diff --git a/mealie/schema/group/group_shopping_list.py b/mealie/schema/group/group_shopping_list.py
index d91f79e90b29..ae5a27da5ece 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/group/group_shopping_list.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/group/group_shopping_list.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from pydantic import UUID4, ConfigDict, field_validator
+from pydantic import UUID4, ConfigDict, field_validator, model_validator
 from sqlalchemy.orm import joinedload, selectinload
 from sqlalchemy.orm.interfaces import LoaderOption
 
@@ -100,14 +100,15 @@ class ShoppingListItemOut(ShoppingListItemBase):
     created_at: datetime | None = None
     update_at: datetime | None = None
 
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(**kwargs)
-
+    @model_validator(mode="after")
+    def post_validate(self):
         # if we're missing a label, but the food has a label, use that as the label
         if (not self.label) and (self.food and self.food.label):
             self.label = self.food.label
             self.label_id = self.label.id
 
+        return self
+
     model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe.py b/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe.py
index 7bf253e8de22..483247d07f20 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Annotated, Any, ClassVar
 from uuid import uuid4
 
-from pydantic import UUID4, BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, field_validator
+from pydantic import UUID4, BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, field_validator, model_validator
 from pydantic_core.core_schema import ValidationInfo
 from slugify import slugify
 from sqlalchemy import Select, desc, func, or_, select, text
@@ -183,17 +183,8 @@ class Recipe(RecipeSummary):
 
     model_config = ConfigDict(from_attributes=True)
 
-    @classmethod
-    def model_validate(cls, obj):
-        recipe = super().model_validate(obj)
-        recipe.__post_init__()
-        return recipe
-
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs) -> None:
-        super().__init__(**kwargs)
-        self.__post_init__()
-
-    def __post_init__(self) -> None:
+    @model_validator(mode="after")
+    def post_validate(self):
         # the ingredient disable_amount property is unreliable,
         # so we set it here and recalculate the display property
         disable_amount = self.settings.disable_amount if self.settings else True
@@ -202,6 +193,8 @@ class Recipe(RecipeSummary):
             ingredient.is_food = not ingredient.disable_amount
             ingredient.display = ingredient._format_display()
 
+        return self
+
     @field_validator("slug", mode="before")
     def validate_slug(slug: str, info: ValidationInfo):
         if not info.data.get("name"):
diff --git a/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe_ingredient.py b/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe_ingredient.py
index 8a260a6e43a1..2d0ec633dace 100644
--- a/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe_ingredient.py
+++ b/mealie/schema/recipe/recipe_ingredient.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from fractions import Fraction
 from typing import ClassVar
 from uuid import UUID, uuid4
 
-from pydantic import UUID4, ConfigDict, Field, field_validator
+from pydantic import UUID4, ConfigDict, Field, field_validator, model_validator
 from sqlalchemy.orm import joinedload
 from sqlalchemy.orm.interfaces import LoaderOption
 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def display_fraction(fraction: Fraction):
 
 
 class UnitFoodBase(MealieModel):
+    id: UUID4 | None = None
     name: str
     plural_name: str | None = None
     description: str = ""
@@ -134,9 +135,8 @@ class RecipeIngredientBase(MealieModel):
     Automatically calculated after the object is created, unless overwritten
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs) -> None:
-        super().__init__(**kwargs)
-
+    @model_validator(mode="after")
+    def post_validate(self):
         # calculate missing is_food and disable_amount values
         # we can't do this in a validator since they depend on each other
         if self.is_food is None and self.disable_amount is not None:
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ class RecipeIngredientBase(MealieModel):
         if not self.display:
             self.display = self._format_display()
 
+        return self
+
     @field_validator("unit", mode="before")
     @classmethod
     def validate_unit(cls, v):