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Create an ingredient

  1. Select the Cooking Navigator tab.

    2. How?

  2. On the Action menu, point to New, and then click Ingredient.

    3. - or -

    Right-click on the Navigator treeview and then, on the popup menu, point to New, and then click Ingredient.

    - or -

    Select an ingredient in the Navigator treeview and click New on the task toolbar.

  3. Enter the ingredient properties (click here to learn how).

    1. Type the name of the ingredient in the Name box.
    2. Click the Ingredient Folder ellipsis button to select an ingredient folder for the new ingredient.
    3. Click the Photograph ellipsis button to select a photograph for the ingredient.
    4. Type the ingredient comments in the Comments box.

      5. Note  Only the ingredient name and ingredient folder are mandatory. All other ingredient information is optional.

  4. Click Next.
  5. Select the ingredient measures.

    1. Type the serving size in the Serving Size box.
    2. Type the nutrient values in the Nutrient boxes.

      Note  Nutritional information is optional, but if any information is entered, the serving size must be entered also.

  6. Click the Measures tab.
  7. Enter the ingredient measures.

    1. Click the checkboxes to select the measures you would like to associate with the ingredient.

      2. Note  If you select one or more volume measures, you will need to enter the mass (in grams) of one of the measures.

      Note  If you select one or more custom measures, you will need to enter a description and the mass (in grams) of each of the measures.

  8. Click Next.
  9. Enter the ingredient costs.

    1. Enter the cost of at least one of the ingredient measures (optional). The remaining measure costs will be calcualte automatically.
    2. Enter a grocery aisle in the Grocery Aisle box or click the ellipsis button to select a grocery aisle from a list.
  10. Click Next.
  11. Enter the ingredient nutrition.

    1. Enter the serving size for the nutrition information in the Serving Size box.

      2. Note  If the desired serving measure does not appear in the list, go back to the measures page and enter or select the desired measure.

    2. Enter the nutrient values in the appropriate boxes.
  12. Click Next.
  13. Enter the ingredient notes.

    1. Click Add to add an ingredient note paragraph and enter the ingredient notes (optional).

      2. Tip  Click Delete to remove a paragraph.

      Tip  Click Move Up or Move Down to change the order of the paragraphs.

  14. Click Next.
  15. Enter the ingredient source information.

    1. Enter the source of the ingredient information in the Source box (optional).
    2. Enter the web page of the ingredient source in the Web Page box (optional).
  16. Click Finish.

More information

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