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Ever save a recipe that looks amazing and then completely forget about it?
Between social media, cookbooks, screenshots, and browser tabs, recipes end up everywhere with no way to use them.
The good news is, saving recipes to your Plan to Eat account is quick and seamless. Whether you’re browsing Instagram or flipping through a cookbook, you can keep all your recipes in one place.
Here are the two most popular ways people save recipes to their account so they’ll actually use them later:
Save Recipes from Anywhere with the Recipe Clipper
If you find most of your recipes from social apps or online, this is your go-to tool.
The Recipe Clipper lets you pull recipes directly into your Recipe Book without copying and pasting anything.
How it works:
- Tap the 3-dot menu or share icon in your browser or social app.
- Select Share (sometimes Share to)
- Tap the Plan to Eat app icon
That’s it. The recipe is saved straight to your account.
Why people love it:
- No manual entry or formatting
- Works with blogs, Pinterest, and social media apps
- Organizes ingredients and instructions automatically
- Go from “that looks good” to “I’m making it this week.”
Instead of bookmarking recipes you’ll forget about, build a library of recipes you’ll actually use.
Turn Cookbooks into Digital Recipes with Photo Scanning
Some of the best recipes are in your favorite cookbooks, handwritten cards, or clipped magazine pages.
Turn your physical recipes digital by scanning them into your Plan to Eat account! You can snap a photo of any recipe and add it directly to your account.
How it works:
- Go to the Cook tab in the app
- Tap + Add Recipe
- Select Take a Photo
- Snap a picture or upload one from your phone’s photo library
From there, the app turns that image into a usable recipe.
Why people love it:
- Brings cookbooks and family recipes into your digital library
- Preserves your family’s heirloom recipes
- Keeps everything in one searchable place
- Makes older recipes easier to plan and shop for
This is especially helpful if you’ve been meaning to “digitize your recipes” but never had the time.
Why This Matters for Your Weekly Plan
We don’t struggle to find recipes (there’s actually an overwhelming amount of them). We struggle to make them!
While bookmarking or saving a recipe is easy, it’s much harder to remember where it’s saved. That makes meal planning harder than it should be.
Keeping all your recipes in one place prevents you from scrolling endlessly to find a recipe or having 25 tabs open, so you don’t lose something you wanted to try. With a digital recipe book, your meal planning is easier, and you can get to the grocery store faster. It’s a way to work smarter, not harder, when it comes to dinner.
Use the above methods to save all those delicious recipes in one place and actually start getting them on the table. And if you aren’t using Plan to Eat yet, get started today with a free trial!
