Worked example · simulated scenario

Keeping Household Items During Meal Recalculation

A meal recalculation should not make the dish soap disappear. Household items have their own reason for being on the list, even when the recipes and ingredient needs change around them.

A grocery list contains a manual item named Dish soap with quantity 1 each and category Household.

Refresh meal needs with a manual item present

1. Add Dish soap manually to an existing list.
2. Calculate meal needs for a valid non-overlapping date range.
3. Review the list after the generated food items appear.

The household purchase remains

The manual Dish soap line remains with quantity 1 each.

Generated food lines respond to the selected meals. A manual line is your own purchase instruction, so the refresh keeps it for you to review rather than deleting it as an outdated recipe ingredient.

Keep household products in their own category when reviewing the food budget.