Wanted to give this post a bump, because PlanToEat has a "black friday" discount window coming up.
I haven't used any other meal-planning apps, so there may be better ones out there, but I've been extremely happy with this one. PlanToEat includes a robust set of organizational tools, including copy/paste ingredient lists, imports from recipe websites, automatic shopping lists for multiple stores, and menu groupings of multiple recipes.
They run a discount over Thanksgiving weekend for a half-price subscription. The discounted price is $20 a year, so if it prevents me from ordering pizza just once during the year (and boy, does it) I've earned back my subscription.
Here are some features that I think are nifty:
- Drag and drop meal calendar.
- Pantry and Freezer tracking (if you can keep it up to date)
- Mobile site automatically opens shopping list with checkoff feature.
- Assign items to food category and/or a particular store. (I have a separate store for "only buy if on sale" items)
- Each recipe can be stored with: cuisine type, rating, nutritional info, cost per serving.
- "Queue" for storing meals you want to add the next time you update your calendar.
We've been using this site since 2011, and they have consistently added useful features. For instance, two minutes ago I discovered the "staples" list that populates with items you buy frequently, so you can remember them even if they are not in your upcoming recipes.
Anyway, here's my referral link if you're interested:
http://www.plantoeat.com/ref/oqlqkvw4rv