Monday, July 20, 2015

The Wonky Chef: MealBoard



When cooking/grocery shopping for six people, things can get complicated. So when I first moved in with the boyfriend and our 4 Masters of Mayhem, I wanted to be able to plan meals out to simplify the grocery shopping experience. Enter, MealBoard. An iPhone (or Pad or Pod) app that combines recipe storage, meal planning, shopping list, and pantry management in ONE place (check it out HERE). 

Recipe Storage
Image taken from mealboard.com

This is probably my favorite feature. All of my recipes in one spot. No searching through my mom's index cards and cookbooks. They are alllllllllll here. Plus, if you run out of ideas,  you can use the built-in web browser to search/import recipes you find online.

Meal Planning

Image taken from mealboard.com
My other favorite feature. You can plan breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks if you so desire. I personally only use this to plan dinner. The app allows you to plan from 1-4 weeks out. This is an amazing feature for me since I have to plan around so many different schedules. So depending on who will be around for dinner, on any given day, will dictate what and how much I cook that evening. 

Shopping List
Image taken from mealboard.com

When you import recipes into the app, it will store the ingredients to make it easier to add them to your shopping list! Once I finish planning out my meals, I'll go through day-by-day adding the needed ingredients to the shopping list and then it separates them by aisle/department. Also, If you really want to go in-depth, you can designate which stores you buy which products from and add costs to help you stay with-in your budget.

Pantry Management

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I've got to be honest. This is the one aspect of this app I haven't delved into. But the idea is to let the app keep track of items you have in stock and once you've finished shopping, you can move those same items from the shopping list to the pantry. Then as you cook, you can adjust the items that are left. I just haven't had the patience to sit down and enter everything that is already in the pantry... But I really should. Then I might not accidentally run out of sugar again. ;-)

Keep in mind, this is not a FREE app. It costs $3.99. But it is worth every penny in my opinion. I had some free apps that had these features separate from each other (i.e. a shopping list app, a recipe app, etc.) but this was all-in-one and easy to learn to navigate!!! Hope this helps! xoxoxo
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4 comments:

  1. padiddleJuly 20, 2015 at 12:27 PM

    this sounds great! My bf and I have been trying to cook more often and the feature that pulls ingredients from recipes into shopping lists sounds like a lifesaver. Do you have to enter each recipe or does it pull from online? I usually peruse pinterest/foodgawker to find new ideas and it would be great if I could just import a recipe into the app rather than typing it in!

    Also, have you tried the ibotta app? I have just started getting into it and its great for getting some money back from grocery shopping... all you have to do is verify a barcode, watch a short video and then take a pic of your store receipt and you can get some money back... its not a TON but it can add up if you tend to shop a lot (and adding an extra 0.20 to coupons is kinda great too!)

    ♥pdpate0503

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  2. UnknownJuly 24, 2015 at 8:34 PM

    It's amazing! And yes, you can import from online... I'm not sure if it lists pinterest as one of the sites you can use though. I will have to double check that... But I generally just type in something like crockpot or chicken and see what comes up!

    I've heard of ibotta, but I've never looked into it... I'll have to do that. THANKS!!!!

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  3. UnknownJuly 29, 2015 at 10:04 PM

    Oooooh I am intrigued! I will be checking this app out!

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    1. UnknownJuly 29, 2015 at 10:07 PM

      I could not live without this thing!!! It simplifies my kitchen life!!!

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