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Product — use this when...
- You know protein, fat, carbs, and calories per 100 g of the finished product: from a store label or a reliable source for a specific brand.
- Or it is a raw ingredient, such as milk, egg, or banana, where standard nutrition values apply.
Creating a product takes about 10 seconds: name + protein/fat/carbs + calories per 100 g.
The product is saved to your personal catalog and appears first in your search results.
Recipe — use this when...
- It is a home-cooked dish with multiple ingredients.
- You know the weight of each ingredient.
- You know the final cooked weight of the dish — the mass after boiling, frying, baking, and so on.
Mira will ask you step by step for:
- Recipe name.
- Each ingredient + grams. For cooked dishes, this means the raw grams you put into the pot, pan, or baking dish.
- Final weight — required for boiled, fried, and baked dishes because water evaporates and the mass changes.
- Description — optional.
Calories per 100 g of the finished dish are calculated honestly: total calories of all ingredients ÷ final weight. This is how you would write a recipe in a home cookbook.
After creation, the recipe appears in search like a regular product, marked My recipe so you can tell it from catalog items with a similar name: add “150 g of my chicken soup”, and everything is calculated automatically.
When NOT to create a recipe — just tell Mira
If you do not have all the numbers on hand, especially the final cooked weight, do not create a recipe. Describe the dish in words instead:
“For lunch I had chicken soup with noodles and vegetables, about one bowl”
Mira will estimate calories based on general knowledge about the dish — how exactly is in Where Mira gets her calorie numbers. This is faster and often more accurate than a recipe with made-up weights:
- A rough estimate honestly reflects uncertainty: “about 350–400 kcal”.
- A “recipe” with guessed grams looks precise, but is actually misleading.
Quick reference
| Situation | What to do |
|---|---|
| Store product with a label | Create product |
| Raw ingredient (milk, meat, vegetable) | Find in catalog or create product |
| Home-cooked dish — all weights + final weight known | Create recipe |
| Home-cooked dish — no data | Describe it to Mira |
| Café / restaurant meal | Describe it to Mira or take a photo |
Where to create
- Products: Products catalog → “Add product”.
- Recipes: voice to Mira — “create a chicken soup recipe” — and she will guide you step by step. Or go to Recipes → “Create recipe”.