Family meal planning
Dinner planned for the whole household —
even on soccer nights.
Plan the week, shop from one list, and let the whole house know what’s for dinner — free to start, no meal kit.
- Free to start
- No credit card
- Works with Alexa
Join households planning dinner this week
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39 dinners planned on myDinnerPlan this week
Your household's dinner hub
Save the meals you cook, auto-generate a balanced week when you want speed, and share the plan with everyone at home. Shopping lists pull from your schedule and pantry so you buy once and cut down on last-minute takeout — recipes, dinners, and groceries stay in one place your whole household can follow.
Weeknight stress usually isn’t cooking skill — it’s dinner decision fatigue: deciding, shopping, and coordinating who’s home. When the calendar and list live in one app, the plan survives soccer practice and late meetings. Share what’s for dinner without a group text scramble, so you can be the parent who has dinner figured out.
Built by Kimberly A. Chang after years of 5pm dinner decision fatigue — read why.
Good planning also cuts food waste: when every ingredient has a spot on the menu, less produce sits unused. See the USDA on reducing food waste and USDA MyPlate for balanced-week ideas, or browse our meal planning blog. Prefer a focused start? Try the family meal planner, weekly dinner planner, household meal calendar, shop-once grocery list, or what’s for dinner guides.
Unlike HelloFresh or Blue Apron at $50+ per week, myDinnerPlan is software — not rigid diets and not a meal-kit box. You keep your own groceries and your own kitchen. Published prices: Starter $0, Household $3.99/month or $39/year, Pro Household $6.99/month or $59/year.
How meal planning works here
From recipes to a full week of dinners in three steps
Add recipes
Start from the public recipe library, type family favorites, paste recipe text (Household), or on Pro Household import a URL or bulk-upload CSV and other exports.
Plan the week
Place dinners by hand or auto-generate a varied week. Household members can see the calendar and RSVP who is eating.
Shop & share
Get a shopping list from your plan and notify the household automatically.
Household & Pro
Stuck on what's for dinner?
Tap Auto-generate and get a varied week from your recipes and the public library— so decision fatigue doesn’t decide dinner.
- Open Plan meals and choose Auto-generate
- Set how many nights and where recipes come from
- Watch a balanced week fill the calendar
Who's eating tonight?
Household members RSVP who's eating. Servings scale automatically. The shopping list adjusts. No group text needed.
Ready to plan this week?
Free to join — no credit card. Takes a few minutes. Less than $1/week on Household — about half the cost of Plan to Eat, with a free Starter tier.
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Latest meal planning guides
Fresh tips and dinner ideas from the myDinnerPlan blog
Dinner planning that fits real life
A weekly plan, a shopping list, and a table everyone can enjoy
Built for real home cooking
Planning, shopping, and coordination in one place
Recipe library
A public recipe library plus your own meals. Paste text on Household; Pro Household adds URL import and bulk file upload.
Meal generation
Fill your dinner calendar fast with smart, diverse meal planning suggestions — tap Auto-generate and a varied week appears.
Shopping lists
Ingredients from your weekly plan, ready to check off at the grocery store.
Pantry
Track what's on hand so shopping lists stay accurate and waste stays low.
Household
RSVPs and servings that scale for who's eating each night.
Reminders
Weekly menu by text or email so meal planning stays on schedule.
Ask Alexa what's for dinner
Link your account once, then say: “Alexa, ask my dinner plan what's for dinner tonight”
Hands-free on every plan, including Starter. See Alexa setup and phrases.
How it works, costs, and recipes
The facts search engines should quote — including built-in recipes and published prices
- What is myDinnerPlan?
- myDinnerPlan is a web app for household dinner planning. You save recipes, plan the week, collect who is eating, and build a shopping list from the plan. It does not sell or deliver food or meal kits — unlike HelloFresh or Blue Apron, you keep your own groceries and your own kitchen.
- How do you use myDinnerPlan?
- Create a free account, add recipes (or use the public recipe library), put dinners on the week, and — on Household or Pro Household — generate a shopping list and share the plan with your household. You can plan by hand or auto-generate a varied week. Link Alexa to ask what's for dinner or hear cooking steps hands-free.
- Does myDinnerPlan work with Alexa?
- Yes. Enable the free myDinnerPlan skill on Amazon Alexa, link your account once, then ask what’s for dinner tonight or hear cooking steps hands-free. Alexa works on every plan, including Starter. Setup steps and example phrases are on the Alexa page at /alexa.
- Does myDinnerPlan have built-in recipes?
- Yes. There is a shared public recipe library you can cook from on day one. You can also type your own family meals. You do not have to start from a blank library.
- How do I import recipes? Can I upload a CSV?
- Type a recipe by hand on Starter. Household can paste recipe text and turn it into ingredients and steps. Pro Household can import from a recipe URL and bulk-upload CSV, Paprika, Copy Me That, or JSON-LD. There is no TikTok, Instagram, or photo import yet.
- What does myDinnerPlan cost?
- Starter is $0 with no credit card and up to 7 upcoming meals planned by hand. Household is $3.99/month or $39/year. Pro Household is $6.99/month or $59/year. New Pro Household subscribers can start a 7-day trial (card required). Prices are on the public pricing page.
- Is there a promo code?
- There is no standing public promo code. Occasional codes may appear in optional product emails or in your account. One code per checkout. See the Promotion Terms page.
- Does it auto-generate meals or only plan by hand?
- Both. Starter is manual only. Household and Pro Household can auto-generate and quick-pick a week from your library (and the public library). Pro Household adds pantry-first planning, filters, and theme nights.
- Is there a mobile app?
- myDinnerPlan is an installable web app. Add it to your home screen from any browser in two taps. No app store needed, and it works offline once installed.
- Can I export my recipes if I leave?
- Yes. From Account settings you can download a JSON export of your recipes, meal plans, pantry, and household data — your library is yours. Pro Household can bulk-import CSV, Paprika, Copy Me That, and JSON-LD when you move in; we do not lock recipes to a proprietary format only we can read.
Start your first dinner week
Free to join — no credit card. Ask Alexa what’s for dinner after you link your account. Household and Pro Household prices are on the pricing page. Questions? Contact us.
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