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Default The smartest meal planning app

On Sun, 26 Oct 2014 10:08:40 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
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> On Saturday, October 25, 2014 11:01:13 PM UTC-4, rn90 wrote:
> > Check out this new meal planning app I am developing. It takes recipes from your favorite apps and automatically turns them into meal plans with grocery lists. Feel free to post any comments, feedback is welcome!
> > http://mymealplannr.com/

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> I just wonder if at accounts for leftovers and waste. e.g. 'use 1/4 cup of buttermilk' - what to do with the rest? Toss it? Use it in something else soon? These are the kind of situations never addressed by meal planners. If you hate to throw food out, it can be unnerving.
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> A good planner would also be based on nutritional value and balance.


Yup. I'm only now developing a feel for using leftovers in a
different enough way that I don't feel like I'm eating leftovers...
which reminds me of another one who made a season out of the meal
planning concept: Sandra Lee and her Round 2 meals.


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