Family meal planner app
that keeps peace
Plan meals everyone actually wants to eat
Build a weekly plan for busy family life, keep favorites organized, and share the plan and grocery list with everyone at home.
Plan family meals
in minutes
Simple tools for busy parents and hungry kids.
Weekly family calendar
Breakfast, lunch, dinner — see the whole week at once.
Shared plan
Everyone can view the plan and the grocery list.
Family favorites
Save go-to meals into collections for quick planning.
AI cooking help
Get quick ideas and easy swaps for picky eaters.
Recipe import + scan
Import family recipes from links or scan a recipe card.
Auto grocery list
Generate a list from your plan in one tap.
One workflow from recipe idea to grocery run
WhatToCook keeps the full cooking workflow together. You can save recipes from websites, social posts, or scans, organize them into collections, place them on a weekly plan, and turn that plan into a grocery list you can actually shop from.
Simple tools for busy parents and hungry kids. That means fewer tabs, fewer scattered notes, and a faster path from finding a recipe to getting dinner on the table.
Weekly family calendar
Breakfast, lunch, dinner — see the whole week at once. It is designed to remove one more piece of friction from planning, cooking, and shopping during a busy week.
Shared plan
Everyone can view the plan and the grocery list. It is designed to remove one more piece of friction from planning, cooking, and shopping during a busy week.
Family favorites
Save go-to meals into collections for quick planning. It is designed to remove one more piece of friction from planning, cooking, and shopping during a busy week.
How it works
Save family recipes
Import, scan, and organize favorites.
Plan the week
Drag meals onto your weekly calendar.
Shop once
Build a grocery list from the plan.
Less stress at dinner
Without WhatToCook
- Everyone wants something different
- No time to plan during busy weeks
- Last-minute grocery runs
- Forgetting family favorites
- Hard to keep everyone in sync
With WhatToCook
- One shared weekly plan
- Favorites saved in collections
- Auto grocery lists from the plan
- Quick AI suggestions when you’re stuck
- Shared access for the whole household
Family Meal Planning Questions
Answers for busy parents and families
Yes. Import from a website or scan a handwritten recipe card.