ServCalc
Unit of measurement selections
When selecting food ingredients, it is best to choose the smallest unit of measurement. Grams and ounces work well for most foods. For whole food items, such as eggs, select the unit size, such as small, medium or large. This will make meal prep much easier. Avoid selecting options like "3.5 oz serving" when possible.
Reading the macro tables and adjusting servings
Once you enter all of your ingredients, you are now ready to check the macro tables. First you want to look at the macro composition table. It will tell you if your food selections are compatible with your macro targets. Next look at each food ingredients' macro composition (protein, carbohydrate and fat) and calories. Now look at your calculated servings. You will see an up and down arrow next to each serving. This allows you to make real time adjustments to a food ingredient without impacting the macro nutrient composition. This is because all of the other ingredients will recalculate as well. This allows you to quickly customize your meal to your preferences.
Changing the size of a meal
You can change your meal size by changing the protein amount if using the “percent of calories method” or by changing the macro grams using the "enter grams method." ServCalc will recalculate the servings. Check the macro tables to see the change in each of the macro-nutrients.
Change the macro composition of a meal
The time may arise when you want to change the macro composition of your already entered meal. Just go to the macro entry page and edit your macro composition. ServCalc will recalculate meal data to reflect your changed macro composition. Check the output table to see the new macro composition.
Wrongfully categorizing a food ingredient
When you select your food ingredients, you may wrongfully categorize a carbohydrate as a protein, or a protein as a carbohydrate. When this happens you will see it in the macro composition table and you will need to remove the food ingredient and add it to the correct category: protein, carbohydrate or added fat