Meal Prep Planner, Grocery Budget Tracker, Recipe Database (Digital Download)

Plan meals, prep smarter, and control grocery spending with this complete Meal Prep and Grocery Budgeting Spreadsheet Program by ELDON-Digital. Built for Excel and easily imported into Google Sheets, this colorful system includes a meal calendar, recipe database, automatic grocery list, cost per meal calculator, pantry inventory, and a budget dashboard with charts. Designed with a simple button-style navigation layout and beautiful background images for a premium Etsy look.
What’s Included
This digital download includes a full meal planning and budgeting system:
1) Meal Calendar (Weekly View)
• Visual weekly calendar for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks
• Plan prep days and leftovers
• Easy repeat for future weeks
2) Meal Plan (Serving and Cost Tracking)
• Choose recipes and servings for each day
• Automatically calculates total ingredients needed
• Calculates cost per meal and weekly meal cost
3) Recipe Database
• Store recipes with ingredients, quantities, and notes
• Auto totals: recipe cost, cost per serving, cost per meal
• Great for building a personal recipe library
4) Ingredients Database (Unit Costs + Categories)
• Track ingredient unit cost and store category (produce, dairy, pantry, etc.)
• Helps keep grocery lists organized and budget friendly
5) Auto Grocery List
• Automatically builds a grocery list based on your meal plan
• Subtracts what you already have in your pantry inventory
• Includes checkboxes and “purchased” status tracking
6) Pantry Inventory
• Track what’s on hand, reorder point, and low stock alerts
• Helps reduce waste and stop overbuying
7) Grocery Purchases + Budget
• Log actual grocery trips and spending
• Weekly budget vs actual dashboard
• Charts to visualize spend by category and week
Dashboard + Charts
Includes a dashboard with:
• Weekly grocery budget vs actual
• Spend by category chart
• Estimated meal plan cost
• Cost per meal snapshot
• Pantry low stock overview
Works In
• Microsoft Excel (best experience)
• Google Sheets (import the file and start using)
Digital Download Includes
• 1 Meal Prep and Grocery Budgeting spreadsheet for Excel
• Optional Google Sheets button UI (Apps Script) for navigation and quick add actions
How You Receive It
This is a digital download. No physical product will be shipped.
After purchase, Etsy will provide instant access to your files.
Notes
• Fully editable and reusable by the purchaser.
• Colors and fonts may vary slightly depending on software version.
• For personal use by the purchaser. Reselling or redistributing the template is not allowed.