1. Allrecipes.com Menu Planner
The Most Flexible Meal Planning
Tool Including More Than 1,300
Menus For Any Occasion
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“I would love it if Allrecipes had a meal planning option as
part of their membership. I’d love to outline meals using
my online recipe box, then from that, compile a weekly
shopping list. Just an idea! Thanks! I love this site!”
Allrecipes Community Member – Christie
Home Cooks Asked. Allrecipes Answered.
2. Home Cooks Asked. Allrecipes Answered.
Allrecipes’ Menu Planner is the
most flexible meal planning tool
available and allows cooks to
create, edit and save any menu,
whether it’s a personal menu or
one created by Allrecipes.com.
Use the Menu Planner Tool to
create your own menus with your
favorite recipes. Or, save favorite
meals then mix and match them
to make weekly menus.
Allrecipes’ Menu Planner
Tool is very easy to
use and has innovative
features such as drag-
and-drop technology
that allows the site to
operate like an app.
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3. Menu Planner is the top
Find dishes that Browse, Create, requested feature among
complement Edit and Save Allrecipes’ community. We
one another. menus. built in all the features our
community asked for.
Shopping list that aggregates Change servings for
items for the entire menu. one dish or an entire
Click on any item to find more menu. The shopping
recipes that use this ingredi- list will automati-
ent—great for using up veggies cally update.
and herbs. Lists are sorted by
grocery aisle and can be edited
to include any additional items
you might need or remove any
items you already have.
Planning ahead helps with budgeting and
time management. Allrecipes Menu Planner
is the perfect solution for busy families to
get their meal planning under control.
Tips on how to time dishes so the
meal flows and finishes on time
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4. Now cooks can create
and save menus in one
place with Allrecipes’
Menu Planner.
More than 1,300
editorially-created
menus including
everyday menus,
a year’s worth of
weekday menus,
and special oc-
casion menus for
parties, events
and every holiday
on the calendar.
Menu Planner helps your family eat better.
Menus include dishes that complement each
other and nutritional information that tallies
the entire menu and automatically updates
as you add and remove recipes.
With Allrecipes’ Menu Planner, you will
save time, save money, and eat better…
it will change
your life.
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5. ALLRECIPES.COM UNVEILS INTERACTIVE MENU PLANNER; NEW FLEXIBLE MEAL
PLANNING TOOL ALLOWS HOME COOKS TO PLAN MENUS FOR ANY OCCASION
SEATTLE, Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Home cooks asked. Allrecipes.com answered. Allrecipes.com, a Reader’s Di-
gest Association (RDA) brand and the world’s #1 food site, makes meal planning even easier with the introduction
of its interactive Menu Planner. The new web-based tool helps cooks save time, save money and eat healthier by
allowing them to easily create, edit and save meal plans from an unlimited number of choices—including Allreci-
pes’ massive recipe collection, pre-created menus, personal recipes and favorites saved in a personal Allrecipes
Recipe Box.
“A meal planning tool is the most requested feature by our community of 25 million home cooks,” said Lisa
Sharples, president of Allrecipes.com. “We love getting feedback from our community, so it’s exciting when we
can deliver features on our site that home cooks have been asking for—features that will change their lives for the
better. This sophisticated yet easy-to-use tool will help our community stay organized, save money and eat better.
With drag-and-drop functionality, the flexible tool allows cooks to create up to 10 days of meals at a time, mak-
ing it ideal for everyday meal planning. Plus, Allrecipes’ Menu Planner comes with more than 1,300 customizable
menu ideas featuring the site’s most popular recipes, as well as creative combinations perfect for Valentine’s Day,
Super Bowl parties and other special occasions. Home cooks can easily save pre-made menus into their collection
including: “Three Courses in Thirty Minutes,” “One Week - Six Dinners - Just $100,” “Low Cal, and Loving It,” and
“Happily Ever After Couples Shower.”
Unique features designed to help home cooks create meals while saving time, money and calories include:
• Browse, create, edit, save and share meal plans with • Drag-and-drop functionality—the Menu Planner tool is
an unlimited number of recipe choices. intuitive to use and functions like an app.
• Shopping lists that automatically populate from • Planning gets easier over time—saved meals can
menus. Cooks can add or delete items from the list be mixed and matched within the tool to create an
based on their pantries, and search for additional unlimited number of menu plans.
recipes based on ingredients already in the shopping
list—great for making use of fresh veggies and herbs. • More than 1,300 pre-made menus created by
Allrecipes editors provide inspiration.
• On-the-fly nutrition—nutritional information tallies
calories (and other stats like cholesterol, fat, carbs, • Menu ideas combine recipes that go well together,
sodium and more) for the entire menu, even as you utilize surplus ingredients by incorporating the same
add and remove recipes. items into multiple dishes, include tips on timing,
freezing, making ahead, using leftovers and more.
• Every menu includes prep times, photos, and servings
for each item within the menu, plus, you can change • Get new, healthy, delicious and time-saving meal
the serving sizes for the entire menu and all ingredi- ideas delivered to your inbox every week with the
ents will update in your shopping list automatically. weekly Menu email.
The Menu Planner tool is an addition to Allrecipes’ Supporting Membership suite of features that include Nutrition
Search, Custom Recipes, Advanced Print, Personal Blogs and more. Menu Planner is available to try for free in the
“Menus” tab on the Allrecipes.com homepage. For more information on Menu Planner or Allrecipes’ Supporting
Membership, visit www.allrecipes.com, or watch the video at http://allrecipes.tv/videos/menu-planner.aspx.
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6. About Allrecipes
Contacts:
Allrecipes, the world’s largest food site, receives 535 million annual visits from
home cooks who discover and share food experiences through recipes, re- Caitlin Melnick
views, photos, profiles, and blog posts. For 14 years, the Seattle-based site has 360 Public Relations
served as a dynamic, indispensable resource for cooks of all skill levels seeking cmelnick@360publicrelations.com
trusted recipes, entertaining ideas, everyday and holiday meal solutions and 617.585.5775 (o)
practical cooking tips. Allrecipes has 16 international sites around the world
providing insights into the kitchens and cooking passions of home cooks ev- Stephanie Robinett
erywhere. Allrecipes is part of Lifestyle Communities @ RDA, a division of The Allrecipes.com
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. For additional information regarding Allreci- stephanier@allrecipes.com
pes, please visit www.allrecipes.com. 206.708.9271 (m)
About Reader’s Digest Association
RDA is a global media and direct marketing company that connects more than 130 million consumers around the world
with products and services from trusted brands. With offices in 43 countries, the company reaches customers in 78 coun-
tries, publishes 91 magazines, including 50 editions of Reader’s Digest, the world’s largest-circulation magazine, operates
78 branded websites and sells 40 million books, music and video products across the world each year. Further information
about the company can be found at www.rda.com.
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