Made from the menu, with the math done
Generate the week's menu and the Groceries tab lists every ingredient from those recipes. When two recipes need the same thing, it shows up once with the amounts added together:
| The recipes ask for | The list says |
|---|---|
| 1 onion (chili) and 2 onions (stew) | Onions: 3 |
| 1 lb ground beef and 8 oz ground beef | Ground beef: 1½ lb |
| ⅓ cup butter and 11 tbsp butter | Butter: 1 cup |
| 3 cloves garlic and 1 tbsp minced garlic | Garlic: 3 cloves + 1 tbsp |
Units that can't be added together sit side by side, so nothing gets lost. Each line also says which recipes it's for ("For chili and stew"), which helps when you swap a meal and want to know what you no longer need. Tap water never makes the list.
Sorted the way you walk the store
Items are grouped by aisle: Produce, Meat & Seafood, Dairy & Eggs, Bakery, Frozen, Canned & Jarred, Baking & Spices and the rest. The aisle is guessed for you. If your store keeps tortillas somewhere other than the bakery, move them once and your family's list remembers.
Everyone sees the same list
Up to five people in a family can sign in, each on their own phone. While the list is open it refreshes every few seconds, so a check-off in the store shows up at home almost right away.
- Add an item for the things that aren't in a recipe: paper towels, school snacks, milk. If it's already on the list, the amounts are added together.
- Edit list to change an amount or an aisle. Your amount sticks even if the menu changes later.
- No signal? Check-offs are saved on the phone and sent as soon as it's back online.
- Uncheck all resets the list for the next trip, and removed items can be brought back.
Send the list to your Kroger cart
If you shop at Kroger or a store in the Kroger family, such as Ralphs, King Soopers, Fred Meyer, Fry's or Smith's, you can skip the walking altogether:
- On the grocery list, tap Send to Kroger cart.
- Enter your ZIP code and pick your store.
- Connect your Kroger account. You sign in on Kroger's own site, and you only do this once.
- Review the matches. Each item gets up to five products from your store with size and price. Pick one, change the quantity or untick what you don't need. The quantity is suggested from the list, so 1½ lb of ground beef becomes two 1 lb packs.
- Tap add, then open your Kroger cart to choose a pickup or delivery time and check out on Kroger's site.
Next week, the product your family picked for each item comes up first, marked "Your usual". Family Meal Board can only add items to your cart. It can't see your orders or payment details and it can't check out for you. You can disconnect any time in Settings.
Shopping somewhere else?
The list works for any store. Take it with you, check things off as they go in the cart, and everyone at home sees what's left.