How to divide a recipe into meal containers by weight

1. Start with a reviewed recipe

Create or choose a measured dish. Check the ingredients, quantities, oil and sauces. Confirm that each nutrition entry matches the state in which you weighed that food. Then enter the final cooked weight without the container: this is the reference used to divide the portions.

2. Check what one portion represents

For illustration, a 1200 g recipe totals 1480 kcal, 80 g of protein, 200 g of carbohydrate and 40 g of fat. A 300 g portion is 25 %: 370 kcal, 20 g of protein, 50 g of carbohydrate and 10 g of fat. These are example figures, not recommended amounts for a person.

3. Weigh and name each container

In batch cooking, enter the weight of the food in each container without its packaging. You can add a person and planned day. Three 300 g containers total 900 g; the 1200 g recipe has 300 g left over. Check that the allocation does not exceed the total.

4. Record only what you have eaten

DietaGo links the containers and leftovers to your pantry. Confirm when a container is consumed and add it to your own diary only if you ate it. The calculation assumes an even distribution: if one container has more meat or sauce, record its components separately.

5. Plan safe storage too

The planned date in the app helps organise your week; it does not certify how long food keeps. Label containers, refrigerate leftovers promptly and do not leave them at room temperature for more than two hours. Follow storage instructions for each product and freeze what you will not eat in time.

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