October 2024 Monthly Recap & Updates

Recent Podcast Episodes

The Plan to Eat Podcast is serving up new episodes every other Wednesday! 
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#91: Seriously Reducing Food Waste with Jordan Schenck of Flashfood

Jordan Schenck is the President and Chief Operating Officer for Flashfood, an app-based marketplace that connects shoppers with fresh produce, meat, and other groceries at up to 50% off. This interview focuses on why food waste is a complex issue and how Flashfood works to help reduce food waste.

#92: A Less is More Approach to Meal Planning with Roni and Riley

Join Roni and Riley for a conversation about “less is more” when it comes to meal planning. This conversation gives many practical tips for simplifying your meal planning and creating minimalist meal plans! Tune in for some recipe inspiration and practical planning methods. Enjoy!

Recent Articles from the Blog

Somehow we are already in the home stretch of 2024! This month, our bloggers shared freezer-friendly recipes and we’re already preparing for big holiday meals. As we approach the end of the year, we hope you have a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season!

Freezer-Friendly Vegetarian Pesto Lasagna

This vegetarian pesto lasagna is for all the creamy pasta lovers. Layers of no-boil noodles, a medley of roasted veggies (eggplant, zucchini, and red bell pepper, oh my!), a creamy ricotta-spinach blend, and a pesto bechamel that ties it all together.

Stock the Freezer: Homemade Pancake Recipe

This recipe is very simple with only four basic ingredients. After the pancakes are made, it’s up to you to decide how fancy you want to make them with toppings. We usually top ours with fruit and a drizzle of honey or maple syrup.

10 Healthy Ingredient Swaps

There are some favorites that I just won’t touch, like my mom’s Christmas cookies made with shortening. But for many other recipes, a swap here and there can make the dish lighter, more nutritious, and sometimes tastier too. 

How to Save Money on Big Holiday Meals

We are all acutely aware of the inflated prices at the grocery store and this year might be a time when you’re feeling financially stressed by hosting a holiday meal. I reached out to our friends over at YNAB for some of their tips for saving money on big holiday meals!

Re-post: Hacks for a Non-Hectic Holiday Season

What’s the solution to holiday stress? Planning ahead. Stress doesn’t have to get the best of us. Let’s look at some ways we can plan ahead and stress less when it comes to entertaining, gifting, and meals.

Extras

Program Updates

The development team is working hard to make updates, squash bugs, and add new features to both the desktop and mobile app versions of Plan to Eat!

Desktop Version

  • You can now purchase recurring monthly and yearly subscriptions before your current subscription expires. Just in time for our annual sale!
  • We added the ability to pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Amazon Pay!

Mobile App

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This month we released app version 3.4.1

  • We patched a rare bug affecting the “Undo” feature when a planner event was removed.
  • We added an onboarding tooltip tour for trial users.
  • We added a Planner Settings page and relocated Menus and Nutrition Facts to it.
  • We patched a bug that was causing issues for some users in the onboarding tour.

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