MEALS & SHOPPING

Plan meals and turn recipe ingredients into a shopping list

FolkPlan connects saved recipes, dietary preferences, shopping lists, and a weekly meal plan. Families can organize the ingredients a recipe needs, add selected ingredients to a shopping list, and choose breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks for each day.

01

Keep recipes together

Save the meals your household plans to use instead of rebuilding the week from memory.

02

Move ingredients into a list

Organize what a recipe needs and add selected items to the shopping list.

03

Make the week visible

Plan breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks so the household can see what is coming.

HOW IT WORKS

A clear path from setup to a shared family view

  1. 01

    Save recipes and preferences

    Add the recipes and dietary information the household wants to use.

  2. 02

    Organize the ingredients

    Review what the selected recipe requires and add needed items to the shopping list.

  3. 03

    Place meals into the week

    Choose breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snacks for each day of the plan.

FEATURE DETAILS

Explore FolkPlan features

Start with the household's actual meals

Save recipes and dietary preferences that matter to the family. FolkPlan uses that planning content only to provide the recipe, list, and meal features you choose.

  • Saved recipes
  • Dietary preferences
  • Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks

Connect recipes with shopping

FolkPlan can organize the ingredients needed for a recipe and add selected items to a shopping list. The list remains part of the same household planning experience as calendars and tasks.

  • Ingredient organization
  • One-step addition to a shopping list
  • Shared list updates as plans change

Use the weekly plan as a shared reference

A visible weekly meal plan reduces repeated questions about what is planned each day. It can be viewed alongside the rest of the family schedule on phones and compatible displays.

OFFICIAL RESOURCES

Product resources

  • MWE Digital Calendar 2.0 Quick Start Guide — Recipes and Meals, pages 9–10.
Updated: August 5, 2026