Guide · Shopping
Add the ingredients you actually need.
Choose individual ingredients, add a whole recipe, or select ingredients from your meal plan.

Foodie lets you decide what goes into Groceries. You can add one missing ingredient from a recipe, review a planned day’s ingredients, or add everything when you need the whole recipe.
Step by step
5 steps · 2 min
- 01
Open a recipe’s ingredients
Open a saved recipe and switch to Ingredients. Review the amounts and check what you already have.
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Select individual ingredients
Use the cart control on an ingredient to add or remove that ingredient from your grocery selection. For a whole recipe, use the recipe’s cart control and review the ingredient picker.
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Or start from your meal plan
In Meal Planner, use Choose ingredients for a planned day. Select the ingredients you need, or use Add all, then confirm the selection.
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Open Groceries
Open the Cart / Groceries tab. Shared ingredients are grouped, and you can switch between Ingredients, By Recipe and By Aisle to review the list.
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Check items off as you shop
Mark purchased items and use the Remaining view to focus on what is left. The shopping-list share action lets you send the list to someone else.
Pro tips
Small details that help.
- Use selected ingredients when you already have most of a recipe in the pantry.
- Grouped items can still contain different units; check the displayed quantities rather than assuming every unit can be combined.
- Review the list before shopping when a recipe quantity was estimated or incomplete.
How FOODIE: Recipe Saver helps
Ingredient selection stays connected to your saved recipes. You can see which recipes contribute to the list and shop with the grouping that is useful to you.
FOODIE: Recipe Saver
Try it in Foodie.
Free to download. Premium $4.17/month annually. Start with a recipe you want to cook.
Common questions
Frequently asked.
4 answers to the things people ask us most. Tap any question to expand.
Can I add just one ingredient?
Yes. The recipe’s Ingredients view has individual cart-selection controls.
Can I add ingredients for planned meals?
Yes. Choose ingredients for a planned day in Meal Planner and review the selection before adding it.
Are all quantities converted into one unit?
Not always. Shared ingredients are grouped, but incompatible units or unclear amounts may remain separate in the displayed quantity summary.
Can I share the list?
Yes. Use Share shopping list from Groceries to send a copy of the list.