Meal Planning Cheat Sheet
Meal Planning with Figaro
Section titled “Meal Planning with Figaro”Plan your meals, build your grocery list, and never forget to take the chicken out of the freezer again.
Meal Planning
Section titled “Meal Planning”Create a meal plan listAdd Monday: tacos, Tuesday: pasta, Wednesday: stir fry to meal planWhat's on my meal plan?Remove Wednesday from meal planGrocery Lists
Section titled “Grocery Lists”Add items
Section titled “Add items”Add chicken, bell peppers, onions to groceriesAdd with quantity
Section titled “Add with quantity”Add 2 lbs chicken breast to groceriesCheck your list
Section titled “Check your list”What's on my grocery list?Remove after buying
Section titled “Remove after buying”Remove chicken from groceriesRecipe Ingredients
Section titled “Recipe Ingredients”When you find a recipe, dump the ingredients:
Add flour, sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, baking powder to groceriesOr create a recipe-specific list:
Create a birthday cake listAdd 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, butter, 3 eggs to birthday cakeMeal Prep Reminders
Section titled “Meal Prep Reminders”Remind me at 8am to take chicken out of freezerRemind me at 5pm to start dinnerRemind me in 2 hours to check the slow cookerRemind me tomorrow at noon to marinate the steakWeekly Planning
Section titled “Weekly Planning”Remind me on Sunday at 6pm to plan next week's mealsRemind me on Sunday at 7pm to write the grocery listSample Week
Section titled “Sample Week”Sunday 6pm —
What's on my meal plan?Sunday 7pm —
Add chicken, rice, veggies, pasta, ground beef to groceriesMonday 8am — Reminder: “Take chicken out of freezer”
Monday 5pm —
Remind me in 30 minutes to check the ovenWednesday —
Remove pasta from meal plan, add leftoversFriday 4pm —
What's still on my grocery list?
Quick Lists for Meal Planning
Section titled “Quick Lists for Meal Planning”| List | What to text |
|---|---|
| Weekly meals | Create a meal plan list |
| Groceries | Add X to groceries |
| Pantry staples | Create a pantry restock list |
| Recipes to try | Create a recipes to try list |
Memory Helpers
Section titled “Memory Helpers”Remember that Jake is allergic to peanutsRemember that Mom doesn't eat shellfishRemember our favorite pizza place is Mario'sRemember Costco trip is usually SaturdaysPro Tips
Section titled “Pro Tips”1. Batch add ingredients
Section titled “1. Batch add ingredients”One text for a whole recipe:
Add flour, sugar, eggs, butter, milk, vanilla to groceries2. Theme nights
Section titled “2. Theme nights”Simplify planning:
Remember Monday is taco night, Friday is pizza night3. Freezer reminders
Section titled “3. Freezer reminders”Remind me at 7am tomorrow to take meat out4. Check before shopping
Section titled “4. Check before shopping”What's on my grocery list?