diff --git a/cookbook/models.py b/cookbook/models.py
index 6c7761b2d..5a9310242 100644
--- a/cookbook/models.py
+++ b/cookbook/models.py
@@ -722,25 +722,6 @@ class Ingredient(ExportModelOperationsMixin('ingredient'), models.Model, Permiss
     space = models.ForeignKey(Space, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     objects = ScopedManager(space='space')
 
-    def __str__(self):
-        food = ""
-        unit = ""
-        if self.always_use_plural_food and self.food.plural_name not in (None, "") and not self.no_amount:
-            food = self.food.plural_name
-        else:
-            if self.amount > 1 and self.food.plural_name not in (None, "") and not self.no_amount:
-                food = self.food.plural_name
-            else:
-                food = str(self.food)
-        if self.always_use_plural_unit and self.unit.plural_name not in (None, "") and not self.no_amount:
-            unit = self.unit.plural_name
-        else:
-            if self.amount > 1 and self.unit is not None and self.unit.plural_name not in (None, "") and not self.no_amount:
-                unit = self.unit.plural_name
-            else:
-                unit = str(self.unit)
-        return str(self.amount) + ' ' + str(unit) + ' ' + str(food)
-
     class Meta:
         ordering = ['order', 'pk']
         indexes = (
diff --git a/cookbook/views/api.py b/cookbook/views/api.py
index 695dd2ee1..2b54d50ff 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/api.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/api.py
@@ -1051,6 +1051,21 @@ class ShoppingListEntryViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
             Q(created_by=self.request.user)
             | Q(shoppinglist__shared=self.request.user)
             | Q(created_by__in=list(self.request.user.get_shopping_share()))
+        ).prefetch_related(
+            'created_by',
+            'food',
+            'food__properties',
+            'food__properties__property_type',
+            'food__inherit_fields',
+            'food__supermarket_category',
+            'food__onhand_users',
+            'food__substitute',
+            'food__child_inherit_fields',
+
+            'unit',
+            'list_recipe',
+            'list_recipe__mealplan',
+            'list_recipe__mealplan__recipe',
         ).distinct().all()
 
         if pk := self.request.query_params.getlist('id', []):