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How to work out calories per serving in any recipe

How to work out calories per serving in any recipe

You cooked a big pot of dal for the whole family, and now you want the calories in just your one bowl. The trick is simple maths: add every ingredient's calories, then divide by the number of bowls you serve.

1 Aug 2026 · Burnie Academy
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You cooked a big pot of dal for four people. The food app only knows 'one bowl of dal'. So how many calories are in your bowl? The answer is not printed on the pot. You find it with two small steps of maths. Once you learn them, any sabzi or curry becomes a number you can log.

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