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BrianP475
Oct 02, 2024Copper Contributor
Recipe nutrition database/pivot table
Im not new to excel but very new to tables, databases, and pivot tables. My knowledge base is very limited on what Ive done so far. I am trying to develop a way that I can choose certain recipes whic...
mathetes
Silver Contributor
Thanks, that's a helpful description of the context. I take all that to mean that this could be an informal record keeping solely for your personal use. In that case, you might look for nutrition tracking spreadsheets that others have already created. Weight Watchers might have something (a friend profited from their disciplines toward losing weight, and i know some of it involved tracking things as you're doing).
In other words, you don't need to re-invent the wheel, although it is fun to tweak and improve what others have done,
BrianP475
Oct 04, 2024Copper Contributor
https://1drv.ms/x/c/5c44253842f5d23a/ERuw6QnAvj9FuyKVpA797lEB-pS6JI8SnN_IZt8lkLrsoA?e=AWzO7y
This will get me by once I input all the data. I knew it would be something simple like you explained for just putting the same name of the recipe in each row for its ingredients. Now that I can see how this can work I still want to look at the other things you suggested. Thank you for your help
This will get me by once I input all the data. I knew it would be something simple like you explained for just putting the same name of the recipe in each row for its ingredients. Now that I can see how this can work I still want to look at the other things you suggested. Thank you for your help