Budget Friendly Meal Plan

Fast, affordable dinners your family will love.

  • Freezer Friendly
  • Family Friendly/Kid Friendly
  • Includes Meatless Meals

Sample Meals on the Budget Friendly Meal Plan

Recipes make smart use of ingredients to create delicious dinners that maximize your budget and keep your grocery bill to $95 a week.

Lemon-Garlic Chicken Quarters with Roasted Potatoes and Broccoli Florets
Budget Friendly

Lemon-Garlic Chicken Quarters with Roasted Potatoes and Broccoli Florets

Fire-Roasted Tomato Soup with Grilled Pimiento Cheese Sandwiches
Budget Friendly

Fire-Roasted Tomato Soup with Grilled Pimiento Cheese Sandwiches

Mini Italian Turkey Meat Loaves with Roasted Parmesan Green Beans
Budget Friendly

Mini Italian Turkey Meat Loaves with Roasted Parmesan Green Beans

Learn more about how it works

Flexible Shopping Options

eMeals integrates the shopping list directly with online grocery services, making it easy to save time with pickup and delivery options.

Shop Yourself

Shop Yourself

Our shopping list will condense all the meals you choose into a single list for easy shopping.

Schedule Pickup

Schedule for Pick-up

Skip the grocery line by sending your ingredients to Walmart Grocery or Kroger for easy pick-up.

Skip the Store

Skip the Grocery Store

Get your ingredients delivered to your door through Shipt, Amazon Fresh or Instacart.

Save Two Hours Every Week

More than two million customers have trusted eMeals to help solve dinner.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does eMeals require that I have my groceries delivered or gathered for pickup?
No, you can use the app to shop yourself at the grocery store of your choice. But eMeals also offers integrated pickup and delivery of the meal ingredients through grocers like Walmart, Kroger, Amazon and Instacart. Try it once, and you may never go back to the grocery store again!
Would I have access to all the meal plans?
Absolutely! Our goal is to provide each user with a curated flow of recipes based on their top nutrition goals, but also the flexibility to meet their changing lifestyle and family needs. Users have unlimited access to the full range of our dinner food styles.
Do you have a smartphone app to access my plan on the go?
Yes. We have free, dedicated iOS and Android apps that are available to all users with an active subscription. You can choose your meals for the week and have your shopping list sent for pickup or delivery all while waiting in the carpool line! After signing up on our website, simply download the app and login using your email and password.
What if I don’t want to use all of the dinner meals on my plan?
Our goal is to provide plenty of variety and inspiration for you to pick and choose the meals that most appeal to you and your family. You will have access to the current week’s plan, to previous weeks, to your favorites as well as to recipes from other food style plans. In the app, you can easily select the meals that you want for the week, and the app automatically creates a shopping list based on your selections.
How much does eMeals cost?
A subscription to eMeals is as low as $4.99 a month for a 12-month subscription. You also have the option of a 3-month subscription for $35.99. Our customers tell us that they save an average of $2,000 a year on their food costs! But if you’re not sure whether eMeals is a good fit, you can try it FREE for 14 days to see for yourself!
Do you have breakfast and lunch plans?
Yes, we offer Lunch and Breakfast Plans that provide new ideas each week tailored to match your desired food style. You can choose to add a lunch or breakfast plan when signing up or directly from the Member Area of our website.
Can I use the eMeals app to shop and cook other recipes?
Yes, in addition to saving your favorite recipes from eMeals, you can add personal family recipes as well as recipes from anywhere on the web.