Use what you have before it becomes waste.
FeastCal brings open packs, leftovers and use-soon ingredients to the front of the shortlist, then shows the smallest basket needed to turn them into dinner.
Food disappears from a blank plan.
Half a bag, one cooked portion and an ingredient near its date are easy to miss when recipes start with a blank basket.
- ½ bag spinach
- Cooked rice
- Yoghurt: 2 days
Start with what needs using.
Rank meals by how well they use current Pantry items, show what remains afterward and add only the missing ingredients to the basket.
- Use all three
- Buy 2 items
- No new open packs
Existing food comes first.
- Open ingredients fall out of view → Use-soon food rises in the shortlist
- A recipe creates three new remainders → What will remain is shown before choosing
- A new basket duplicates the cupboard → Only missing amounts are added
From open pack to finished meal.
- See what needs using
- Rank meals by Pantry fit
- Check the remainder
- Buy only what is missing
Ways people describe this problem
- use up ingredients meal planner
- reduce food waste meal planning
- what can I cook with leftovers