Weekly Meal Planner

What is it?

The Weekly Meal Planner is a free browser-based tool that lets you organize breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks for every day of the week in one clean calendar view. Type or paste meal names into each cell, add ingredients per meal, and the tool automatically compiles a deduplicated, alphabetically sorted shopping list you can copy or print. Your plan saves automatically to localStorage so it is there every time you open the page.

How to use it

1. Click any meal cell (e.g., Monday Breakfast) and type the meal name.
2. Optionally expand the cell to add ingredients and serving notes.
3. Repeat for all seven days and up to four meal slots per day.
4. Click "Shopping List" to generate a combined ingredient list.
5. Copy the list to clipboard or print it for grocery shopping.
6. Click "Export" to download your week plan as a text file.

Why use this tool

Meal planning is one of the most effective strategies for eating healthier, reducing food waste, and cutting grocery spending. Studies show that households with a weekly meal plan make fewer impulse purchases and waste significantly less food. Our planner removes the friction — no app to install, no account, no subscription. Just open the page, plan your week, and walk out the door with a complete shopping list.

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