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Managing meals for yourself and your family can be overwhelming. Between planning, shopping, cooking, and cleaning, it's a never-ending cycle that can be exhausting. No wonder we often resort to takeout or a quick frozen meal.
Meal-planning apps can help you save valuable time and energy. They offer personalized recipe suggestions and generate shopping lists based on your preferences. Here are four of the most effective meal-planning apps you should consider.
BigOven
BigOven is a meal-planning app with over a million recipes. It's an excellent choice for minimizing food waste, featuring a tool where you can enter up to three ingredients to find recipes that help you make the most of what's in your fridge. It also includes a 'Recipe Scan' feature that lets you upload handwritten recipes, which are then automatically converted to the app's format without needing manual entry.
The free version offers limited features, such as creating a grocery list and one free Recipe Scan. However, to access the full range of features, including weekly meal planning, you’ll need to upgrade to the paid version for $1.99 per month or $19.99 annually. With nearly 8,000 users rating it 4.7 stars, it’s certainly worth considering.
Cozi
Cozi takes family organization to the next level. Beyond providing recipes and generating grocery lists that any family member can contribute to in real-time, it also includes a daily calendar for tracking appointments and to-do lists.
The basic version is free, while the premium version ($29.99 per year) offers extra features, including no ads, a Birthday Tracker, the ability to search your calendar, additional reminders, and monthly mobile view. Cozi is highly rated by users, with over a quarter of a million reviews giving it a 4.8-star rating.
Eat This Much
Eat This Much creates a personalized meal plan based on your budget, food preferences, and daily calorie requirements. It also functions as a calorie tracker, offering a database of nutritional details from restaurants and packaged foods. With nearly 17,000 users rating it 4.7 stars, it's a popular choice.
To unlock additional features like weekly meal plans or a shopping list generator, you'll need to upgrade to the paid version, which can be billed either monthly or annually.
Mealime
Mealime is perfect for those with limited time, offering a variety of recipes that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less. It also tailors meal options to accommodate dietary restrictions, including paleo, keto, vegetarian, vegan, and food allergies. After you create your meal plan for the week, the app generates a grocery list to make shopping easier.
Mealime has earned a 4.8-star rating from over 46,000 users. For extra features like more recipes and the ability to add personal notes, you'll need to subscribe to the paid version at $2.99 per month. Please note, there's no Android version of the app.
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