As we approach the end of another year, we’re taking a moment to reflect. This year was filled with exciting program updates, fun new content on our blog, and some big milestones for our small but mighty team. Today, we want to share some highlights from the past year and set our sights on what’s to come in 2025. Let’s dig in!
Noteworthy Program Updates:
As always, our development team dedicated countless hours this year to making Plan to Eat the most flexible and functional meal-planning app available. Here are some prominent updates from 2024:
General:
- Just Released: You can now import recipes from any app or website where you find recipes including social media apps like Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, and Substack!
- We added a Dark Mode setting for both the app and website.
- We updated our grocery delivery provider, so you can now send over 100 items in your order.
- We added the option to get your referral commissions paid out through Venmo.
App:
- You can bulk-add ingredients and notes for times when you don’t need to plan a recipe but still need to add ingredients to the Planner.
- We updated the Cooking View for a better cooking experience!
- We added a search bar to the Shopping & Staples lists, so you can quickly find an ingredient on your list!
- You can bulk select and edit your Shopping and Staples List items.
- You can switch your Recipe Book view to a Carousel to save space when viewing multiple sections simultaneously.
Desktop:
- We updated our recipe clipper to a Recipe Clipper Extension. This clipper opens in a side panel, so it doesn’t obstruct your webpage and can remain open as you search the web!
- We added a date picker on the website Planner, so you can quickly jump to a date in the past.
Most Popular Podcast Episodes:
- #81: RV Life and Meal Planning with Stacy Farley of Today is Someday
- #74: Root Causes of Sugar Addiction with Danielle Daem
- #87: Time-Saving Tips for Meal Planning and Chores with Stephanie Royer
- #73: Building Quality Nutrition Habits with Luke Smidt
- #83: Cut Your Grocery Budget in Half with Alli Powell of The Grocery Getting Girl
Popular Recipe Imports:
Noteworthy Company Updates:
2024 was an exciting year for our team! There are some happy milestones to celebrate both within the company and personally:
- Max, our front-end developer, has been with us for a year! Many of the program updates above are thanks to Max’s hard work at Plan to Eat this year.
- Riley is back! After her second child, Riley took some time away from working for Plan to Eat but has rejoined the team working part-time on our social media content and the podcast.
- Sally Kuzemchek started writing for us. Sally is a Registered Dietitian and the author behind our most popular blogs of the year like Got Pantry Moths? and 10 High-Protein Breakfasts. Check out all of Sally’s posts and the delicious recipes from our other bloggers, Linda and Anna, on the Plan to Eat blog!
2024 Personal Wins:
- Max, software engineer, got married!
- Shelby, social media manager and support specialist, adopted a dog and ran her first 10k!
- Clint, founder and software engineer, went on a family vacation to Italy!
- Riley, content creator, intentionally slowed down and focused on quieter days!
- Roni, marketing and operations director, got scuba certified!
Looking Forward to 2025
We’re committed to making 2025 another amazing year with new features that upgrade your planning experience and inspiring content to keep you motivated! Here’s a glimpse of what’s on the horizon at Plan to Eat:
- Import handwritten and printed recipes directly into the Plan to Eat app from a photo.
- Mobile push notifications to keep you prepped and ready for your next meal.
- Google Home/Assistant integration for your shopping list.
- New YouTube and Podcast content to inspire and educate you!
Holiday Break
Our team is taking a holiday break from December 24th, 2024 – January 1st, 2025. This will be a genuine break from work for the entire team, including our support staff. If you have questions, you can still email us at [email protected], however, we will not be available to respond until January 2nd, 2025.
Please refer to our help articles and YouTube channel for program questions and tutorials.
