Worked example · simulated scenario

Buying Food Before Putting It Away

Paying for spinach and putting it in the refrigerator happen at different times. Keeping those actions separate prevents the pantry record from treating a shopping checkbox as proof that food is already available at home.

A meal-generated line lists 80 g spinach. The shopper has paid for it but is still at the store.

Mark the purchase, then confirm receipt

1. Generate the line from one two-serving Soft Spinach Scramble with no spinach in inventory.
2. Select Mark purchased. Open inventory to check the current batches.
3. Return to the list after unpacking, choose Refrigerator and confirm receipt.

Inventory changes at receipt

Checking purchased adds no batch. Receipt confirmation creates one 80 g spinach batch.

The checkbox records shopping progress. Receipt creates the catalog-linked batch with a checked amount and storage location. In this example the actual received amount is the displayed eighty grams.

If the package weight differs, review the recorded amount before relying on the inventory for another meal.