diff --git a/vue/src/apps/ShoppingListView/ShoppingListView.vue b/vue/src/apps/ShoppingListView/ShoppingListView.vue
index 9c16d5feb..b1c8b20be 100644
--- a/vue/src/apps/ShoppingListView/ShoppingListView.vue
+++ b/vue/src/apps/ShoppingListView/ShoppingListView.vue
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
                         <b-row class="d-lg-block d-print-none d-none mb-3 mt-3">
                             <b-col cols="12">
                                 <b-input-group>
-                                    <b-form-input type="text" :placeholder="$t('Food')"
+                                    <b-form-input type="text" :placeholder="$t('Shopping_input_placeholder')"
                                                   v-model="new_item.ingredient"
                                                   @keyup.enter="addItem"
                                                   ref="amount_input_simple"></b-form-input>
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
                     <b-col cols="12">
                         <template v-if="current_tab===0">
                             <b-input-group>
-                                <b-form-input v-model="new_item.ingredient" :placeholder="$t('Food')"
+                                <b-form-input v-model="new_item.ingredient" :placeholder="$t('Shopping_input_placeholder')"
                                               @keyup.enter="addItem"></b-form-input>
                                 <b-input-group-append>
                                     <b-button @click="addItem" variant="success">
diff --git a/vue/src/locales/en.json b/vue/src/locales/en.json
index 031284b07..0cfae7887 100644
--- a/vue/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/vue/src/locales/en.json
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
 	"Ignore_Shopping": "Ignore Shopping",
 	"Shopping_Category": "Shopping Category",
 	"Shopping_Categories": "Shopping Categories",
+	"Shopping_input_placeholder": "e.g. Potato/100 Potatoes/100 g Potatoes",
 	"Edit_Food": "Edit Food",
 	"Move_Food": "Move Food",
 	"New_Food": "New Food",