This meal planner printable kit gives you 84 pages to plan the week, write the grocery list, save your recipes and keep track of what is in the pantry. It comes in color and black and white, in five paper sizes, and every page works two ways. Print it and write by hand, or type into it on screen first.
Nothing is dated. Start in any month, reuse the pages as often as you like for your own household, and print only the ones you need.
What is the Larder & Ladle Meal Planner Kit?
It is one PDF planner built around the way people actually feed a household. Pick the meals. Check what you already own. Write one list. Shop once. Cook with a plan. Then look back at what worked.
The pages are tabbed and linked. Tap a tab at the top of any page to jump to Plan, Months, Shop, Cook, Stock, Track or More. A contents page lists every title as a link, so you never scroll through 84 pages to find one.
Who is it for?
Busy parents, couples who are tired of “what’s for dinner?”, students cooking on a budget, people who meal prep on Sundays, and anyone who wants fewer last-minute takeout orders. It also suits home cooks who collect recipes and never know where they put them.
What is included
- Weekly meal plans (16 pages). A full grid with breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, a dinner-focused week, a daily plan, a four-week dinner rotation, a dinner party planner, a holiday menu planner, a meal prep plan and a leftovers tracker.
- Monthly meal plans (26 pages). January to December, each in a Monday-start and a Sunday-start version.
- Shopping pages (8 pages). Grocery lists by aisle, a simple list, a list linked to your meals, a budget list, a price comparison, a multi-store list, a running low list and a spending log.
- Recipe pages (8 pages). Full-page and half-page recipe cards, a lined recipe page, a recipe index, favorites, family favorites and a recipes-to-try list.
- Kitchen stock pages (6 pages). Pantry, fridge and freezer inventories, a use-it-up list, a herbs and spices page and a pantry staples checklist.
- Tracking pages (9 pages). Water and habits, food diary, macros log, weekly nutrition summary, monthly food budget, weekly review, household food profile, a reset routine and an eating-out log.
- Extras (9 pages). Kids’ lunchbox planner, kitchen conversions, substitutions and safe cooking temperatures, notes pages and the license page.
- User guide. A Word document that walks through every page.
Five paper sizes, color and black and white
You get one ZIP file per size. Download the one that matches your printer or binder.
- US Letter, 8.5 x 11 in
- A4, 8.27 x 11.69 in
- A5, 5.83 x 8.27 in
- Half Letter, 5.5 x 8.5 in
- Classic planner size, 7 x 9.25 in
Each ZIP holds a color PDF and a black and white PDF. Use color for a bright binder. Use black and white to save ink, or when you want to print on a home laser printer.
How it works
1. Download and unzip
Your files are ready the moment your order completes. Open the ZIP for your paper size.
2. Type or print
Open the PDF in a viewer that supports form fields and click into any line to type. Or print the page at Actual Size (100%) and use a pen.
3. Plan your week
Use the tabs to move between pages. Print another copy of any page whenever you need one.
Features that make it easy to use
- Fillable lines, boxes, checkboxes and dropdown month pickers
- Clickable tabs on every page and a clickable contents page
- A bookmarks panel that lists the main sections
- Money fields without a currency symbol, so they suit any currency
- Monday and Sunday starts for the weekly and monthly pages
- Undated pages you can reuse in any month
Meal planner printable use cases
Plan a family week on the weekly grid. Fill the grocery list from the same page. Use the dinner rotation to stop repeating the same five meals. Log what you spend on food each week and compare it with your monthly budget. Plan a birthday dinner with the party page, down to who is bringing what.
If you batch cook, the meal prep page tells you what to chop, what to freeze and how many containers to buy.
File formats and software
- Main product: PDF files, 84 pages each, delivered in ZIP files
- User guide: DOCX (Microsoft Word format)
- You need a free PDF viewer to open the planner. To type into the pages, use a viewer that supports form fields.
- You need a printer if you want paper copies. Any home printer works.
- You need a tool that can unzip files, which most computers and phones include.
Customize it
Type in your own week dates, store names, budgets and meals. The pages are undated, so there is nothing to change or delete. Pick color or black and white, and a Monday or Sunday start.
Digital download information
This is a digital product. Nothing ships to your door. After checkout you get a download link, and the files stay in your account downloads. If something does not open, send us a message and we will help.
The kit is for personal use in your own household. Please do not share, resell or redistribute the files. The license page inside the PDF explains what is allowed.
Frequently asked questions
Can I type into the PDF?
Yes, in a PDF viewer that supports form fields. If your viewer does not, print the page and write by hand.
Which size should I download?
Match your paper. US shoppers usually want US Letter. Use A4 if your printer uses A4 paper. A5, Half Letter and the classic size suit smaller binders and planners.
Do I have to download all five sizes?
No. Download the one you need. The others are there if you buy a new binder later.
Are the dates filled in?
No. The pages are undated, and the monthly pages are named January to December, so you can start whenever you like.
Will it work with any currency?
Yes. The money fields have no currency symbol, so write $, any other currency or leave it off.
Can I print only some pages?
Yes. Print one page, a section or the whole kit. Choose Actual Size (100%) in your print settings for the cleanest result.
Can I share the files with a friend?
The files are for your own household. You can hand a printed page to a friend, but please send them to this shop for their own copy.
Is this a physical planner?
No. It is an instant digital download. Nothing is mailed.
Classic planner size is the 7 x 9.25 in format many popular binder planners use. This product is not affiliated with or endorsed by any planner brand.
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