The recipe-builder function has a Total Servings field. What you enter here depends on the ingredient foods you have in this recipe.
If you entered foods for one serving, you should enter "serving" or whatever the serving is, e.g., "cup" or "2 cups".
If you entered foods for many servings, i.e., you cook a recipe for the whole family, you have to describe the Total Servings. For example, put "6 servings" or "12 cups". Do not enter just the number "6" or "12" there. Put the word "serving," "cup," or so on next to the number. Also, you can fill out both fields, the Total Servings (e.g., "6 servings") and the Alternative Servings (e.g., "12 cups"). if you add the Alternative Servings for your recipe, you will have more options while logging this recipe to your meal.
When you log this recipe food in your diary, e.g., in dinner, you can enter the portion size you ate, e.g., "1.5 servings" or "2 cups". MyNetDiary and PlateAI will calculate calories and nutrients based on recipe's Total Servings description.
While creating a new recipe, you can find a Recipe Weight field. MyNetDiary and PlateAI calculate it automatically if all the ingredients have the weight information. Some vendors do not provide the weight info. We cannot estimate it ourselves in such cases, and we show only the servings available (e.g., in 'volume' measurements.) When our apps cannot calculate the Recipe Weight, you can enter the approximate value yourself. You will have "grams" and "ounces" measurement units in the serving suggestions while logging this recipe to your meal.
For more guidance, please check our Recipe Editor video.