App Features
How Do You Use a Shopping List App So Nothing Gets Missed?
Short Answer
To use a shopping list app well, fill it from the recipes you plan to cook, take off what you already have, then share it with whoever shops. A shopping list app that only stores what you type is a notepad. The usual problem is that the list gets written from memory, away from the meals it is for.
Know what to cook, what to eat, and what to buy. easyChef Pro brings your recipes, nutrition, meal plans, pantry and shopping together in one app. Your cart is your shopping list. Add a recipe's products to it, see on each recipe how many of its ingredients are already in your pantry, and share the list as text, a link or a PDF. This guide shows how, step by step.
What a shopping list app should do
- Start from your meals. The list should come from the recipes you plan to cook, not from a blank page.
- Know what you have. A list that cannot see your pantry buys the same jar twice.
- Be easy to hand over. Whoever shops needs the list, in a form they can open.
- Get you to checkout. Store, delivery or pickup, the list is the start of the order.
How to use a shopping list app, step by step (in easyChef Pro)
- Plan the week. Add the recipes you want to cook to your meal plan, from each recipe's page.
- Fill the cart from each recipe. On a recipe, add all of its products to your cart. A confirm step is shown first.
- Check the pantry count. Each recipe shows how many of its ingredients are already in your pantry, like 4 of 6. Adding all of a recipe's products includes those, so remove what you have.
- Add the extras. Scan a product's barcode to add it to your cart, or browse the Shop tab.
- Tidy the list. Change quantities, remove items, or select several at once.
- Share it. Share the cart as text with a link, share just the link, or save it as a PDF to print.
- Shop, or send it to Walmart. Send cart items to a Walmart cart. Items Walmart does not carry are listed as skipped.
- Put it away. After you shop, move what you bought from the cart into your pantry.
Sharing a shopping list with someone else
One person plans and another shops, and the list in between is usually a screenshot that goes stale. When you share an easyChef Pro cart, the person you send it to opens a view-only copy with the items and quantities you chose. If the plan changes, update your cart and share it again. Past lists are kept as archived carts, so last week's list is there when you want to buy the same things again.
Paper list, notes app or shopping list app?
A paper list works until you leave it on the counter. A notes app keeps the list on your phone, but you still type every item and it does not know your recipes or your pantry. A shopping list app earns its place when the list comes from your meals and checks what you already have, so you type less and buy only what the week needs.
What makes easyChef Pro different
The problem was never you. The system was disconnected.
Most people plan meals in one place, check the cupboard by eye and write the list somewhere else. In easyChef Pro the recipe, your meal plan, your pantry counts and your shopping list are in one app, and the list can go straight to a Walmart cart.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How do you use a shopping list app?
- Fill it from the recipes you plan to cook, take off what you already have, and share it with whoever shops. In easyChef Pro, add the products of a recipe to your cart, check how many of its ingredients are already in your pantry, then share the list or send it to Walmart.
- What is a shopping list app?
- A shopping list app keeps the list of what you need to buy on your phone. In easyChef Pro the cart is your shopping list, and it fills from your recipes.
- Can I share my shopping list with someone?
- Yes. Share the cart as text with a link, share the link, or save it as a PDF. The person who opens the link sees a view-only copy of the list.
- Can I print my shopping list?
- Yes. Save your cart as a PDF and print it from your phone, or send the PDF to a computer and print it there.
- Can I see my old shopping lists?
- Yes. Past carts are kept as archived carts, so you can look back at what you bought.
SHOP FOR YOUR WEEK
Fill Your Shopping List From Your Recipes
Add a recipe's products to your cart in easyChef Pro, check your pantry, then share the list or send it to Walmart.
On a computer? Scan with your phone camera to get the app.
