Recipe Management

NourAIsh makes it easy to create, import, edit, and share recipes while automatically tracking detailed nutrition information for your health goals.

Creating a Recipe

NourAIsh offers two ways to create recipes: Quick Recipe mode for fast entry, and Detailed Recipe mode for comprehensive nutrition tracking.

Getting Started

1. Navigate to the Recipes tab
2. Tap the + button in the top right corner
3. Choose your preferred creation method

Quick Recipe Mode

Quick Recipe mode is perfect when you want to capture a recipe now and add nutrition details later.

1. Select Quick Recipe from the welcome dialog
2. Enter your recipe name
3. Set the number of servings
4. Add a photo (optional) by tapping the camera icon
5. Add ingredients using one of three methods:
   • Type - Manually enter each ingredient
   • Scan - Scan a barcode or nutrition label (Premium)
   • Paste - Bulk paste an ingredient list
6. Add cooking instructions (optional)
7. Add tags for organization (optional)
8. Tap Save

Detailed Recipe Mode

Detailed Recipe mode is ideal when you want to track nutrition for each ingredient as you build your recipe.

1. Select Detailed Recipe from the welcome dialog
2. Enter your recipe name and servings
3. Add each ingredient and its nutrition:
   • Use NourAIsh AI to automatically estimate nutrition (Premium)
   • Scan a barcode for packaged ingredients (Premium)
   • Scan a nutrition label with your camera (Premium)
   • Choose from suggestions based on your previous recipes
   • Enter nutrition manually
4. Add instructions and tags
5. Tap Save

Adding Ingredients by Pasting

The bulk paste feature makes it easy to add multiple ingredients at once from another source.

1. In the Recipe Builder, tap Paste
2. Paste your ingredient list (one ingredient per line)
3. Choose an action:
   • Just Add - Parse ingredients without nutrition data (free)
   • NourAIsh AI - Analyze nutrition for each ingredient (Premium)
4. Review and edit the parsed ingredients
5. Tap Add Ingredients

Supported Formats:

• 1 cup diced onion
• 2 lbs beef stew meat
• 3 medium carrots, chopped
• Bulleted or numbered lists are automatically cleaned

Saving Your Recipe

When you save a new recipe, NourAIsh guides you through nutrition options based on your ingredients:

If all ingredients have nutrition data:

• Your recipe is saved and nutrition is calculated automatically

If some or no ingredients have nutrition:

• Let NourAIsh AI Analyze - AI estimates nutrition for missing ingredients (Premium)
• Enter Nutrition Manually - Enter the total nutrition per serving yourself
• Skip for Now - Save without nutrition and add it later

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Importing a Recipe

NourAIsh supports importing recipes from popular recipe websites or from shared .nouralsh files.

Import from URL

Import recipes directly from your favorite cooking websites.

Supported Websites:

And many more using standard recipe formats.

1. Navigate to the Recipes tab
2. Tap the + button
3. Select Import Recipe then Import from URL
4. Paste the recipe URL
5. Tap Import
6. Wait while NourAIsh fetches and parses the recipe
7. Review the imported recipe in the editor
8. Make any adjustments and tap Save

What Gets Imported:

• Recipe name
• Servings
• Ingredients with quantities
• Cooking instructions
• Nutrition data (if available on the website)
• Source attribution (link back to original)

Import from Shared File

Receive recipes shared by friends and family using the .nouralsh file format.

1. Receive a .nouralsh file via AirDrop, Messages, Email, or other sharing method
2. Tap the file to open it in NourAIsh
3. Preview the recipe details:
   • Photo
   • Nutrition per serving
   • Ingredients
   • Instructions
4. Tap Add to My Recipes

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Editing a Recipe

You can edit any recipe in your collection at any time.

Editing Recipe Details

1. Navigate to the Recipes tab
2. Find your recipe and tap Edit
3. Make your changes:
   • Update the recipe name
   • Adjust servings
   • Add or change the photo
   • Edit instructions
   • Manage tags
4. Tap Save

Editing Ingredients

To edit an existing ingredient:

1. Tap on the ingredient in the recipe builder
2. Update the quantity or name
3. Modify nutrition data if needed
4. Tap Done

To delete an ingredient:

1. Tap the - button next to the ingredient

Recipe Tags

Tags help you organize and filter your recipes. Tap the Tags field in the recipe builder to add tags.

Built-in Tag Categories:

• Meal Type - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack, Dessert
• Diet - Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free
• Health - Kidney Friendly, Heart Healthy, Low Sodium, Low Potassium
• Time - Quick, Under 30 min, Meal Prep, One Pot

Custom Tags:

Create your own tags by tapping Add in the Custom Tags section. Custom tags are great for personal organization like "Family Favorites" or "Holiday Recipes".

Editing Ingredient Nutrition

For each ingredient, you can add or update nutrition using multiple methods:

NourAIsh AI Analysis (Premium)

• Tap the AI icon to have NourAIsh AI estimate nutrition based on the ingredient name and quantity

Barcode Scanning (Premium)

• Tap Scan Barcode to scan a product
• Adjust the serving size using quick buttons (15g, 28g, 30g, 50g, 100g, etc.)
• Set the number of servings used in your recipe

Nutrition Label Scanning (Premium)

• Tap Scan Label to photograph a nutrition facts panel
• NourAIsh extracts the values automatically
• Specify the amount used in your recipe

Suggestions

• NourAIsh shows previously used ingredients with matching names
• Tap to copy nutrition data from a past ingredient

Manual Entry

• Enter nutrition values directly
• Main nutrients: Calories, Protein, Carbs, Fat, Fiber, Sugar
• Health nutrients (expandable): Sodium, Potassium, Phosphorus, Cholesterol, and more

Updating Recipe Nutrition

You can change how a recipe's nutrition is calculated at any time. This is referring to the nutrition per serving for the recipe.

