Plan simple family meals, check your pantry and turn your choices into a grocery list grouped by US grocery aisles. Compare estimated groceries with your weekly budget in US dollars, using pack sizes and guide prices you can edit. This is a fillable PDF plus an Excel spreadsheet that calculates for you — not a typical printable-only planner. What's included - 16-page US Letter fillable PDF with a three-step guide and clickable contents - Auto-calculating Excel workbooks: fictional EXAMPLE + BLANK - Breakfast, lunch and dinner drop-downs for the whole week - 16 simple American family meals with ingredients and methods in the PDF, including a Thanksgiving-friendly chicken dinner - Editable meal library, ingredient quantities, pack sizes and illustrative US grocery guide prices - Automatic shopping list grouped by Produce, Dairy, Meat & seafood, Pantry, Frozen, Bakery and Household - Estimated cost vs weekly budget, pantry checks, leftovers, batch prep and a four-week dinner plan Good to know - Dollar ($) amounts inside the files; US English; US Letter paper (8.5 × 11 inches). - Works in Excel and free Google Sheets. No macros and no subscription required for Google Sheets. - Excel formula cells are protected against accidental edits. Google Sheets import may not preserve Excel protection; reapply protection there if needed. - PDF fields are fillable, but PDF totals are manual. Use the spreadsheet for automatic calculations. - Fictional examples and illustrative inputs are educational, not live price quotations or promises. - Digital download only. No physical item. Personal use only; do not share or resell the files. - Organization tool only, not financial, tax or legal advice. - Recipes serve about four; adapt for allergies and household needs. Ingredient prices are editable illustrative guide figures, not verified current store prices.