti Squash Casserole...IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!!! I found it in the recipe spot on the food tracker. I highly recommend this for anyone who likes pasta but doesn't want to waste all of those calories and carbs on one meal. So good...even my DH liked it. 652 recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detai
l.asp?recipe=287401

Lunches

Mon, 2 Jul 2012 23:20:48 EST
Help! I'm trying so hard to do well, but I get so hungry at lunch and then want to run to the local fast foods... What are some good healthy ideas for sack lunches?

Salsa Chicken

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 11:12:00 EST
I cooked the Salsa Chicken recipe last weekend and loved it! I was able to get several meals out of it and didn't get tired of it. It's a winner! 104

Ultimate Grilling Guide

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:31:03 EST
Why do I need a Kindle to download that book? I want the book so bad but don't have a Kindle and have no plans to get one just yet 234

How to save recipes

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:21:54 EST
I have noticed when trying to save a recipe the option of adding it to my exsisting collection doesn't always appear. Also, I can no longer find just the plain "save" button. This is when I open a recipe on sparkpeople and want to save it somewhere. I have searched for help on the web site without sucess. Does anyone have any guidance for me? Thanks

trouble with spark recipes website

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:22:37 EST
I seem to be having trouble with the recipe website. Every time I click anything on a page it makes me sign back in. While this has been going on for about a week, it has only been discouraging, but today I wanted to use the recipe calculator and once I click the button to add ingredients the new page makes me sign in and then it closes. Is anyone else having difficulties. I thought it was just me, but I had my husband sign in on his computer and it still reacts the same for him. Any help wou...

Pulled Tom w/o the Turkey from SP Cookbook

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 13:35:15 EST
I tried to make slow cooker pulled tom (I love my new slow cooker. Takes a lot of hassle out of wondering what's for dinner!) Anyway, I could not find a boneless 3lb Turkey breast anywhere of the 3 grocery stores I tried. Closest thing I could find was a purdue cajun style, but I was not interested. So I used pork loin instead. What's the nutritional differential on pork tenderloin vs. turkey? I know there's more fat, but how much? Don't want my foodtracker to be off!

Thanks fo...

I just want to say thanks

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:43:19 EST
I kinda looked for a topic for this but didn't find one. Anyway I'd like to thank everyone who contributes to the sparkrecipies I have really liked everyone that I tried. I know I should give feedback on the recipe but generally don't. Everyone have a great day. 304

I HATE PEAS

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:33:55 EST
Is there a way to swap out a food perminately, or at least for the whole week? Or do I have to swap it out everytime it appears?

Is there a way to turn off the "SAVE NOW" tags?

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:52:01 EST
When I visit Sparkrecipies now these little tabs show up next to ingredients. They slow down the page load, and it appears they sometimes crash the page entirely. Are these new? Is there anyway to turn them off? They are distracting; they feel highly invasive and I am very discouraged to use the recipe site now. Any wisdom?

Thanks!

HELP! im doing it all and not losing.

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:58:47 EST
is there anyone else out there that is doing it all and still not losing. i dont know what i could be doing wrong. or what to turn for help. i want to lose weight so bad and if it was acutally working i would be willing to keep going. however i everytime i start the diet and i start excersing and i see no weight lost i get upset and stop. well i have started again and im not losing and i want to quiet but i know if i quiet then i wont lose it either. please if anyone else is having this probl...

Chocolate lover is allergic -- Advice please

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:30:42 EST
My 19 year old daughter loves chocolate. It's been one of her comfort foods for as long as I have known her... She has been breaking out for many years, in huge cyst like pimpled all over her upper body after bouts of chocolate frenzied eating. I had her try gluten free chocolate one day, and she liked it. Said it tasted the same as regular chocolate. She went to the store and bought herself gluten free chocolate chip cookie dough and made a batch of cookies for herself. She ate the whole bat...

spinach and artichoke heart dip

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 21:10:49 EST
I made this today for father's day. I was wonderful. Very tasty with a little spice kick from the pepper. We ate the dip with crackers while the family watched a movie.

