I use the Recipe Calculator to determine calorie count of a new recipe. I check the recipes on file to see if someone else has made it yet or create my own recipe and add it to my Meal Planner
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I love the recipe calculator. It is so nice to see how many calories you are eating when you make something. I plugged in all of the recipes that I grew up on and WOW, it was amazing.
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And, converting my favorite recipes to be low fat and low cholesterol in the SparkPeople recipe calculator.
I take my favorite ordinary recipes and try to pare them down using healthy alternatives until I come up with a combination that tastes good and is lower in calories using the sparkpeople recipe calculator. For example, I never use white flour anymore, always whole wheat. I use applesauce instead of oil. I always add a tablespoon or two of ground flax seed or bran to my baking to pump up the fibre. Little changes go a LONG way. :)
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