Free family meal planner · South Africa

Your week's meals, planned from your budget.

Tell DalaDish who you cook for and what you can spend. It plans breakfasts, lunches, suppers and snacks from real supermarket prices, writes one shopping list by aisle, and walks you through every recipe.

Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play

How it works

Three steps, and the week is sorted.

  1. Tell us who eats and what you can spend

    How many adults and children, your budget for the week, any allergies, the foods you'd rather skip, and what's already in the cupboard.

  2. Get a week of meals that fits

    Breakfasts, lunches, suppers and snacks, costed against your budget. House brands and specials come in where they save you money, and you can swap any meal you don't fancy.

  3. Shop one list, cook step by step

    One list grouped by aisle, minus what you already have. At the stove, follow the recipe one step at a time, with timers where you need them.

Prep a meal for the day that matters

Sunday lunch, a braai, a birthday or the year-end function. Say how many are coming and what you want to spend, and DalaDish puts together the menu with the salads, a dessert and the drinks, then the shopping list and a timeline for the day.

  • Sunday lunch
  • Braai
  • Birthday
  • Year-end function
  • Christmas lunch
  • Kids' party

Drinks with alcohol appear only for adults, after a date-of-birth check, and only if you switch them on.

A braai for 14Example: 10 adults, 4 kids, budget R1 500
Mains
Boerewors and lamb chops
Sides
Pap and chakalaka, braaibroodjies
Salads
Green salad, beetroot salad
Dessert
Malva pudding with custard
Drinks
Ginger beer and fruit juice

Day before: marinate the chops and make the beetroot salad. On the day: light the fire 90 minutes before you eat.

Made for real kitchens

Allergies come first

Choose from 12 common allergens and any foods you'd rather not eat. DalaDish leaves out the recipes and products that contain them. Always check the label too.

It knows your cupboard

Tick the oil, spices and staples you already have, and they stay off the list. You only pay for what the week actually uses.

Free, with no paywall

Planning, the list, the recipes and Prep a meal are all free. Your information plans your meals and is never sold or used for ads.

Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play

A small group of families starts testing DalaDish in November. Questions, or want to be one of them? Email us.

hello@daladish.co.za