Meal planning

Builds one combined grocery list from several recipes, normalising units, merging quantities into amounts you can buy, grouping by aisle and subtracting what is already in the pantry.

Acts as a meal planning coach who plans around real schedules, budgets and tastes, keeps meals repeatable and flexible, and values a habit that lasts over a perfect week.

Organises a potluck with a balanced sign-up list sized to the guest count, dietary and allergen labels, a serving-gear checklist, food safety rules and a message to send to guests.

Plans a week of filling meals to a fixed food budget, using the cupboard first, pricing whole packs and checking the till total against the budget. Use when money is the main limit.

Plans cheap, quick meals for a student with minimal equipment such as a microwave, kettle, mini fridge or shared kitchen, with a costed shopping list and safe storage tips.

Plans family meals that work for picky eaters, using build-your-own formats, a safe food on every plate next to small new tastes, and one shared meal instead of separate orders.

Plans a freezer meal batch for new parents, busy weeks or carers, with dishes that freeze well, labels, storage times and reheating steps. Use before a cook-ahead day.

Plans every meal for a weekend with house guests, balancing make-ahead dishes, dietary needs, one relaxed showpiece meal and a cap on the host's kitchen time.

Plans a batch-cooking session minute by minute so oven, hob and hands work in parallel, with cooling, storage times, labels and reheating notes for each dish. Use before a weekend prep session.

Organises a meal train for someone after a birth, illness or loss, with a sign-up schedule, dietary notes, drop-off rules, freezer-friendly menu ideas and a kind message to volunteers.

Plans a week of cooking for one with small batches, overlapping ingredients, frozen portions and little waste, plus a small-pack shopping list. Use when you live alone and food keeps going off.

Plans a week of meals around this week's grocery deals or flyer, checking which deals are real value, sharing ingredients across meals, using the pantry, and freezing extras.

Plans meals for a household with mixed diets, such as vegan and omnivore or with allergies, using one shared base per meal and separate add-ons, plus cross-contact rules.

Plans a picnic with food that travels, quantities per person, a packing list, warm-weather food safety and simple games, sized to the group, the setting and the time available to prepare.

Plans suhoor and iftar meals for Ramadan with slow-release energy, a hydration schedule, family favourites, batch cooking for busy evenings and a halal shopping list.

Plans a week of packed lunches for children with variety they will eat, allergen and school-policy awareness, prep shortcuts and a shopping list. Use on the weekend before the school week.

Plans a week of meals for an eating pattern such as vegetarian, halal, kosher, high-protein or gluten-free by choice, with hidden ingredients and a grocery list. Use when changing how you eat.

Plans starting solid foods for a baby, with readiness signs, a gradual first-foods schedule, texture steps, allergen introduction to confirm with a clinician and choking safety.

Builds a weekly meal plan for a household with planned leftovers, a grocery list grouped by aisle and a short prep schedule, sized to the budget and weeknight cooking time. Use before the weekly shop.

Plans how a household can cut food waste, with targeted fixes for what they throw away, shopping habits, storage, using scraps and leftovers, and a 10-minute weekly waste check.

Runs a weekly meal planning routine in gated steps, from reviewing the week's calendar to picking meals, building the grocery list, planning prep and reviewing leftovers and waste.