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Title: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: Persistenttiger on December 17, 2012, 07:39:17 pm
http://www.mealboard.com/ I've had this one for a couple of years, and they listen to feedback and update very regularly. It's easy to import recipes, easy to create shopping lists, you can create two weekly templates of menu plans... If you are super anal.. Er, I mean organised, you can even put the groceries in what isle and shop you need to get them from and the cost!
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: droverjess on December 17, 2012, 08:03:49 pm
How is it on an iPad?
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: Persistenttiger on December 17, 2012, 08:11:03 pm
It's great - I use it on iPhone and iPad (and importing recipes on the imacvia the cloud). My husband syncs it with his devices as well. I prefer using it on the iPad.
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: cookie1 on December 18, 2012, 02:48:11 am
I have a menu planner of my own invention, but this does look good. May look into it. Having it on the iPad would be handy when I do the shopping.
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: Aussie Brenda on December 18, 2012, 04:44:17 am
I'm never organized enough to plan a menu, but it would be good to do so , sometimes I do think about it in the morning and get out some meat, other times I'm defrosting late afternoon.
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: dhitri on December 18, 2012, 05:04:37 am
I have been using this app for months before I got the Thermie... Love it! Time to import my TMX recipes and start meal planning :-)
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: teagg on December 18, 2012, 05:57:41 am
Yes. Me too!!!
It's good isn't it?!
I had an issue (lost password and some time (long time) since last using it) and the developer was very quick and very helpful in resolving the problem.

Anyone fancy emailing him to see if he'll add the recipe community website to his extra easy list??
Then we can work in tandem.
Would be even lovelier for this site but not practical I suspect!
Gillian
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: Persistenttiger on December 18, 2012, 07:40:31 am
That's a good idea - I emailed and asked for taste.com.au to be added and it was :D
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: Persistenttiger on December 18, 2012, 07:41:55 am
I'm sure I read you can share recipes with people who have the app, too...
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: Persistenttiger on December 18, 2012, 07:49:22 am
Have sent the email :D
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: goldfish on December 18, 2012, 07:50:04 am
Is it possible to add recipes on sites that are not included?
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: Persistenttiger on December 18, 2012, 07:52:36 am
Yes but you have to do it a different way - not as easy, but not hard. Easier to do from a PC rather than in the app itself. It's actually a new-ish feature - they didn't have that at all when I first bough the app.
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: teagg on December 18, 2012, 11:00:34 am
Gosh you're quick persistent tiger (interesting name!!)

I'd be happy to share but I've only uploaded a few recipes. I'm finding it great fun to search and download recipes from the supported websites via the app itself!!
The joy of having the recipe pop in there is great!!

I'm not so good re menu planning yet - but I think that populating one's own recipes onto the app means that it's more likely it will happen.
However I try hard to follow the 10/10 rule when it comes to menu planning (tho actually I think of it as the 22/10 rule)
...and that is- donner decision is needed by 10 - AM if there's nothing on that day. And PM (or the 22 as in 2200hrs) the night before if I'm out the next day or we have visitors coming.
This gives (usually) enough time to defrost if need be!!

Regards
Gillian
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: medusa on December 29, 2012, 11:09:29 am
I brought this today and need to have a play. Looks good.
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: Bootobethin on December 29, 2012, 09:11:19 pm
Has anyone used a meal planning app for android devices?
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: Mama Fergie on December 29, 2012, 09:28:01 pm
I bought this last night after reading this thread. :)
Haven't worked out how to use it yet ;)
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: droverjess on December 29, 2012, 09:56:37 pm
Keep me posted MF.... Like to know how you get on...
Thanks DJ
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: jeninwa on December 30, 2012, 01:13:04 am
Looks interesting, must get back into menu planning again.
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: meganjane on December 30, 2012, 03:37:02 am
I'm keen to try this one. Will download if I have enough gigs left on phone. We're away in Albany and I'm using my phone data for the internet. Since everyone's been using it, I went through 2GB in a week!
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: medusa on December 31, 2012, 12:26:51 am
Question for anyone who uses this and knows. Say I want to add for dinner BBQ and salad how do I do that so I can add what I want to the shopping lists. I need to play more.
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: mcmich on December 31, 2012, 12:37:22 am
I have a menu planner of my own invention, but this does look good. May look into it. Having it on the iPad would be handy when I do the shopping.

It's a great menu planner too. Cookie generously emailed me it and it's very easy to use.  :D
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: thermo18 on December 31, 2012, 01:48:29 am
I agree with you mcmich, wouldn't do or change Cookies menu plan really works for me thanks cookie  :-*
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: cookie1 on January 01, 2013, 06:09:20 am
My absolute pleasure.

I've just done my menu plan for the next week and the new book "What's for Dinner" features quite a lot.
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: goldfish on January 01, 2013, 06:19:04 am
Also works for me too cookie!! Thanks once again!!  Picking up the book tomorrow from the local ABC shop ... Thanks for that, too!! :)
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: obbie on January 04, 2013, 07:41:59 am
I must get a new phone, so I can have a iPhone
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: Persistenttiger on January 06, 2013, 08:55:05 am
Question for anyone who uses this and knows. Say I want to add for dinner BBQ and salad how do I do that so I can add what I want to the shopping lists. I need to play more.

Create a recipe, with the ingredients included and it will add them to the shopping list.
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: Mama Fergie on January 06, 2013, 09:25:04 am
Is Cookies simplistic or complicated?
I don't like anything too complicate as then I don't stick with it   ;)
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: cookie1 on January 07, 2013, 08:32:53 am
Very simplistic MF. If you pm me your email I will send you a copy, then you can use it or bin it, whichever suits. ;)
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: medusa on January 07, 2013, 09:06:16 am
May I please have a copy too?
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: SoBlessed on January 07, 2013, 09:24:22 am
Me too, if it's no trouble. Thanks.
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: Mama Fergie on January 07, 2013, 11:03:52 am
Very simplistic MF. If you pm me your email I will send you a copy, then you can use it or bin it, whichever suits. ;)

Thanks cookie  :D
Title: Re: Menu planning app - this is a great one
Post by: cookie1 on January 08, 2013, 02:58:14 am
My pleasure.  :-*