Introducing a dynamic system for managing meal planning and grocery shopping using Notion. Extremely simple and easy to use – just a few clicks to apply your custom meal plan templates and you’re done!
Hello! Thanks for visiting my launch for The Happy Kitchen PLUS, an advanced system for managing meal planning, nutrition, grocery lists, and more!
Many in the community (maybe even you) already know, use, and love The Happy Kitchen original version. However, I don't believe that there is a one-size-fits-all solution that can meet everyone's needs, which is why I developed the PLUS version to give folks more flexibility and control where it is needed.
What makes The Happy Kitchen PLUS stand apart from its predecessor is the ability to meal plan using pre-designed custom templates. Design full-day or partial-day templates using the template designer, using visual caloric targets to ensure you don't exceed your allowed amount. With these templates in your toolkit, meal planning then becomes as simple as applying one or more plan templates to your day. Templates can stack, which means that you can apply multiple "plan parts", mixing and matching as needed! You can also manually add meals, or use a combination of both manual and template methods. Calories and macros calculate up from the meals and display on the day card.
The Happy Kitchen PLUS assists you with planning, but also with tracking and analysis. Did you follow your plan or deviate from it? Track what you actually ate and tag the day outcome:
‣ Followed plan
‣ Partially followed plan
‣ Did not follow plan
If needed, you can make caloric adjustments to your day (+ or -) that will be figured into your overall day totals. You can also track your water intake percentage against your day goal (64 oz) to make sure you're staying well hydrated.
The Happy Kitchen PLUS has some additional new functions that supercharge meals and grocery list management. Now you are able to add substitute items for ingredients, which will more accurately reflect what you are able to make right now using the popular INSTANT GRATIFICATION feature, and will prevent you from buying groceries unnecessarily that you don't need. Satisfying another long-requested feature, now you may configure ingredient quantity overrides for recipes. The quantity overrides will automatically update shopping list quantities correctly for upcoming planned meals.
In addition, you may now add meal prep tasks for those routine things you need to do to plan for the week, for example, "Batch prep chopped vegetables" or "Cook a double batch of rice". Set them up as one-time only or on a recurring frequency. Your tasks will resurface on the next due date.
All of the beloved features from the original version remain in the PLUS version of The Happy Kitchen, including:
‣ Instant Gratification - See what meals you can make using the ingredients from your pantry right now
‣ Three-day Window - Prevents you from buying groceries too soon for planned meals
‣ Automation - Automatic grocery list generation
‣ Always Keep in Stock - Select items that should automatically populate your grocery list when you run out
‣ Mobile-friendly Grocery List - Check items off while you shop and they are immediately repopulated into your pantry
‣ Pre-loaded with 100 delicious plant-based recipes, complete with servings and nutrition information already populated
‣ 160 grocery items pre-populated with food icons
The Happy Kitchen PLUS comes with full documentation and an advanced customization guide, as well as a step-by-step migration for anyone using The Happy Kitchen original that would like to upgrade.
I greatly appreciate your comments, feedback, questions, and support! Please let me know if I can help to answer your questions, and thank you for visiting.
Jamie
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