Meals

Groceries and pantry

Groceries is one shared grocery list, sorted by aisle, that works in the store even with no signal. Pantry is what you already have, so recipes don’t add it to the list again.

When to use it

Writing the list together through the week, from both phones.
Shopping: check things off as they go in the cart.
After a big shop, to note what’s on hand in the pantry.

Open the list

Open Meals (the Meals tab on a phone, the app bar on a computer).
Pick Groceries from the row of screens.

Add items

Tap Add an item at the top.
Type one item, or paste a list with one per line.
Press Enter. Each item lands under its aisle: Produce, Meat & Seafood, Dairy & Eggs, Bakery, Pantry, Spices & Baking, Canned & Jars, Frozen, Drinks, Household or Other. Tagged guesses the aisle from the name.

Recipes add to the list too: the Groceries button on a recipe, Add the rest of the week to Groceries on the plan, and Add everything to Groceries on a prep day.

How adding up works

When recipes add something already on the list, Tagged adds the amounts together if the unit matches. “1 onion” plus “2 onions” becomes “3 onions”. Anything in the pantry is left off (“salt” covers “kosher salt”).

Shop

Tap the box next to an item as it goes in the cart. It moves down to In the cart.
Tap it again if you put it back.
When you’re done, tap Clear checked. Undo brings them back if you cleared too soon.

Shopping with no signal

Keep going. Checks and changes wait on the phone, and an amber No signal. note shows how many are saved. They send on their own, in order, once you’re back online. The list itself opens with no signal if you’ve opened it on that phone before.

Tip: Open the Groceries list once before you leave home, so it’s ready even if the store has no signal.

Change an item

Tap an item’s name.
Rename it, or change its Aisle.
Tap Have it · to pantry to move it to the pantry, or delete it.

Keep a pantry

Pick Pantry from the Meals screens.
Type or paste what you have. One per line or separated by commas both work.
Tap an item to rename it or change its aisle. Tap × to remove it (with Undo).

Pantry items are left off whenever recipes add to the grocery list.

Questions

Does the other person see my changes?

Yes. It’s one shared list, so checks and new items show on both phones.

Why didn’t an ingredient go on the list?

It’s in the pantry. Remove it from Pantry if you’ve run out.

Can I use the list without planning meals?

Yes. Type anything in. The list doesn’t need recipes.

Still stuck? Send feedback from the ? menu at the bottom of the app bar on a computer. Back to the help center