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Menus

Plan meals and generate your shopping list in one flow.

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Quick start

Create a menu → add recipes → set Status → Planning

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Automatic

Planning generates shopping items from your menu.

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🍽️ Start planning

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Create your first menu below, add recipes, then set Status → Planning to generate your shopping list.

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🍽️ Cook this menu (current)

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No active menu yet. Create one above, then set Status → Active (or Planning if you’re ready to generate your shopping list).

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🍽️ Past menus

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No completed menus yet. Set Status → Completed (or Archived) and it will appear here.

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How Menus Work

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Recommended workflow (choose your style)

• Weekly planning: Draft → Planning → Active → Completed
• Batch cook / prep weekend: Draft → Planning → Completed (skip Active) </aside>

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Quick definitions

• Planning = generate your shopping list

• Active = the menu you’re currently cooking from </aside>

• How do I create a menu and generate a shopping list?

• What do the menu statuses mean?

• Can I have multiple active menus?

• Tips (common fixes)

• What happens when Status = Planning?