3. $5 Meal Plans
There are a few neat things going on here. For starters, you can choose to simply view the recipes and then print them out and go shopping. It is as easy as that. Kicking it old school.
Another option is to sign up for the $5 meal plan, and this is where it gets interesting. For just $5 per month, the company will send you a delicious meal plan, where every meal costs about $2 per person – and in most cases less.
The meal plan includes recipes and well-organized grocery lists, and there are also free coupons available. Five dollar meal plans currently offers Classic and Gluten-Free meal plan options.
In addition to the standard weekly meal plans, they offer 6-week specialty meal plans at a significant discount to the regular price. Six-week specialty plans follow a theme, and the plans are sent to you all at once, rather than over the course of six weeks.
4. Mealime
Mealime is a truly personalized meal planning companion. It allows you to identify which types of recipes you are interested in, including:
Classic (no holds barred)
Flexitarian (easy on the meat)
Pescetarian (vegetarian and seafood)
Vegetarian
Plant-based meal/Vegan (Also here are a few vegan protein powders that we suggest.)
Gluten-Free
Low Carb
Paleo (And if you want to substitute this diet with protein, then here are the five best-tasting protein powders.)
Keto (ultra-low carb)
Soy-free
You can also note any allergies, such as peanut and dairy, so those recipes are excluded, as well as tell the app which foods you don’t like.
Finally, you can pick your serving size (2 or 4), and then the number of meals you’d like to make for the week (2, 4, 5 or 6) on your plan.
Once you’ve been given your meal plans, the grocery lists are automatically generated to make shopping a snap. Imagine getting your weekly shopping done in one hour or less! And, bonus, most meals are made in under 30 minutes!
It is easy to use with its user-friendly and customizable meal plans; however, one of its biggest drawbacks is that you are limited to the recipes that are available on the app. You cannot import your own recipes. Also, you cannot save any previously used meal plans or customize calorie preferences unless you upgrade to the pro version.
Mealime is available on Google Play and iTunes.