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We’ve been answering your Dinner Dilemmas in each new podcast episode. If you submitted a meal planning question, tune in every other Wednesday to see if yours has been answered!
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#107: Book Club Breakdown: Grocery Shopping Secrets
We’re kicking off a brand new Book Club Breakdown with Grocery Shopping Secrets by Carol Ann Kates! In this first episode of our multi-part series, we’re delving into the early chapters, discussing grocery budgets, pantry clean-outs, sneaky food labels, and how a well-planned shopping trip can save you money!
#108: How to Select Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
This week we’re diving into the sections on selecting fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs/spices at the grocery store! These chapters have SO much information about produce including fun tidbits, how to select the best produce, how to store it to keep it fresh longest, and seasonal availability. There are tips for how to freeze and preserve produce as well with exact instructions, so you’ll never question what to do!
#109: Dinner Dilemmas: Busy Schedules, New to Cooking, and Flexible Planning
Check out this episode for answers to questions about getting started with the paleo diet, having different preferences than your spouse, cooking with busy after-work schedules, budgeting, and more!
Grab your copy of Grocery Shopping Secrets to follow along with our Book Club Breakdown!
Recent Blog Posts
Summer is in full swing! Hot days and long nights…it’s the best! We’re strolling through the farmer’s market on Saturdays and taking advantage of all the fresh produce available right now. If you’re interested in eating seasonally, check out our Instagram page for seasonal tips every month!
The Problem with Online Recipes (And What To Do About It)
I love recipes. I’m deeply grateful to every food blogger who’s ever shared their grandma’s secret sauce, their one-pot weeknight dinner, or their go-to comfort food. But…I also have some gripes.
Should You Follow The Dirty Dozen List?
It’s troubling to think of the fruits and vegetables we buy each week as somehow being unsafe. And organic produce is typically more expensive, so switching over could be tough on your budget. So should you follow these lists?
Too Tired to Cook After Dinner? Here’s How to Make Dinner Happen Anyway
Even with our best intentions, making dinner can feel impossible when you’re tired and hungry. You get home, and the idea of cooking is daunting. If you’ve ever felt that way, here are a few realistic strategies for getting dinner on the table when you’re running on empty (without relying on takeout or the slow cooker).
Prep Notes Just Got An Upgrade
Before, prep notes were only static reminders. Now, they’re fully interactive, so you can create a prep schedule that works for you without having to open each recipe.
New on YouTube
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Extras
- We created a Plan to Eat 101 Playlist on YouTube! If you’re looking for quick start information or videos to share with friends and family, this is the place to find it!
May’s most popular recipe imports:
- Lemon Ricotta Pasta with Spring Peas from Sip+Sanity
- Homemade Sourdough Naan from Little Blue Mixer
- Chicken Tikka Kebab from SkinnyTaste
- Mississippi Pot Roast from Belle of the Kitchen
- Boston Cream Pie Bars from The Kitchn
Program Updates
The development team is working hard to make updates, squash bugs, and add new features to both the desktop and mobile app versions of Plan to Eat!
App:
This month, we released version 3.5.2:
- You can now rename, reschedule, and remove Prep Notes associated with planned recipes and frozen recipes. Note: After modifying planned prep notes, they will not automatically move when the planned recipe is moved.
- We fixed a bug in recipe yield scaling that caused fraction calculations to return NaN.
- We fixed a bug that was affecting recipe imports from Chrome on iOS.
- We fixed a bug that was affecting iOS recipe imports while the app was not running in the background.
- We resolved some minor styling issues affecting newer Android versions.
- We fixed a bug that was causing the app to crash for some users.
Desktop:
- We updated the meal planner so you can rename, reschedule, and remove automatically planned Prep Notes associated with your planned recipes and frozen recipes. If you make any changes to your planned prep notes, they will no longer automatically move with your planned recipe.
- We updated the bulk edit feature so you can limit your selection to prep notes only, and event types (like recipes, ingredients, and notes) are now highlighted in the selection mode.
- We updated our recipe importer so it’s much more successful with recipes on Facebook, and it should now find the correct image on TikTok recipes.
Highlighted Reviews
“Perfect for streamlining meal planning. I started by adding just a one week base of my easiest go to meals and then slowly add one or 2 each time I meal plan. In 3 months it’s already an invaluable easy to use collection of our best meals. So easy to plan reschedule and shop. Already has saved me hours of time and reduced so much mental load.”
“This app is what I have been looking for! You can find recipes everywhere now so having the ability to import them to one place is fantastic. Even better, planning is so easy!!”
