It’s not always easy to know what to eat for dinner. My wife and I have kept a handful of recipes that we cook week to week. Sometimes we want to try something different, but we don’t know exactly what. Fortunately, Apple News on our iPhone has a Food section that can help us choose a delicious meal and then give us an easy-to-follow recipe.
When Apple released iOS 18.4 in March, this update made it easy to find new recipes to try at home with the new Apple News section. The new section features recipes from publications such as Good Housekeeping, Food & Wine and others. You can also find other stories related to food and dining there.
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Here’s what you need to know about Apple News Food.
What is Apple News Food?
Apple News Food is a section of the Apple News app that Apple made available with iOS 18.4. “With the new Food feature, users will be able to find stories curated by Apple News editors, as well as browse, search and filter tens of thousands of recipes in the Recipe Catalog, with new recipes added every day,” Apple wrote in an email.
How do I access Apple News Food?
1. Open News.
2. Tap the magnifying glass in the lower right corner of your screen.
3. Faucet Food.
You will see options for the Recipe catalog And Saved recipes at the top of the page, and you can scroll down to see other recipes and articles.
You can also tap the spoon and rack symbol in the upper right corner of your iPhone screen to access the Recipe catalog.
Once you are in the Recipe catalogthe fork and knife symbol will be replaced by a box symbol that you can tap to access your Saved recipes. To save recipes, tap a recipe you’re interested in, then tap To safeguard. The recipe will be stored in your Saved recipes.
How much does Apple News Food cost?
The Food section is free for everyone, but the free version only gives you access to a few stories and recipes each day. With the free version of this section, I was able to access recipes like Million Dollar Sausage Balls and this Cucumber-Avocado-Tomato Sandwich. I’m not a picky eater and would happily try both, but I wasn’t able to access many other recipes I was interested in with the free version.
However, if you are a subscriber to Apple News Plus ($13 per month) or the first level of Apple One ($38 per month), you get full access to the Power section. This means you can browse a catalog of thousands of recipes and articles, save recipes to your own digital cookbook, and access recipes offline. The recipe catalog makes it easy to find dinner ideas, vegetarian recipes and even cocktails.
What else does Apple News Food offer?
You can also access what Apple calls Cooking Mode in Apple News Food, which displays step-by-step instructions in full screen on your device. You’ll see one step at a time, but you’ll need to swipe across your screen to move to the next step. I tried asking Siri to take the next step, and the digital assistant ignored my pleas. This could be a problem if you’re cooking and your hands are covered in flour, grease, or anything else you don’t want to get on your phone, but you should still take the next step.
This feature prevents your iPhone from going to sleep or dimming the screen. Which is nice, because then you don’t have to unlock your phone every minute to make sure you’re following the instructions (although I’ve never done that or anything).
Cook mode can also display the full list of ingredients for each recipe by pressing Ingredients at the top of your screen, which means you won’t have to write down an entire list of ingredients the next time you’re at the grocery store.
However, you cannot copy and paste these ingredients or instructions from News to another app, like Notes. You can share a link to the recipe or save it as a quick note, but if you want to ask your roommate or partner to grab a few ingredients while they’re away, you can’t easily copy and paste those ingredients into a message. To access cooking mode, tap a recipe in the app you want to try, then tap Cook.
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