FAQ

Our AI analyzes your dietary preferences, food restrictions, past meal ratings, and nutritional goals to create personalized weekly meal plans. The more you use Pantry Aide, the better it gets at suggesting recipes you'll love. It considers factors like cooking time, skill level, seasonal ingredients, and ingredient reuse to optimize your meal planning experience.

We currently integrate directly with Kroger, allowing you to add ingredients to your online cart with one click. We also partner with Instacart for delivery from hundreds of stores nationwide. Even without direct integration, our web shopping lists work perfectly at any grocery store with items organized by store sections.

Absolutely! Pantry Aide supports all major dietary preferences including vegetarian, vegan, keto, paleo, Mediterranean, and gluten-free. You can also set custom restrictions for allergies (nuts, dairy, shellfish, etc.) and personal preferences (no mushrooms, low sodium, etc.). Our AI ensures every meal plan respects your dietary needs while maintaining nutritional balance.

You can use Pantry Aide completely for free if you provide your own recipes and manually do the meal planning. However, if you want to save the time and mental overhead of meal planning, Pantry Aide costs $7.99 per month with a 7-day free trial. You can cancel anytime with one click. Compared to the time and money you'll save on meal planning and grocery shopping, most families find it pays for itself in the first week.

Yes! You can add your own recipes by typing them in, importing from URLs, or even uploading photos. Our AI will automatically extract ingredients, calculate nutrition information, and include your recipes in future meal plan suggestions. This helps personalize your meal plans even more.

Our smart shopping lists automatically calculate exact quantities needed for your meal plan, consolidate duplicate ingredients, and organize items by store sections (produce, dairy, meat, etc.) for efficient shopping. You can access lists on your phone, check off items as you shop, and even add non-meal items like toiletries.

Absolutely! I made Pantry Aide for my own family, so it's designed with busy families in mind. You can specify kid-friendly preferences, set up different dietary needs for family members, and get quick weeknight meal suggestions. Our AI learns what your kids actually eat and suggests more of those types of meals, reducing dinner battles and food waste.

Yes! Pantry Aide works perfectly on your phone through our responsive web app. You can access meal plans, shopping lists, and recipes anywhere with a mobile-optimized interface designed for easy shopping and cooking.

Nutrition tracking is automatic! Every recipe includes detailed macronutrient estimates. You can set nutritional goals and see how your weekly meal plan stacks up. Our AI can also adjust meal suggestions to help you meet specific nutrition targets like high protein or low carb.

No problem! You can easily swap out any recipe with one click. You can also rate recipes after cooking them, which helps our AI learn your tastes and make better suggestions in future meal plans.

Absolutely. We use industry-standard encryption to protect your data, and we never sell your personal information to third parties. Your meal preferences and grocery data are used solely to improve your Pantry Aide experience.