Meal plan and groceries

In short: Plan dinners from your saved recipes. The ingredients go onto one grocery list, sorted by aisle.

How does the meal plan work?

The Plan tab lays out dinners for the week from your own saved recipes. Each day gets a dinner, and you can add other meals if you want them. Move any meal around, and the groceries you need go onto one list. About the plan.

What is Fill My Week?

Fill My Week suggests a week of dinners from your saved recipes. Free includes one Fill My Week a week. Saucepan+ adds Smart Week, which plans around your taste and leftovers.

Does the meal plan use only my own recipes?

Yes. It plans from recipes you already saved. You can also add a recipe to any day yourself.

Can I mark leftovers or eating out?

Yes. Mark any night as Leftovers or Eating Out, so the plan matches the week you will have.

How do I make a grocery list from recipes?

Add each recipe to Groceries, or plan the week and the list builds itself. Saucepan combines the same ingredient across recipes. Grocery list steps.

Is the grocery list sorted by aisle?

Yes. Duplicate ingredients are combined and the list is sorted by aisle, so you walk the store once.

Can I share the grocery list?

Yes. Share it with your household and it updates for everyone. One person can shop while the others add items.

Can I check items off while I shop?

Yes. Items you put in the cart stay marked until you are done. You can also check items off from the Groceries widget on your Home Screen. Remove anything you already have before you leave.

Can I add to my grocery list with Siri?

Yes. Say "Add oat milk to my grocery list in Saucepan." To add a whole recipe, say "Add lasagna to my groceries in Saucepan."

Can I send my list to Apple Reminders?

Yes. Saucepan can add your grocery list to Reminders. It asks for Reminders access only when you use that feature.

Can I order groceries from the list?

Not today. Saucepan does not send lists to Instacart or other delivery services yet.

Is there a free meal plan or grocery tool on the website?

Yes. Two free tools work in the browser: the meal plan generator and the grocery list maker. Neither needs the app.

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