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Weekly Meal Planning

Plan your entire week of meals for maximum efficiency

4 min readUpdated Jan 15, 2026

Weekly Meal Planning

Planning a full week at once helps you stay organized and eat well consistently.

Benefits of Weekly Planning

  • Batch cooking: Prepare ingredients once, use multiple times
  • Better shopping: One trip covers the whole week
  • Balanced nutrition: Ensure variety across days
  • Less stress: No daily "what's for dinner?" decisions

    • Creating Your Weekly Plan

    Start from Scratch

  • Go to Meals > Weekly View
  • Click each empty slot
  • Add meals one by one
  • Review the week's nutrition

    • Use AI Generation

  • Go to Meals > Generate Plan
  • Select 7 Days
  • Customize as needed
  • Generate and review

    • Use a Template

  • Go to Meals > Templates
  • Choose a template
  • Apply to your week
  • Modify as needed

    • Weekly View Features

    At a Glance

  • See Monday through Sunday
  • All meals visible
  • Nutrition summaries per day

    • Day Totals

    Each day shows:

  • Total calories
  • Macro breakdown
  • Key nutrient status

    • Week Totals

    The week overview shows:

  • Average daily nutrition
  • Variety score
  • Nutrients over/under target

    • Planning Strategies

    Theme Days

  • Meatless Monday: Vegetarian options
  • Taco Tuesday: Mexican-inspired
  • Fish Friday: Seafood focus

    • Leftover Planning

  • Cook extra on Sunday
  • Use leftovers for Monday lunch
  • Repurpose ingredients creatively

    • Prep-Friendly Days

  • Heavy cooking on weekends
  • Simple meals on busy weekdays
  • Slow cooker days when you're out

    • Copying and Templates

    Save as Template

  • Create a week you love
  • Click Save as Template
  • Name your template
  • Reuse anytime

    • Copy Week

  • Navigate to a past week
  • Click Copy Week
  • Paste to current or future week
  • Modify as needed

    • Copy Day

  • Click on a day header
  • Select Copy Day
  • Paste to another day

    • Week Navigation

  • Use arrows to go forward/back
  • Jump to specific date with calendar
  • Return to current week with "Today"

    • Sharing Weekly Plans

    Share your plan:

  • Click Share on weekly view
  • Choose format (PDF, link)
  • Send to family, roommates, etc.
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