Why REAL PLANS Meal Prep App Is The Real Deal!

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Is there a meal planning app that can do everything except actually cook the food?  Happily, there is!  I was a bit skeptical when I first came across Real Plans. I was especially interested in the WHOLE30 plan. I had heard that it worked for 88% of those who tried it. That is impressive!

In addition, I had to cope with picky eaters, food intolerances, pet likes and hates, then you begin to wonder how on earth could an app cope with all that.

I discovered that it really could although it did take a little while to get it organized. Once it was, Real Plans saved our lives. We started to save money on food too. We found that we were saving up to £75 a month.  Add that up and you save about $900 a year–enough for a nice weekend away from it all where someone else can do all the cooking!

Which type of diet are you into?

It was great to see that Real Plans, not only had a selection of up to 1,600 recipes but they are conveniently divided into Whole 30, Keto, Paleo or even Traditional Food.  Then there are the amazing add ons.  These are the recipes selected by famous food bloggers such as PaleoOMG  (a naughtier version of Paleo!) or AutoImmune Wellness when you want even more recipes which are allergen- free.

Biggest time saver ever.

Could Real Plans really save me time?  I was thinking that it might not be able to cope with number of servings, the schedule, a quickie recipe when needed or change up the diet for the following week. It can easily make these adjustments.

 Then when you add in the shopping list and even which supermarkets you go to, you wonder how on earth it could do all that. Well, it can, and a lot more too. I love the fact that the shopping list goes into aisle-friendly mode!

The Real Plans mobile app is brilliant.

What I love about this is that I do not really need my tablet or PC because everything can be done on the app on your iPhone. But, if you prefer to do most of the planning on your tablet, that is not a problem either.

The schedule feature is awesome.

This is a great feature. It will tell you when to take some frozen veg or meat out of the freezer so you are not tearing your hair out trying to defrost some food!  We were also able to stock up on staples and also avoid expensive ingredients.  We can also make some changes so that there are enough for leftovers, always welcome since our cooking ability has really improved.

If you like the idea of a brunch….

Weekends are a great time to enjoy a brunch or two. This is so easy with Real Plans. All we have to is plan for breakfast and dinner. In the breakfast plan, we just put in a large meal size and that takes care of all that.  Nobody will need lunch!

 Shopping list will be adjusted.

Just by setting your number of servings (that depends on who is coming back for lunch on certain days), then the Real Plans app will adjust your shopping list accordingly.  It will also change the schedule of tasks that you need to do.

Get your groceries delivered and save even more time

Another cool feature is that the app is all set up to deal with Instacart Integration. That means getting your groceries delivered on time and you can get on with other things.

Lots of recipe ideas for all types of diets. Here is one about the KETO diet, for example. 

24 hour live chat

Not many products or apps have this really awesome feature of being able to chat with somebody, should you have a problem with Real Plans.

In conclusion, I found that:-

• Family loved all the new nourishing food and meals are becoming better and happier events.
• Less stress caused by rushing around and inefficient shopping and forgetting an important ingredient. Real Plans takes care of all that.
• We love the  recipe roulette to make a random choice when we get tired of a certain routine.  We also adore the Quickie option when we are rushed off our feet.
• All in all, it was a great choice and it wasn’t long before we opted for the annual subscription. It is easy to use, great support when you hit a problem, and the iPhone app is really what makes Real Plans truly excellent.

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