Built for busy weeknights

Plan dinners faster.
Shop once.

Family Plates helps you plan weekly dinners, save your go-to recipes, build grocery lists in seconds, and cook without losing your place.

Weekly meal plans Auto grocery lists Step-by-step cooking

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Shopping list ready Built from your plan
Weekly meal plan screen
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No dinner scramble Know what’s next
1

Plan the week

Add dinners to your weekly plan from saved recipes or custom meals.

2

Build the list

Generate a categorized grocery list from the meals you selected.

3

Cook with confidence

Follow recipes step by step with ingredients highlighted as you go.

Everything your family needs

Plan, cook, and shop. All in one app.

Weekly plan
Weekly Plan
Recipes
Recipes
Shopping list
Shopping List
Cooking mode
Cooking Mode
Recipe library

Save and browse all your family recipes

Type in a favorite or paste a link to import a recipe from any website. Tag and filter by meal type, cook time, or dietary preference. Everything stays organized in one place.

  • Import from any recipe website with one link
  • Search and filter by tag, cook time, or keyword
  • Edit ingredients, servings, and steps your way
Recipe library screen
Smart shopping lists

Your grocery list, built automatically

Select the meals on your plan and Family Plates builds a complete, categorized shopping list, combining duplicate ingredients across recipes so you only buy what you need.

  • Auto-generated from your weekly plan
  • Ingredients grouped by store section
  • Add custom items and check them off as you shop
Create shopping list screen
Cooking mode

Cook step-by-step, without losing your place

Open any recipe in cooking mode for a distraction-free, one-step-at-a-time experience. Ingredients for each step are highlighted so you always know exactly what you need right now.

  • Step-by-step view, no scrolling through long recipes
  • Ingredients highlighted per step
  • Screen stays on while you cook
Cooking mode screen
Meal requests

Collect meal ideas from your household

Send a request to household members, let them suggest meals, and review everything in one place before adding approved picks to your plan.

  • Owners can request suggestions for a specific date
  • Members get a notification and can submit ideas quickly
  • Owners get notified, review requests, and approve with one tap
Owner sending a meal suggestion request to household members
Send Request
Household member receiving a meal request notification
Member Alert
Owner receiving notification that a meal suggestion was submitted
Owner Alert
Owner reviewing and approving meal requests for the plan
Approve

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