Meal Planner with Auto Grocery List
$16.99 USD · instant download
Pick your week's meals from dropdowns and the grocery list builds itself — every ingredient once, staples excluded.
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Who it's for
“What's for dinner?” is the most stressful question of the day in a lot of households — asked at 6 PM, every night, with nothing defrosted. This meal planner spreadsheet does the boring part for you: pick your meals for the week from simple dropdowns, and your grocery list builds itself.
It's for busy households, health-focused planners, and anyone tired of the nightly dinner scramble — including ADHD brains that need the decision made ahead of time. The killer feature is the auto grocery list: every ingredient from your week's meals, listed exactly once, with your pantry staples left off automatically.
What's inside
- Weekly Meal Plan: Monday–Sunday × Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner/Snacks dropdowns pulled from your recipe database, with servings per day and a pre-filled example week (plus a blank Week 2).
- Recipe Database: 12 real starter recipes with ingredients, prep time, calories, and favorites — add unlimited recipes of your own.
- Auto Grocery List: the star of the show — scans your plan, pulls every ingredient, dedupes automatically, excludes pantry staples, and flags BUY vs. “Have it ✓” as you mark what you own.
- Pantry Staples tracker and a warm step-by-step Instructions tab.
How it works
- Download the .xlsx file instantly after checkout.
- Open in Excel 2021 / Microsoft 365 or import into Google Sheets (it uses modern formulas: XLOOKUP, UNIQUE, TOCOL).
- Pick this week's meals from the dropdowns — your grocery list is already done.
Frequently asked questions
How does the auto grocery list work?
You select meals on the plan tab; the spreadsheet scans every selected recipe, pulls all ingredients, removes duplicates, excludes your pantry staples, and lists each item exactly once.
Will it work in my version of Excel?
It needs Excel 2021 / Microsoft 365 or Google Sheets (free), because the auto-list uses modern formulas like XLOOKUP and UNIQUE. That's noted clearly before you buy.
Can I add my own recipes?
Yes — unlimited. Add the name and ingredients to the database and it instantly appears in your meal dropdowns and feeds the grocery list.
Any tips for best results?
Keep ingredient names consistent (“chicken breast” everywhere, not “chicken breasts” sometimes) so deduping is perfect.
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