How does BonApp! create shopping lists automatically?
BonApp! generates grocery lists from meal plans and individual recipes, adjusts quantities for serving sizes, groups items by aisle or recipe, and convert amounts.
Create a grocery list from your meal plan
Once you've planned your meals, BonApp! makes it easy to turn them into a shopping list.
- Add recipes to your meal plan.
- Adjust the servings for each recipe to suit your needs.
- Add the ingredients to your grocery list. BonApp! automatically adjusts the quantities based on your chosen servings.
Your grocery list captures the ingredients and quantities at the time you add them, so changes to your meal plan won't automatically change items already on the list.
Organize your list your way
Switch between two convenient views:
- By Aisle: See matching ingredients combined into a single shopping entry, with quantities added together where possible. Great for working your way through the supermarket.
- By Recipe: See ingredients separately under their original recipes, so you know exactly what you need for each meal.
For example, if two recipes both need milk, the Aisle view can show the combined amount, while the Recipe view keeps each recipe's milk requirement separate.
Whichever view you choose, BonApp! remembers which recipe each ingredient came from.
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Plan & Shop Guide
How to create a meal plan with BonApp!Add meals to the meal plan either directly from the recipe item itself, or by selecting the (+) icon on the right of the date tile in the meal plan page. Then simply drag and drop meals to balance your week, and adjust servings and meal types to complete your plan!