Documentation
Shopping List
One list per household, worked out for you: what your plan needs, minus what you already have.
How the List Is Worked Out
Your shopping list isn't a list you maintain; it's computed. Foodex takes everything on your meal plan, adds anything you've asked for by hand, subtracts what's in the pantry and what's already been bought, and shows what's left:
Because it's recomputed every time you look, it can't go stale. Change a meal from four servings to eight and the amounts grow. Buy half the flour and the line shrinks. Plan the same recipe twice and it asks for twice as much, instead of assuming one jar can cover both.
What lands on the list
Two things and only two things put items on the list: planning a meal (see Meal plan) and adding a one-off by hand (washing-up liquid, more coffee). Staples never appear, "made while cooking" ingredients never appear, and a planned meal can be excluded with its "On the shopping list" checkbox.
In the Store
Two Views
- By store: organized by where you buy each thing. Foodex remembers which shop your household picked for an ingredient, and suggests the cheapest known one otherwise. The same ingredient wanted by several meals is merged into one line.
- By meal: organized by which planned meal wants each item, so you can shop for just tonight.
Ticking Things Off
Ticking a line means bought, and buying is real: the item goes straight into your pantry, every meal that needed it gets closer to ready, and the line disappears from the remaining demand. Untick it and the pantry goes back exactly as it was.
If prices are known you'll see per-store subtotals and a running total as you shop. You can record the store and price as you tick, which also keeps the price catalog fresh for next time.
Checked Items
Checked-off items stay visible (so you can untick a mistake) until you clear them in bulk.