A week of dinners that wastes nothing
Plan 3 to 5 dinners that share ingredients, so the whole bunch of cilantro, bag of spinach and pack of chicken gets used instead of going off. You get one shopping list of only what you are missing, in the packages shops actually sell, and an honest note on anything left at the end of the week.
Leaving Mealime? It closes on October 21, 2026. Meals that share ingredients and one grocery list are the part its users say they will miss, so that is what this does. How to save your Mealime recipes first.
What is already in your kitchen?
Optional. The week is built around these first, so less goes to waste.
How many dinners?
For how many people?
Any diet?
Free, no account needed. Takes about ten seconds.
Questions people ask
What is a zero-waste meal plan?
A week of dinners planned so the ingredients overlap: the bunch of cilantro goes into two dinners instead of wilting after one, the second half of the bag of spinach has a job, and the pack of chicken is split across the week. You buy fewer things, and less ends up in the bin.
I am leaving Mealime. How is this different?
Mealime planned from a fixed library of tested recipes and built one grocery list, which is the part people say they will miss. This plans meals that share ingredients and gives you one list of only what you are missing. The difference is that these dinners are written for you each time, by an AI model, and checked against the rules on this page before you see them, so read the steps the way you would read any new recipe. It cannot import your Mealime recipes, which close with the app on October 21, 2026.
Do I have to track my pantry?
No. Tap anything you already have and the week uses it first, or leave it empty and it plans from scratch. Riff.kitchen can keep a pantry with expiry dates if you want one, but this planner works without it.
Is it free?
Yes. Planning a week, the shopping list and the recipes are free with no card and no trial. A free account keeps your list across devices; it is not needed to plan.
What if something is left over?
Every item on the list says whether anything remains at the end of the week and how long it keeps. The planner aims to use every package up, but a bottle of soy sauce or a carton of eggs rarely disappears in five dinners, and it says so rather than pretending.
Just need tonight sorted? Decide dinner from what you have.