Meal Planning Websites and Apps

Visit these websites for quick recipes, meal planning tips, how-to videos and more! 

Meal planning apps 

These apps assist with customized meal planning and shopping lists. Most allow you to filter recipes by dietary and taste preferences. Some may require a fee. 

  • Menu Planner (only available for Apple products) 
  • Mealime 
  • MealBoard (only available for Apple products) 
  • Paprika 
  • Real Plans 

Meal Delivery Services 

Meal delivery options have expanded over the years. Choices from ready to heat and eat meals to partially-prepped meals are available from different companies. Here are some popular choices with a variety of features. Most require a weekly subscription but usually do allow to skip weeks or cancel at any time. Do some research to discover which one is right for you! 

  • What’s Cooking Ann Arbor: Provides pre-made meals, multiple pick-up locations or delivery on orders over $50. whatscookinga2.com 
  • Hello Fresh: Meals take about 30 minutes to prepare with easy to follow instructions. hellofresh.com 
  • Blue Apron: 100 plus meal options each week, including many vegetarian choices. Variety of meal options from standard to oven ready with easy to follow instructions. blueapron.com 
  • Home Chef: Can opt for weekly, bi-weekly or monthly subscription. Variety of meal options from standard to oven ready taking as little as 15 minutes to cook. homechef.com 
  • Dinnerly: A lower cost option that uses fewer ingredients and simpler recipes ready in less than 30 minutes. 100 plus recipes to choose from each week. dinnerly.com 
  • Every Plate: A lower cost option using simple ingredients with less packaging for easy to prepare recipes. everyplate.com 
  • Factor: Ready to heat and eat single serve meals focused on your identified wellness goals. Subscription includes a free consultation with a Registered Dietitian. factor75.com 
  • CookUnity: Ready to heat and eat, fresh, never frozen meals created by award-winning chefs. Caters to a variety of meal and dietary preferences. cookunity.com 

This is for informational purposes only. 

These websites, apps and meal services are not all-inclusive and may change since the time this handout was created.