How to use this tool
Pick a week and household size. Choose example recipes or enter your favorites with quantities and original serving counts. Schedule breakfast, lunch and dinner, adjust servings for individual meals and review a grocery list that combines ingredients and subtracts pantry stock. Save an editable shopping checklist, CSVs and a backup.
Quick steps
- Choose a week and set the number of people eating.
- Select an example recipe or save your own with ingredient amounts and original servings.
- Assign meals and adjust servings. Enter pantry amounts, then print or export the combined shopping list.
Practical tip
Keep ingredient names and units consistent for accurate consolidation. Kilograms and grams combine, as do liters and milliliters; cups, tablespoons and pieces stay separate. Always check recipe allergens, food storage, package sizes and store prices before shopping.
Common questions
Can I make a weekly meal plan with a grocery list for free?
Yes. Plan breakfast, lunch and dinner for seven days with editable recipes. Your grocery list updates from all assigned meals. No account, paid recipe database or subscription is required.
Does it adjust ingredients to my family size?
Yes. Enter the recipe's original serving yield and the servings needed for each planned meal. Ingredient quantities scale proportionally and identical compatible items from multiple meals are combined.
Can it subtract food I already have in my pantry?
Yes. Enter an on-hand quantity beside a grocery ingredient. The list deducts that stock from the planned total, never showing a negative purchase requirement.
Does it combine grams and kilograms correctly?
Yes. Grams and kilograms are compatible and combined. Milliliters and liters combine too. Cups, pieces, teaspoons and tablespoons are kept separate, because not all measurement conversions are safe without ingredient-specific information.
Can I print a shopping list or download it to Excel?
Yes. Print / Save PDF uses your browser's print dialog for the calendar and shopping list. Download separate Excel-compatible CSV files for groceries and the 21 calendar slots.
How do I keep my recipes and meal plans after closing the page?
Recipes and separate weekly plans save in your browser's local storage. Download a JSON backup to transfer devices or protect your work before clearing browser data. Changes do not synchronize between devices.
Can I use my own recipes instead of the built-in dishes?
Yes. Add, edit and remove recipes with serving yields, cooking notes, ingredient quantities, units and store categories. The provided dishes are examples, not a complete nutritional or allergy-checked recipe service.
Does it calculate supermarket prices or nutritional requirements?
No. Optional price entries estimate only the needed quantities that have prices. The tool does not retrieve live supermarket pricing, calculate nutritional targets or verify allergen safety.