Meal Plan & Grocery List Planner

Plan five dinners, shop once with a section-by-section list, and know what each meal cost.

Features

• A five-dinner weekly plan grid: meal, key ingredients and estimated cost for each night
• Cost per dinner and cost per serving, worked out from your servings count
• A pantry check strip — tick what you already own before it goes on the list twice
• A grocery list grouped by store section, with quantities, estimated prices and a tick-off column
• Section subtotals and a grand total, so the shop has a budget before you leave home

How to use it

1. Set the week and servings on the Weekly Plan tab, then write in five dinners
2. Tick the pantry staples you already have — they should not appear on the shopping list
3. Write the Grocery List section by section, with a price estimate for each line
4. Shop in section order, ticking items off; compare the receipt with the grand total

Format: Excel (.xlsx — also opens in Google Sheets) + printable PDF

Food is usually the biggest flexible line in a tight budget — see how to save money on a low income for the wider playbook, and keep the whole month on track with the Monthly Budget Starter.