Feed the familyfor less.
A lot of the grocery budget goes on extra trips to the store, takeout on a tired night and food that goes bad before anyone eats it. A simple plan cuts all three.
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Every extra trip to the store adds things you did not plan to buy, and every night without a plan makes takeout more likely.
Food that goes bad is money in the trash. Planning around what you already have stops that first.
Six ways to spend less on family dinners
Shop your kitchen first
Before you plan, look in the fridge, freezer and pantry. Dinners built on what you have cost only the few things you add.
Build on cheap staples
Rice, pasta, beans, eggs, potatoes, oats and frozen vegetables stretch a lot of dinners.
Cook once, eat twice
A big pot of chili or a tray of roast chicken on Monday is Wednesday’s dinner too.
Use the cheaper cuts
Chicken thighs, ground meat and pork shoulder often cost less than breasts and steaks, and thighs and shoulder stay tender even if they cook a little long.
Plan around the sales
Look at the store flyer before you plan, not after, and let the deals choose a dinner or two.
One list, one trip
Write down only what the plan needs and stick to it. Fewer trips means fewer extras in the cart.
How Sixish helps
Dinners from what you have
Quick Cook suggests dinners made only from what is in your kitchen, with nothing to buy.
Knows what is running low
Every item is marked full, good, low or out, and marking something low offers to put it on the list.
Only buy what is missing
Every recipe shows what you have and what to buy, and only the missing things go on the list.
One list for the house
Shared and sorted by store, so nobody buys the milk you already have.
Questions, answered.
How do I plan meals for a family of four on a budget?
Start with what is already in the kitchen, plan five dinners around cheap staples like rice, beans, eggs and potatoes, cook one big batch to eat twice, and shop once from a list. Sixish helps with the first and last steps: dinners from what you have, and one shared list of only what is missing.
What are cheap dinners for a family?
Bean and cheese burritos, fried rice with eggs and frozen vegetables, pasta with tomato sauce and whatever vegetables need using, baked potatoes with toppings, a big pot of chili, and sheet pan chicken thighs with potatoes.
What does Sixish cost?
It is free for everything except creating new recipes: your pantry, imports, Cook Mode and the grocery list. You get 30 recipes to start, then 10 recipes a month. Sixish Plus is $4.99 a month or $34.99 a year for unlimited recipes, and one subscription covers everyone in your household.
Can my partner and kids use it too?
Yes. The grocery list is shared with everyone in your household, and each item you check off shows who got it.
Do I need an iPhone?
Yes. Sixish is an iPhone app.
How do I get it?
Sixish is in beta on iPhone. Get early access and we will send you a TestFlight invite when a spot opens.
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