Plan around what you already have
Check the fridge and pantry before you make a shopping list — it saves wasted food and money.
Weekly Meal Plan Template: Plan Your Week on One Page
One overview for the whole week, so "what's for dinner tonight?" stops being a daily question. Fill it in on paper, in a notes app, or print this page.
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Tips to make it stick
Pick one fixed shopping day
Buying everything once a week avoids the daily "what's for dinner" panic and extra last-minute trips.
Keep one night flexible
Leftovers, takeout, or no plan at all — one fixed flexible night makes the rest of the schedule easier to stick to.
Cook one extra portion for the freezer
A double batch of something that freezes well gives you a free night later in the month.
Tired of retyping ingredients?
In Jia you link a recipe or a custom meal to each day of the week, or let "Surprise me" pick a recipe for you. Pick a recipe for a day and Jia asks straight away which grocery list the ingredients should go on. Meal planning and grocery lists are free for yourself. Adding a recipe's ingredients to a grocery list from your meal plan is free up to 3 times a week; with Premium it is unlimited.
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