Hello! I’m so excited to announce that you can now create a custom meal plan and generate a grocery shopping list from my recipes! You can watch this video walkthrough of this tool, or just dive right in with the meal planner below!
Let’s get to meal planning!
There are two ways to add recipes to your meal plan:
- Click the calendar icon at the top of any individual recipe, and the recipe will be added to your meal plan -OR-
- Click “Meal Planner” in the top menu of my website to come to this page. You can then choose recipes from the dropdown menu right above the meal planner.
Step 1: My Suggested Meal Plan for This Week:
To add these recipes to your meal plan, click “Save to Meal Planner” and reload this page before going to Step 2. If you want to build your own meal plan from scratch, skip this and go on to Step 2.
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 7-Layer Tacos (4) |  Cabbage Roll Casserole (6) |  5-Ingredient Southwest Chicken Rice Bowls (4) |  Slow Cooker BBQ Pork Chops (4) |  Easy Vegetable Beef Soup (4) |
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 Peanut Butter Chocolate Yogurt Fruit Dip (4) | ||||
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Click on a recipe for more details
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Step 2: Customize Your Own Meal Plan:
Now you can delete and add recipes to your meal plan to make it your own. Once you have it just the way you like, move on to step 3.
May 27 Today Day 7453 | May 28 Tomorrow Day 7454 | May 29 Friday Day 7455 | May 30 Saturday Day 7456 | May 31 Sunday Day 7457 |
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Step 3: Customize Your Grocery List!
Once you’ve picked out everything you want to make, it’s time to click “Generate Your Grocery List.” You can delete ingredients you already have and add extra things you need at the store like milk, toilet paper, wine, you name it!
Finally, you’re ready to print your list or click “Save” to view it on your mobile phone or email it. If you have questions or problems, always feel free to email me!
I’m sorry I think this is a great idea and I would love to use it but no matter what I do it will not work!
Sorry I tried your menu creator and it did not work for me? I really liked some of your recipes and wanted to try them. Thanks
Today is my first day of using your website to plan my meals, and I seriously like THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. I’ve had a bit of a rough time, and this is helping me get myself back on my feet. This is a great tool for planning, financing, shopping, and trying delicious new foods. I so appreciate all of the effort you’ve put into this, and you then share it all with us! I found this about 5 hours ago, have planned my whole week, went shopping, spent LESS money than I usually do, and I’m… Read more »
I’m loving this idea – I’m so lost when it comes to meal planning! However, I’m having trouble with the actual mechanics of the calendar. When I clock add to calendar from a recipe, it goes through the motions but never shows up when I come back to the calendar. Also, if I stay on the calendar and add things from the search field, I can drag them where I want them just fine. But, when I leave the page to view a recipe and come back to the calendar, everything is gone! Am I doing something wrong?
Is it just me or is there only 1 red meat dish (with the sausage possibly?) for the whole week? I was under the impression for adequate iron levels red meat should be 3-4 x per week….. maybe thats just hearsay
Hi Reb! We typically think of red meat as the only or best way to get iron, but that’s actually not true! Legumes like beans and lentils, spinach and other leafy greens, nuts, whole grain wheat products, chicken, fish, and eggs are all sources of iron! Plus, many cereals and rice are now fortified. So there are plenty of ways to sneak iron in other than chowing down on cow.
This is fantastic! But when I click on a recipe, it just seems like it’s loading forever. It never pulls up the instructions.
Thank you for your sharing. Thanks to this article I can learn more things. Expand your knowledge and abilities. Actually the article is very practical. Thank you!
what makes these meals any healthier than other versions?