diff --git a/recipes/src/lib.rs b/recipes/src/lib.rs
index 4d5cdcf..f4f2337 100644
--- a/recipes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/recipes/src/lib.rs
@@ -135,12 +135,17 @@ impl IngredientAccumulator {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn accumulate_from(&mut self, r: &Recipe) {
-        for i in r.steps.iter().map(|s| s.ingredients.iter()).flatten() {
+    pub fn accumulate_ingredients<'a, I, S>(&'a mut self, recipe_title: S, ingredients: I)
+    where
+        I: Iterator<Item = &'a Ingredient>,
+        S: Into<String>,
+    {
+        let recipe_title = recipe_title.into();
+        for i in ingredients {
             let key = i.key();
             if !self.inner.contains_key(&key) {
                 let mut set = BTreeSet::new();
-                set.insert(r.title.clone());
+                set.insert(recipe_title.clone());
                 self.inner.insert(key, (i.clone(), set));
             } else {
                 let amt = match (self.inner[&key].0.amt, i.amt) {
@@ -151,12 +156,19 @@ impl IngredientAccumulator {
                 };
                 self.inner.get_mut(&key).map(|(i, set)| {
                     i.amt = amt;
-                    set.insert(r.title.clone());
+                    set.insert(recipe_title.clone());
                 });
             }
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn accumulate_from(&mut self, r: &Recipe) {
+        self.accumulate_ingredients(
+            &r.title,
+            r.steps.iter().map(|s| s.ingredients.iter()).flatten(),
+        );
+    }
+
     pub fn ingredients(self) -> BTreeMap<IngredientKey, (Ingredient, BTreeSet<String>)> {
         self.inner
     }
diff --git a/web/src/app_state.rs b/web/src/app_state.rs
index 8a3a7dc..2162e6a 100644
--- a/web/src/app_state.rs
+++ b/web/src/app_state.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use client_api::UserData;
-use recipes::{parse, IngredientKey, Recipe, RecipeEntry};
+use recipes::{parse, Ingredient, IngredientKey, Recipe, RecipeEntry};
 use sycamore::futures::spawn_local_scoped;
 use sycamore::prelude::*;
 use sycamore_state::{Handler, MessageMapper};
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use crate::api::{HttpStore, LocalStore};
 pub struct AppState {
     pub recipe_counts: BTreeMap<String, usize>,
     pub extras: Vec<(String, String)>,
-    pub staples: Option<Recipe>,
+    pub staples: BTreeSet<Ingredient>,
     pub recipes: BTreeMap<String, Recipe>,
     pub category_map: BTreeMap<String, String>,
     pub filtered_ingredients: BTreeSet<IngredientKey>,
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl AppState {
         Self {
             recipe_counts: BTreeMap::new(),
             extras: Vec::new(),
-            staples: None,
+            staples: BTreeSet::new(),
             recipes: BTreeMap::new(),
             category_map: BTreeMap::new(),
             filtered_ingredients: BTreeSet::new(),
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ impl StateMachine {
         let recipe_entries = &store.fetch_recipes().await?;
         let (staples, recipes) = filter_recipes(&recipe_entries)?;
         if let Some(recipes) = recipes {
-            state.staples = staples;
             state.recipes = recipes;
         };
+        state.staples = BTreeSet::new();
         if let Some(recipe_entries) = recipe_entries {
             local_store.set_all_recipes(recipe_entries);
         }
diff --git a/web/src/components/categories.rs b/web/src/components/categories.rs
index 1905e14..282f1db 100644
--- a/web/src/components/categories.rs
+++ b/web/src/components/categories.rs
@@ -103,14 +103,12 @@ pub fn Categories<'ctx, G: Html>(cx: Scope<'ctx>, sh: StateHandler<'ctx>) -> Vie
                     .insert(recipe_id.clone());
             }
         }
-        if let Some(staples) = &state.staples {
-            for (_, i) in staples.get_ingredients().iter() {
-                let ingredient_name = i.name.clone();
-                ingredients
-                    .entry(ingredient_name)
-                    .or_insert(BTreeSet::new())
-                    .insert("Staples".to_owned());
-            }
+        for i in state.staples.iter() {
+            let ingredient_name = i.name.clone();
+            ingredients
+                .entry(ingredient_name)
+                .or_insert(BTreeSet::new())
+                .insert("Staples".to_owned());
         }
         ingredients
     });
@@ -124,10 +122,8 @@ pub fn Categories<'ctx, G: Html>(cx: Scope<'ctx>, sh: StateHandler<'ctx>) -> Vie
                 ingredients.insert(i.name.clone());
             }
         }
-        if let Some(staples) = &state.staples {
-            for (_, i) in staples.get_ingredients().iter() {
-                ingredients.insert(i.name.clone());
-            }
+        for i in state.staples.iter() {
+            ingredients.insert(i.name.clone());
         }
         let mut mapping_list = Vec::new();
         for i in ingredients.iter() {
diff --git a/web/src/components/shopping_list.rs b/web/src/components/shopping_list.rs
index 5e01a45..4e8a2a8 100644
--- a/web/src/components/shopping_list.rs
+++ b/web/src/components/shopping_list.rs
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ fn make_ingredients_rows<'ctx, G: Html>(
             }
         }
         if *show_staples.get() {
-            if let Some(staples) = &state.staples {
-                acc.accumulate_from(staples);
-            }
+            acc.accumulate_ingredients("Staples", state.staples.iter());
         }
         let mut ingredients = acc
             .ingredients()