The quickest way to get started is to save a few recipes, build a meal plan, and let Plan to Eat generate your shopping list. Here's the fastest path to your first plan:
Save a recipe. Use the Recipe Clipper (the share button in your browser) to save a recipe from social media and anywhere on the web, or add one manually from the Cook tab.
Plan it. Add the recipe to a day and mealtime on your Planner.
Shop. Open the Shop tab, and your ingredients are already there, organized and ready to go.
Here's a closer look at each tab.
Cook
The Cook tab is your digital Recipe Book, where you gather recipes from around the web and your family cookbook into one place.
Save Recipes
Recipes you find online can be added to your account with the Share Extension Recipe Clipper, available through the share button in most browsers. Learn more about adding recipes with the app.
You can also add a recipe manually using the Add Recipe button in My Recipes.
Search Your Recipes
Use the search bar to find a recipe by keyword, or tap Filter to sort and narrow your Recipe Book by Course, Cuisine, Main Ingredient, Tag, Rating, Total Time, and more. Learn more about filtering and searching your recipes.
Recipe Serving Sizes
Every recipe has a serving size that can be scaled up or down to fit your household. Open a recipe, tap the Serving pill in the Ingredients section, and use the +/- controls or a preset (0.5x, 1x, 2x) to scale it. Learn more about scaling recipes.
More to explore in Cook
Tap the My Recipes header to access Friends, your Queue, the Freezer, and PTE Recipes.
Plan
Plan a Recipe
Tap the date or meal section where you'd like to plan a recipe.
Select Plan Recipe.
Choose the recipes from your Recipe Book.
Tap Next, select the mealtime, and tap Plan.
You can select multiple recipes at once to plan an entire day.
Plan Notes or Ingredients
Tap the + on a date in the Planner.
Select Plan Note or Plan Ingredient.
Select the mealtime to assign it to.
Type in your note or ingredient.
Tap the checkmark to save.
Learn more about Notes and Ingredients on the meal planner.
Planner Serving Sizes
Once a recipe is on your Planner, you can scale it for that one instance without changing the original recipe. Tap the planned recipe, tap the Serving pill, and adjust using the +/- controls or a preset. Learn more about scaling planned recipes.
More to explore in Plan
Build reusable Menus, or plan ahead with the Freezer.
Shop
Once you've got recipes on your Planner, your Shopping List builds itself. Just choose a date range, and every ingredient from your planned recipes in that range appears, organized and ready.
Date Range
Tap the date range in the upper right.
Select a predefined range, or create a custom one on the calendar.
Tap Save.
Check Off Items
Tap an item's checkmark as you shop to mark it as purchased.
Edit an Item
Tap an item to edit its details and see which recipe it's from and when it's planned.
Manually Add Items
Tap Add New Item at the bottom of your list. As you use Plan to Eat, the store and category fields fill in automatically based on where you've bought that item before.
The Staples List
Store items you buy often but that aren't tied to a recipe, like paper towels or bananas, so they're easy to add to your list whenever you need them. Access it by tapping the Shopping List header. Learn more about the Staples List.