Meal Prep Planner
Plan your weekly meals and build a shopping list. Auto-saves as you type — print it when you're done!
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About the Meal Prep Planner
Build a printable weekly meal plan in under 90 seconds. Pick how many days you're prepping, your diet style (kid-friendly, vegetarian, low-carb, etc.), and how many servings per meal — the tool generates a balanced 7-day plan plus a consolidated shopping list. Built for moms who refuse to spend 4 hours every Sunday planning meals.
How it works
- Step 1. Select the number of days to plan (3, 5, or 7).
- Step 2. Pick a diet style or filter (kid-friendly, vegetarian, etc.).
- Step 3. Set serving size per meal.
- Step 4. Generate the plan + shopping list, print or save as PDF.
When to use this tool
- Sunday batch cooking — Print Sunday morning, shop in one trip, prep 3-4 base meals that flex into 7-9 dinners across the week.
- School-lunch packing — Generate a kid-friendly week of lunches with snacks — printable list goes on the fridge for the kids to help check off.
- Picky-eater rescue — Pick the kid-friendly filter to bias toward meals the under-7 crowd will actually eat without negotiation.
Frequently asked questions
Do the recipes come with full instructions?
Each meal in the plan links to a recipe card with ingredients and 5-step directions. No 1,000-word backstory before the recipe.
Can I swap meals I don't like?
Yes — click any meal cell and hit "Swap" to get a replacement that matches your diet filters and uses similar shopping list ingredients.
Is the shopping list categorised by aisle?
Yes — produce / dairy / pantry / frozen / meat, so you're not zigzagging across the store.