Grocery list
Your list fills in here. Paste a recipe into the first dinner, or fill in the example week to see how it works.
Made in your browser. What you type is not sent anywhere and is not saved, so copy or print the list before you leave.
Free meal planner
Free weekly meal planner with a grocery list sorted by aisle
Put a dinner on each day you cook and paste its recipe, the whole thing or just the ingredients. The planner adds everything up into one shopping list, in the order of the supermarket aisles. Free, no sign-up, and it runs in your browser.
Your week
How it works
From recipes to a grocery list in three steps
Step 1
Put a dinner on a day
Pick the day and paste the recipe from a website, a cookbook or your notes. The planner keeps the ingredient lines and leaves the steps alone.
Step 2
Set the servings
Say how many the recipe serves and how many you are cooking for. Every amount in that recipe scales to match.
Step 3
Shop by aisle
The same ingredient from different recipes becomes one line, and the list follows the store: produce first, then bakery, meat, dairy and the rest. Salt, oil and the spice rack wait under Check you have.
An example week
Three dinners, one list
Three weeknight dinners, with the tacos scaled from 4 to 6 servings. On the right is the list the planner makes for them: garlic from two recipes is one line, and the olive oil from all three is added up.
- MON
Cherry tomato spaghettiServes 4 - TUE
Chickpea and spinach curryServes 4 - THU
Weeknight chicken tacosServes 4, cooking for 6
Grocery list
Produce
- AvocadosWeeknight chicken tacos2
- Baby spinachChickpea and spinach curry5 oz
- BasilCherry tomato spaghetti1 bunch
- Cherry tomatoesCherry tomato spaghetti2 pints
- CilantroWeeknight chicken tacosas needed
- GarlicCherry tomato spaghetti · Chickpea and spinach curry7 cloves
- LimesChickpea and spinach curry · Weeknight chicken tacos4
- OnionChickpea and spinach curry1
- Red onionWeeknight chicken tacos1
Bakery
- Corn tortillasWeeknight chicken tacos12
Meat
- Chicken thighsWeeknight chicken tacos2¼ lb
Dairy and eggs
- ParmesanCherry tomato spaghetti2 oz
- Sour creamWeeknight chicken tacos¾ cup
Pantry
- Basmati riceChickpea and spinach curry1½ cups
- SpaghettiCherry tomato spaghetti1 lb
Canned and jarred
- Canned tomatoesChickpea and spinach curry1 can (14 oz)
- ChickpeasChickpea and spinach curry2 cans (15 oz)
- Coconut milkChickpea and spinach curry1 can (14 oz)
Spices
- Curry powderChickpea and spinach curry1 tbsp
Check you have
- Black pepperCherry tomato spaghettias needed
- Chili powderWeeknight chicken tacos1½ tbsp
- Ground cuminWeeknight chicken tacos1½ tsp
- Olive oilCherry tomato spaghetti · Chickpea and spinach curry · Weeknight chicken tacos9 tbsp
- SaltCherry tomato spaghetti · Chickpea and spinach curry · Weeknight chicken tacosas needed
What the list does
A grocery list generator that reads recipes like a cook
Adds up the amounts
Two recipes that each need garlic make one line with the total. When the amounts cannot be added, like 1 onion and 12 oz of onions, the line shows both.
Sorts by aisle
More than 2,000 common foods each know their aisle, from produce to the spice shelf, so you walk the store once.
Says what each item is for
Every line names the recipes that need it, so you can drop a dinner and know what to leave on the shelf.
Scales and rounds up
Cook for more or fewer people and the amounts follow. Eggs, limes and avocados are rounded up to whole ones.
Six languages
Recipes in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese are read the same way, and the list is written in English.
Copy or print
Copy the list into Notes or a message, or print the week and the list together on one page.
Questions
About the meal planner
Is this meal planner free?
Yes. The planner on this page is free and needs no account. The Gustamo app is free too.
Can I paste a whole recipe, or only the ingredients?
Either. Paste the recipe as it is, with its title and steps, and the planner picks out the ingredient lines. Under each dinner it says how many lines it read, so you can check.
How does it know which aisle an item is in?
It matches each ingredient against a table of more than 2,000 common foods, each with its usual supermarket aisle. A food it does not know goes under Other.
Can I scale a recipe for more people?
Yes. Type how many the recipe serves and how many you are cooking for. Every amount in that recipe scales, and the list rounds up to what you can buy, like whole limes.
Is my week saved?
No. The planner runs in your browser: what you type is not sent to us and is not stored, so copy or print the list before you close the page. To keep your recipes and your week, use the Gustamo app.
Can I print the list or send it to my phone?
Print gives you the week and the list on one page. Copy puts the list on your clipboard, ready to paste into Notes, a message or an email.
Does it work with recipes in other languages?
Yes. It reads recipes written in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese, and the list shows the English name of every ingredient it knows.
Cups and ounces, or metric?
Both. Pick one above your week and every amount on the list is shown in it.
Plan the week on your phone, shop together
Gustamo is the app behind this planner. Save recipes from any website, a photo or a screenshot, plan the week, and share one list with everyone at home. It is free on the App Store and Google Play.