Meal Planning Made Simple

Most weeks don’t fall apart because of cooking – they fall apart because there’s no plan.
Meal planning doesn’t need to be complicated. With the right structure in place, it becomes much easier to stay organised, shop efficiently, and cook consistently throughout the week.
Assortment is designed to make that process simple.

What is meal planning?

Meal planning is the process of deciding what you’ll cook ahead of time, rather than making decisions day by day.

Instead of figuring things out each evening, you start the week with a clear plan for what to cook, what to buy, and how meals will fit together. This makes it easier to stay organised and reduces the time and effort spent thinking about food during the week.

Reduce food waste without overthinking it

Meal planning also helps reduce waste.
Because meals are planned as part of a weekly menu, ingredients are used more intentionally – often across multiple recipes – rather than being bought for one-off use. This makes it easier to use what you buy and reduce what gets left behind.

A practical way to plan your week

With Assortment, planning your week starts with a structure you can follow or adapt.

You can choose from a range of weekly menus – including options like vegetarian or quicker meals – or build your own plan from the recipe library. Once your meals are selected, everything is brought together in one place.

Each plan includes:

  • A set of recipes to cook across the week
  • A shopping list built from those recipes
  • A structured approach to help you stay organised


Everything is designed to work together, so you can move from planning to shopping to cooking without starting from scratch each day.

A meal planner with a built-in shopping list

One of the biggest challenges with meal planning is turning ideas into a clear, usable shopping list.

Assortment connects these steps by generating a shopping list based on your selected meals. This simplifies the process of preparing for the week and reduces the need to organise everything manually.

Rather than planning meals and writing a list separately, both are handled together in one place.

Flexible to suit your week

No two weeks look the same, so meal planning needs to be adaptable.

Assortment allows you to follow a weekly menu or adjust it to suit your preferences. You can choose what works for your schedule, while still keeping the overall structure in place.

The focus is on providing guidance, not rigid rules.

A more consistent way to cook at home

Meal planning isn’t about perfection – it’s about making everyday decisions easier.

Having a plan in place can help:

  • Reduce the daily decision-making around meals
  • Make shopping more straightforward
  • Bring more consistency to cooking at home

By starting with a plan, the rest of the week becomes easier to manage.

How Assortment supports your meal planning

Assortment provides:

  • Weekly menus designed to be practical and achievable
  • A library of recipes you can use to build your own plan
  • Shopping lists that connect directly to your selected meals


If you’d like to see how this works in more detail, you can explore the full breakdown below.

Start with a plan

All from just $3.80 /week

If you’re looking for a simpler way to approach meal planning, Assortment gives you a structured starting point – without overcomplicating the process.

You can explore the menus, recipes, and tools available through the membership to see how it fits into your week.