Popotam : menus, batch cooking

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About this app

Meal planning takes hours, and you still end up eating the same thing. That's the problem I had, and that's why Popotam exists.

You tell it how many people are eating, what you're not eating, and how much time you have. It creates your weekly meal plan, lunch and dinner, and the corresponding shopping list.

BATCH COOKING
One afternoon in the kitchen, and your whole week is ready. Popotam creates a timed plan for your cooking session: what starts first, what simmers while you chop, all adapted to your kitchen (number of burners, oven or not, food processor) and the time you have available. It calculates the storage time for each dish according to ANSES recommendations, tells you what goes in the fridge, what goes in the freezer, what's best prepared the same day, and how to reheat everything. You check off steps as you go, with timers that ring even if you switch screens.

YOUR WEEK, OR YOUR MONTH
You can plan four weeks in advance and only go shopping once: the list then aggregates for the entire month, and an ingredient common to two recipes only appears once. Popotam can also prepare the following week's meals automatically, ready as early as Monday. And you can reorganize your week with a simple tap: swap two meals, change one, or add another.

THE SHOPPING LIST
Organized by aisle, it's checked off at the store. What you already have at home is removed with a tap, and the estimated budget follows. A canceled meal is removed from the list along with its ingredients.

LIVE WITH OTHERS
A meal plan is shared via a link or QR code, and everyone manages it from their phone. What one person changes appears in the other's calendar in seconds: one person checks off the groceries while the other changes dinner. You can also keep several meal plans, each with a name, and switch between them.

A DISH DOESN'T TEMPT YOU? Request another one, the same thing vegetarian, lighter, or quicker, or write down what you're craving. Scroll through ideas that match your tastes and keep the ones that make your mouth water. The ones you like go into your recipe book, and Popotam avoids serving you the same thing you've recently eaten.

CLEAN OUT THE FRIDGE? Tell me what you have on hand: Popotam suggests dishes that use it and tells you what's missing.

CALORIE, NO GUESSING
Calories and macronutrients for each dish, for the day and the week, calculated according to the ANSES Ciqual table. When the calculation isn't reliable, Popotam displays nothing instead of an incorrect number.

IT ADAPTS TO YOU
Diets, allergies, and foods you don't like are strictly excluded. Maximum cooking time, quick dinners, seasonal produce, pantry staples, what you grow yourself (eggs, vegetables). Favorite cuisines, spice level, balanced, protein-rich, light, or comfort food goals, and the level of savings you want on your grocery bill. You also choose which meals to plan, time slot by time slot.

RECIPE PLANS
Each dish can become a step-by-step recipe: ingredients measured, equipment, steps, tips, and timers. Print it out, keep it in your recipe book, or share it.

OFFLINE
Your plan, list, and recipes remain accessible without an internet connection.

FREE, AND NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED
No registration, no password, no ads, no tracking cookies. Your planner lives behind a secret link that only you know, hosted in France. No data is sold.

You can leave an email address if you want to retrieve your link or be notified when your week is ready: it's optional, and there are no newsletters or marketing emails.

COMPATIBLE WITH ALL STORES
No partner brands, no commission on your purchases.

I develop Popotam myself, in my free time, and new features are added regularly. If you have any feedback or ideas, I read them all.

What’s new

Popotam arrive sur le Play Store ! Ton planning de repas de la semaine ou du mois, ta liste de courses rangée par rayon, et le nouveau mode batch cooking pour cuisiner toute ta semaine en une après-midi. Bon appétit !