How to Meal Plan Using Recipes You Already Have

You don’t need to find new recipes every week to create a great meal plan. If you’ve already saved recipes from Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest or your favourite food websites, you can use them as the starting point for your weekly meals.

With WiseList, your Saved Recipes can become part of your Meal Plan, helping you turn recipes you’ve already discovered into an organised week of meals.

Start With Your Saved Recipes

Your recipe collection might already contain dozens of meals you want to try. Instead of searching for something new every night, open Saved Recipes and choose the meals you want to make. You can save recipes from online sources or create a recipe from a meal idea.

Choose Your Meals

Select recipes for the days you want to cook.

For example:

Monday: Chicken pasta

Tuesday: Beef stir-fry

Wednesday: Salmon rice bowls

Thursday: Tacos

Friday: Homemade pizza

You can then build your weekly plan around these meals.

Check What You Already Have

Before shopping, check your My Pantry and My Fridge.

You may already have some of the ingredients required.

This can prevent duplicate purchases and help you use food you already own.

Create Your Grocery List

Once you’ve chosen your recipes, add the required ingredients to your Grocery List.

WiseList can show you what ingredients you need to purchase.

This means your recipe collection can become your shopping list without having to manually rewrite every ingredient.

Compare Prices Before Shopping

Once your Grocery List is ready, use Scan & Compare to compare prices across supermarkets.

You can then make smarter purchasing decisions based on current prices.

Your Recipes Become Part of Your Routine

The more recipes you save, the easier it becomes to build future meal plans.

Instead of constantly asking:

“What should I cook this week?”

You can simply choose from meals you’ve already discovered and liked.