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    Question Formula to compile cooking ingredients?

    Basically I want to make a spreadsheet where I can select through a database of meals and plan my meals for the next 7 days. I would then like for excel to use the ingredients from the recipe database to tell me exactly and how much of each ingredient I would need. Some recipes may call for the same ingredient like eggs so they would need to be summed up. Also I don't know how to make excel tell me only the ingredients I need.

    How I imagined I would make it:
    Across X axis list every ingredient that is used by at least one of my recipes.
    Under the bolded "Shopping List" have Excel add up the ingredients for every meal selected above, add alike ingredients and tell me what I need.

    I have attached screenshots of what I have so far as well as a dummy workbook. I only included sample recipes and ingredients for exemplification.
    I am open to suggestions if anyone has an easier way.

    The main problems I don't have the knowledge for is:
    1- After selecting the meals in the column, I do not know a formula(s) that would add alike recipes
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    2- Display ONLY required ingredients for that week.

    Thank you for your help and taking the time to read this mess. Hope it made sense.
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    Re: Formula to compile cooking ingredients?

    To best describe or illustrate your problem you would be better off attaching a dummy workbook. The workbook should contain the same structure and some dummy data of the same type as the type you have in your real workbook - so, if a cell contains numbers & letters in this format abc-123 then that should be reflected in the dummy workbook.

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    Re: Formula to compile cooking ingredients?

    I attached it under the photos.

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    Re: Formula to compile cooking ingredients?

    Not sure if the file was already there and I missed it, or not, but thanks anyway.

    Now, what would your expected outcome look like?

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    Re: Formula to compile cooking ingredients?

    Suggestion: On the various database sheets, list the ingredients as the header row C1:B …
    You then have a grid where you can either flag the ingredient is required for that dish, or take it further and enter the amount you need per serving so you could also add the required quantity of each ingredient (multiplied by the number of servings).

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    Re: Formula to compile cooking ingredients?

    I was thinking this is how I would do it. On the first page where it would tell me how much of each ingredient I need do you know how to make it only tell me the ingredients I need?

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    Re: Formula to compile cooking ingredients?

    Hello auzzle and Welcome To Excel Forum.
    I believe that the thread linked below addresses something similar to that which you are looking.
    https://www.excelforum.com/excel-for...l-planner.html
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