Plans & Lists
Meal Planner
Create a weekly meal plan, manage meals and ingredients, and generate a shopping list for the week.
Menu
Household Shopping List
Keep a master list of what you buy, build a list for each store run, and check items off. Finished lists can stay in history.
Your first two tools have no monthly charge. Each tool after that is $2 a month.
Shopping List
Create shopping lists from a master list of items, and keep active lists and history.
Build a list for each store run
Household Toolbox keeps this with your other household records under one account.
What you can do
Keep a master list of items
Save items and their categories once, then reuse them on later lists.
Build a list for a trip
Add master items to a shopping list and set a quantity and unit on the line.
Check items off
Mark lines as you shop.
Keep list history
Move a list to history and reactivate or edit it later. Files stay on the list.
Attach receipts or a photo of a list
Receipts, store flyers, and photos of a handwritten list can be attached to the list.
Start from Meal Planner
A weekly meal plan can save its ingredients as a shopping list.
Print or export
Print a list or export a PDF of the shopping lists you choose.
How It Works
Step 1
Add items you buy more than once
Put them on the master list with a category.
Step 2
Create a list for this trip
Pick items, set quantities, and check them off at the store.
Step 3
Keep the list or file it
Leave it active, move it to history, or export a PDF when you want a copy.
Lists that should not start from scratch
The master list is the part that saves time on the next trip.
- A weekly grocery run
- Separate lists for different stores
- Quantities and units on a line
- A list created from the meal plan
- Receipts or a photo of a paper list
- Older lists you may want to repeat
Frequently asked questions
Can I reuse items instead of retyping them?
Yes. Items live on a master list. A shopping list is built by adding those items.
Can I set a quantity?
Yes. A line on a list can store a quantity and a unit.
Can Meal Planner add items to a shopping list?
Yes. From a meal plan you can save that week’s ingredients as a shopping list. Files are not copied onto the new list.
Can I keep old lists?
Yes. Lists can be moved to history and edited or reactivated later.
Can I print or export a shopping list?
Yes. You can print a list and export a PDF of the lists you choose.
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Put your household information to work
Create your Household Toolbox account and start using Shopping List. Your first two tools have no monthly charge. Each tool after that is $2 a month.
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