Multigrain Rolls from Sparkpeople Cookbook

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:41:31 EST
Firstly, I love this book. It's exactly what I was looking for.

One thing I'm confused as all get out about is the recipe for the Multigrain Rolls. It calls for Whole Wheat Flour, which I found easily, but also something called "White Whole Wheat Bread Flour" I know what white flour is. I know what Bread Flour is. I know what Whole Wheat Flour is....but whole wheat white bread flour? I can't find this stuff anywhere. Is this a typo in the book? (I've found a few others). Is it ...

I think I screwed up!!

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 03:50:57 EST
Hi....I thought I was just making a slight change FOR MYSELF on a recipe I saved to my recipe book...I had never done that yet till tonight...I think what happened is that I saved it as though it was a new PUBLISHED recipe by mistake. Can someone help me fix this??

Agave nectar- good or so-so?

Thu, 7 Jun 2012 11:09:23 EST
OK, I know corn syrup is not good but it is in darn near everything, even breads. But, I cut it out of the grocery list. How about Agave nectar? I have started using it in place of half the sugars for baking (stevia never gave me consistent flavor or texture 39 ) and it seems to work well. It IS sweet but works in sweeet tea. So, is it going to be bad for me? Will it eventually blow my blood sugars out of whack? Is it safe?? I have Type I Diabetes.

egg replacements

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 09:59:16 EST
Hi!
I am trying to make paleo muffins (using almond meal istead of flour) but I can't use eggs. I tried flaxseed but it just wont bind the ingredients together.

Any suggestions ?

Convert a "food group" to a "recipe"

Mon, 4 Jun 2012 18:49:39 EST
can anyone tell me how to convert a food group into a recipe without taking a long time?
i created a green gazpacho smoothie, saved the group, but would like it to just show up as ar recipe/single item on my tracker, instead of a list of all the ingredients.
thanks!
Kim J

Bayer Aspirin Crystals/ Heart attack

Thu, 31 May 2012 15:11:58 EST
Have you heard or seen the new Bayer Aspirin crystals, they come in a pouch so you can carry them with you anywhere. The crystals are to help you absorb the aspirin quicker than swalloing a tablet, so if you think you are or about to have a heart attack just open pouch and place under tongue to help you, then call 911.

Plz share with me your favorite kid friendlyrecipe

Wed, 30 May 2012 23:26:24 EST
to cook for your family.
I'm searching for new healthy ideas.
I've been cooking the same things week after week - or we've been eating out.

How do you save money eating healthy?

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:06:53 EST
My husband and I are military and we are vegetarians. Like many people we live on a budget. I was wondering if anyone has some good ideas on how to save money eating healthy? I use coupons, but too bad they don't have produce coupons. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks Sara

I don't know what to do...

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:53:40 EST
I don't like red meat, and yet my family does...I love chicken, shrimp, foods like that.
I know my family gets tired of chicken, but when I go shopping and look at meats, that stuff just turns me off!!
Any good suggestions or ideas?
Or how do I get past it?
thanks
sheri

Do you like tilapia?

Sun, 6 May 2012 11:42:27 EST
If you like tilapia or better yet really haven't found the right recipe...check out the spark recipe broiled Parmesan tilapia. Yum!

Edit recipe

Sat, 5 May 2012 18:07:56 EST
I just shared a recipe for the first time and there's a mistake in the number of servings! It says 1 instead of 6, so naturally the calorie count is off. How can I change this?

Serving Size?

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:07:21 EST
Does anyone else find it frustrating that when trying to enter a food item that has been entered by another user that it simply says 1 serving with no indication of how much that is. It then becomes useless information.

new and nurvous

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:15:21 EST
hi guys just wanted to introduce myself. I am new to the dieting world. I am 27 newly married and looking to get in shape before we start having kids. I lost a baby last year and since have decided to get in shape before we try again. Always been overweight and my biggest fear about dieting is feeling hungry all the time. Ive slowly began an exercise routine and would like any tips and support as possible! Thanks! 303