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Family Meal Planner

Free Google Sheets planner · Auto grocery list

Download the Meal Planner

Google Sheets with a 30-meal library. Pick 3 meals per week from a dropdown. Grocery list populates automatically with quantities adjusted for your family size.

Download the planner (free)

Works in Google Sheets and Excel.

How it works

Tab 1: Meal library. 30 family-friendly meals. Under 30 minutes each. Under 10 ingredients each. At least one element every kid will eat.

Tab 2: Weekly planner. Three dropdown menus. Pick your 3 meals. Enter your family size. Quantities adjust automatically.

Tab 3: Grocery list. Auto-generated from your picks. Organized by store section (produce, dairy, meat, pantry). Combines duplicate ingredients. Print and shop.

Tab 4: Pantry staples. 15 items to always have on hand. If your pantry is stocked with these, you can make most meals on the list without buying much else.

Full system: How I Meal Prep on Sunday in 45 Minutes.

Marc Lewis

Written by Marc Lewis

Dad of two in Raleigh, NC. Works in data strategy and technology by day. Builds interactive tools and researches financial topics for dads by night. Every factual claim on this site is sourced to government data, peer-reviewed research, or established industry surveys.

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