Collect family meal requests and vote on them
Meal ideas get lost in messages. Even when everyone likes an idea, it may still be unclear which day it is for.
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The starting point
Meal ideas get lost in messages. Even when everyone likes an idea, it may still be unclear which day it is for.
A practical next step
Weekend pancakes or vegetable soup on Friday: give each suggestion a date and a place for replies.
Meal Planner with Best4Family
Tap the plus beside Meal requests in Meal Planner. Choose an existing recipe or enter a custom meal, select a day or date range and add a note. You can allow comments and create a linked poll. The request does not add a meal to the plan.
Get organised in a few steps
- 1
Describe the request
Tap the plus beside Meal requests. Choose Choose existing for a saved recipe or Custom meal for your own idea. The example uses Vegetable soup on Friday.
- 2
Set the date and replies
Choose Specific day or Date range and check the dates. Add a note, such as the side dish to serve. Enable Allow comments on this if you want replies, then tap Post request.
- 3
Add a comment
Expand Meal requests and tap Comments on the relevant request. Write your reply and tap Add comment. The saved comment shows who wrote it and when.
- 4
Create a poll if needed
Tap Turn into poll on the request. Once created, Open poll takes you to the family poll. You can also enable Create a poll from this request in the request form. Add the agreed meal to the plan separately.
The essentials at a glance
Part 01
A meal request can refer to a recipe or describe a custom meal.
Part 02
Requests support a specific day or a date range and optional comments.
Part 03
A request can create a linked yes/no poll that you reopen from the request.