Minimalist Meal Planner App

Simplify your eating, reduce waste, and slash your grocery bill with one easy-to-use tool.

The Minimalist Meal Planner App integrates weekly planning, kitchen inventory management, and intelligent budgeting into a single, dynamic web interface. It’s the essential upgrade from static templates, turning planning into an automated, money-saving routine.

Stop buying duplicates and throwing out spoiled food. Start eating intentionally and effortlessly.

Key Problems Solved:

• Food Waste: The integrated Inventory Tracker and Urgent "Use-It-Up" List force you to plan meals around existing ingredients, maximizing use and minimizing spoilage.
• Budget Overruns: The Master Grocery List features instant, automatic calculation of Estimated vs. Actual spending, keeping you accountable to your weekly cost goal.
• Lack of Consistency: All your planning data—from meal links to cost tracking—is automatically saved in your browser, ensuring you can quickly pick up where you left off.

Features That Simplify Your Week:

1. ☰ Tabbed Interface: Switch easily between the Weekly Meal Planner, the Inventory Tracker (Pantry, Fridge, Freezer), and the Master Grocery List without losing focus.
2. 💰 Real-Time Budgeting: Input estimated prices before you shop and actual prices after. The app immediately displays your Savings/Overspend, enforcing financial discipline.
3. 🗑️ Dynamic Inventory Management: Quickly add or delete items from your kitchen inventory. This feature is designed to be the first step before building your grocery list.
4. 📅 7-Day Planning Grid: A clean, persistent form to plan every breakfast, lunch, and dinner, including a dedicated column for recipe links or notes.
5. ⚙️ Zero Installation: Simply open the included index.html file in any standard web browser (Chrome, Safari, Edge, etc.) to start planning immediately.

What You Get: A downloadable ZIP file containing the full interactive software (index.html, style.css, script.js), plus comprehensive documentation (readme.txt, license.txt, instructions.txt).