The Food List is a powerful tool to help you manage your food inventory and reduce food waste. It allows you to manage and track food items stored across various locations, such as your fridge, freezer, pantry, and more. This article will walk you through how to start using the Food List.
How to Access and Use the Food List
Adding Items to your Food List
You can add items to your food list manually or by simply taking a photo of your ingredients. This is especially useful for quickly adding multiple items at once.
Adding Items Manually
1. Navigate to the Food List from the Lists menu of the app.
2. Tap the "+" button located at the bottom right corner of the screen.
3. Enter the food item name, click on the "+" button next to the item name, and tap "Done" to add the item to your Food List.
Adding Items via Camera
1. From the Food List, tap the "+" button.
2. Tap on "Search with camera" to capture an image of your ingredients (e.g., items in your fridge or on your table).
3. Samsung Food will detect and identify the items in your photo. After identification tap "Add to Food List".
4. Select the items you want to add to your Food List and tap "Done".
Removing a Single Item from Your Food List
1. Select the item you wish to remove, and tap on the trash bin icon at the bottom left to delete the item from your list.
2. Or swipe to the left to remove the unwanted item.
Removing All Items from the Food List
1. Open the Food List and tap on the 3 dots on the top right.
2. Select "Remove all items".
Editing Your Food List
Edit Storage Location
1. From the main screen, tap on the Lists icon at the bottom right, and select Food List.
2. Tap any item to edit details such as storage location or use-by date. To change the storage location, tap on the "Location".
3. Select the storage location.
4. Click “Save”.
Edit Use-by date
1. To update the use-by date, tap on the date, just above the “Save” button.
2. Select the date and press “Save”.
3. You can disable use-by-date tracking for certain items if needed.
*Please note that we do not notify users about any items in the Food List that are close to their due date.
Adding Items from Shopping List to Food List
This is a premium feature available with our Food+ subscription.
1. Go to your Shopping List and select checked items.
2. Click on “Add to food list” to move selected items from your Shopping List to your Food List.
Adding Items from Food List to Shopping List
This is a premium feature available with our Food+ subscription.
1. Once you’ve used an item from your Food List, checkmark it as finished.
2. Click on “Add to Shopping List” to move selected items to your Shopping List to buy them again. Select the items that you wish to move to the Shopping list and click on “Add items”.
Updating Food List After Cooking
This is a premium feature available with our Food+ subscription.
1. After cooking, mark the recipe as "Made It".
2. The app will suggest removing the used ingredients from your Food List, helping you keep track of what's left.
3. Select the items you used up while cooking and press “Done” to remove them from your Food List.
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