Too Many Items on Grocery List

No need to fret! We definitely have a few tips and tricks to help minimize your list.

• Use Search to find recipes with overlapping ingredients.
  • For example, if you search "brown rice" you might see a few recipes that call for brown rice. Then, simply build your Menus from those meal options! Using this tip, you won't have to buy so many different ingredients to use over the course of the week.
  • You can also build your Menu as you normally would and then halfway through, go and have a look at your Grocery List to see if there are any fractions of ingredients (ex: ½ head of cabbage). Head on over to the Search to find some more recipes with those ingredients to use up the rest!
• Also, we absolutely suggest cooking for leftovers! To do so, open up a recipe that’s in a Menu or Grocery List, then click "Change" under the serving size section. When you click on the "Leftovers" button your recipe will automatically double (and update the quantities in the grocery list)!
  • This means you'll likely be buying fewer total ingredients and might have the opportunity to buy some ingredients in bulk, which can help reduce costs. This tip also helps cut down on the amount of cooking you will be doing each week—cook once, eat twice. Bonus!
• Once your Menu is complete and your Grocery List is created, you can go through the list and check off items that you already have on hand. There’s a good chance you will have some of the spices you need, and perhaps other stapes like rice, frozen veggies, or condiments already in your pantry or fridge (or left over from the previous week’s haul)! You’ll be surprised at how many items you can check off. And if you print the list, that item will not be on the printed version. (You can always uncheck the item if you change your mind!)