Fam to Table

Guides

Practical reads on family meal planning, setting up your household, and getting the most out of the app.

Getting your household set up
Planning

How to Split Meal Planning So One Person Isn't Doing It All

A weekly system for dividing the planning load — one 15-minute session, assigned meal owners, and no more daily dinner negotiations.

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Household Setup

How to Track Food Allergies for a Household Where Everyone's Needs Are Different

A per-person system for allergies and dietary restrictions, so a meal that's safe for most of the household doesn't get planned blind for the one person it isn't.

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Using the app
Meal Planning

How to Plan a Full Week of Family Dinners in One Sitting

How to use the weekly calendar, suggestion engine, and fill-the-week button to go from blank week to fully planned in one session.

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Recipe Library

How to Import Any Recipe by Pasting a Link

Paste a link from Serious Eats, NYT Cooking, a food blog, anywhere — and skip retyping the whole recipe by hand.

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Grocery Lists

How to Turn a Week of Planned Meals Into a Grocery List Automatically

Plan the meals once, tap Build list, and let the ingredient list build itself — de-duplicated and checkable on your phone at the store.

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Setup

How to Install Fam to Table on Your iPhone or Android Home Screen

No App Store, no download. Add Fam to Table to your home screen from Safari or Chrome and it opens just like any other app.

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Comparisons
Comparison

Fam to Table vs. Mealime: Which Fits a Multi-Person Household?

A straight comparison of how each app handles households with multiple people's preferences, allergies, and opinions about Tuesday's dinner.

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Ready to try it for yourself?

Fam to Table is free to start — shared meal calendar, recipe library, household voting, and grocery lists included. No card required.

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