A free printable meal planner, made for Australian families
A week on one page, the way Australian households actually eat.
No sign-up needed.
Free printable
Preview: the printable’s first page
What’s on it
- A Monday-start week with DD/MM dates
- Six meal slots: breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and dessert (leave blank the ones you don’t plan)
- A “who’s home?” row for busy nights
- A “use this week” box for food that’s about to go off
- A shopping list grouped by aisle: fruit and veg, meat and fish, dairy, pantry, frozen, household
- A notes corner for school events and birthday cakes
It prints on A4 in portrait, and looks just as good in black and white.
No sign-up needed.
How to use it
- Fill in who’s home from the family calendar.
- Check the fridge, and write what needs using up in the “use this week” box.
- Plan dinners first, starting with the “use this week” ingredients.
- Add lunches and morning tea, reusing leftovers.
- Write the shopping list from the plan.
- Stick it on the fridge.
Want more detail? Read the full guide
Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. No sign-up, no catch. Print as many as you like.
Can I edit it on my computer?
It’s designed for printing. [Decide: offer a fillable PDF version too?]
Is there a US Letter version?
It’s A4, the Australian standard.
Prefer it done for you?
My Tomte fills in the plan in one tap and keeps the shopping list on your phone.