1. Open the recipe detail view
2. Find the Nutrition Source badge
3. Tap to reveal options:
   • Re-analyze with NourAIsh AI - Have AI re-estimate all ingredient nutrition (Premium)
   • Enter Manually - Input total per-serving nutrition yourself
   • Clear Nutrition - Remove all nutrition data

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Sharing & Exporting Recipes

Share your recipes with friends, family, or export them for your records.

Share as NourAIsh File

Create a shareable .nouralsh file that includes all recipe details and nutrition data.

1. Open the recipe you want to share
2. Tap the menu icon (...) in the top right
3. Select Share Recipe
4. Choose how to share:
   • AirDrop
   • Messages
   • Email
   • Save to Files
   • Or any other sharing option

What's Included:

• Recipe photo (optimized for sharing)
• All ingredients with nutrition data
• Complete cooking instructions
• Tags and metadata
• Nutrition calculation method

Recipients can open the .nouralsh file in their NourAIsh app to add the recipe to their collection.

Export to PDF

Create a printable PDF version of your recipe.

1. Open the recipe
2. Tap the menu icon (...)
3. Select Print / Export PDF
4. Print directly or save as PDF

PDF Contents:

• Recipe photo
• Recipe name and servings
• Nutrition facts per serving
• Ingredients list
• Cooking instructions
• Source attribution (for imported recipes)

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Logging Recipes

Track when you make and eat your recipes by logging them to your History.

1. Navigate to the Recipes tab
2. Find your recipe and tap Log
3. Adjust the number of servings you're eating
4. Select the meal type (breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack)
5. Tap Add to Log

Features:

• Live nutrition preview - See how nutrition changes as you adjust servings
• Fractional servings - Log 0.25, 0.5, 1.5 servings, etc.
• Smart meal detection - NourAIsh suggests a meal type based on the recipe name and time of day
• Source tracking - Imported recipes show their original source

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Recipe Nutrition Tracking

NourAIsh tracks 13 different nutrients to support your health goals, whether you're focused on general wellness, kidney health, or heart health.

Tracked Nutrients

Main Nutrients:

• Calories
• Protein
• Carbohydrates
• Fat
• Fiber
• Sugar

Heart Health:

• Saturated Fat
• Cholesterol

Kidney Health:

• Sodium
• Potassium
• Phosphorus
• Calcium

Other:

• Caffeine
• Fluid Volume

Nutrition Sources

NourAIsh tracks how nutrition was determined for each recipe:

Source	Description
NourAIsh AI	NourAIsh AI analyzed each ingredient
Summed	Calculated from ingredient nutrition (barcode/label scans)
Manual	You entered the per-serving totals
Not Set	No nutrition data yet

Ingredient Breakdown

For recipes with per-ingredient nutrition data, you can see how each ingredient contributes to the total.

1. Open a recipe with AI or summed nutrition
2. Tap View Ingredient Breakdown
3. See each ingredient's contribution to total nutrition

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Premium Features

Some recipe features require a NourAIsh Premium subscription:

Feature	Free	Premium
Create recipes manually	Yes	Yes
Import from URL	Yes	Yes
Import shared recipes	Yes	Yes
Log recipes	Yes	Yes
Share recipes	Yes	Yes
Export to PDF	Yes	Yes
NourAIsh AI ingredient analysis	-	Yes
Barcode scanning	-	Yes
Nutrition label scanning	-	Yes
Full nutrition editing	-	Yes
AI recipe insights	-	Yes

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Tips & Best Practices

For Accurate Nutrition

• Use barcode scanning for packaged ingredients when possible
• Be specific with quantities - "1 cup diced onion" is better than "onion"
• Verify AI estimates - Check that AI-analyzed nutrition looks reasonable
• Import from sites with nutrition - Many recipe sites include nutrition data

For Organization

• Use tags to categorize recipes (e.g., "breakfast", "low-sodium", "quick")
• Search and filter to find recipes quickly
• Add photos to make recipes easier to recognize

For Sharing

• Include instructions so recipients can make the recipe
• Verify nutrition before sharing with health-conscious friends
• Share via AirDrop for the fastest experience on iOS

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I import recipes from any website?

NourAIsh works best with popular recipe sites that use standard recipe formats. If a site doesn't import properly, you can copy and paste the ingredients using the bulk paste feature.

Why doesn't my imported recipe have nutrition data?

Not all recipe websites provide nutrition information. You can add nutrition by using NourAIsh AI analysis (Premium) or entering values manually.

Can I share recipes with someone who doesn't have NourAIsh?

Use the Print / Export PDF option to create a shareable PDF that anyone can view or print.

How do I update a recipe's nutrition after editing ingredients?

Tap the nutrition source badge in the recipe detail view and select "Re-analyze with NourAIsh AI" or update ingredients individually.

Can I log a partial serving of a recipe?

Yes! When logging, use the stepper to adjust servings in increments of 0.25.

Are AI nutrition values accurate?

AI-analyzed nutrition values are estimates based on generic food data. For the most accurate results, verify key ingredients against package labels, especially for items where nutrition varies significantly by brand.

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Need more help? Contact us at support@nouraish.com