The whole week on one page
Monday to Sunday in rows, with Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snack across. Click a cell to pick a meal. People, Day total and Notes sit at the end of each day.
Notion Meal Planner Template
Plan the week’s meals, see calories and protein for each day, and shop from a list that buys enough for everyone.
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Saturday
- Breakfast
- Banana Oat Pancakes
- Lunch
- Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
- Dinner
- Eat out
- Snack
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- Day total
- 810 kcal28 g protein
- People
- 2
- Notes
- Dinner with Sam and Alex
Pick a snack. Day total adds up calories and protein per person.
or click Snack and pick one.
- Works on the free Notion plan
- The grocery list buys for everyone eating
- Calories and protein added up for each day
At a glance
- What it is
- A weekly meal planner in Notion: pick meals for each day, see the day’s calories and protein, and shop from a list built from your plan.
- Who it’s for
- Anyone who plans meals for the week and shops once, for one person or a family. No Notion experience needed.
- Price
- $5, one payment. It’s yours to keep.
- Free Notion plan
- Yes. Databases, formulas and buttons, nothing more.
- Time
- About five minutes to set up, then a few minutes each week to plan.
Watch the 47-second tour
The week, the starter meals, day totals, the grocery list and Prep day, filmed in the real template.
What it does that most meal planners don’t
Before building it, we looked at the most copied free meal planners for Notion. Several keep the parts people want most, like a grocery list that fills itself and calories for the day, for a paid version sold outside Notion. This one has all of it in one template.
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Buys enough for everyone
Type how many people eat each day. The list works out how many batches to cook and how much to buy for all of them.
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Calories and protein per day
Day total adds up the meals you picked, for one person. Carbs and fat are on every meal too.
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Two weeks, no dates to fix
This week and Next week run Monday to Sunday. New week moves next week up and opens a fresh one, whatever month it is.
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Leftovers and nights out
Pick Leftovers or Eat out for any meal. Nothing goes on the list and the day adds 0 kcal for it.
We set it up from a fresh copy, the way you’ll get it: cleared the sample week, set People, added a meal with its ingredients, planned both weeks, shopped from the list and pressed New week. We checked the batch math by hand too, like three lunches for two from a recipe that serves six.
What’s inside
The main page holds This week and My meals, with links to the grocery list and Prep day at the top. Every meal opens to its own page with its ingredients.
Your meals, with photos
Twenty starter meals with real food photos, and the time, calories and protein on each card. Tabs gather Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks, Favorites and Quick meals.
A grocery list that does the math
Everything the week’s meals need, by aisle, with how much to buy and the meal it’s for. The Pantry tab keeps staples like eggs and milk. Tick Buy and they join the list.
Prep day
Meals you can make ahead show up here with a short note, the days they’re planned and how many batches to make. Tick Prepped as you go.
A page for every meal
Serves, calories and the days it’s planned sit at the top, then the ingredients with Qty, Unit and Aisle, then the steps. Protein, carbs and fat are under View details.
Also in the template
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Ten aisles
Edit them to match the store you shop at.
- Produce
- Meat and fish
- Dairy and eggs
- Bakery
- Pantry
- Frozen
- Spices
- Drinks
- Household
- Other
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Tags for each meal
Mark what matters at your table.
- Quick
- Make ahead
- Freezer friendly
- Kid friendly
- High protein
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
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A view for your phone
The Cards tab shows each day as a card, easy to read on a small screen.
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Sample week
One button empties both weeks. The 20 sample meals stay as a starter set.
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A Start here page
Five short steps inside your copy, with pictures of where to click.
How to use it each week
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Pick meals for the days ahead in This week, or plan Next week early.
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Open Grocery list, tick Buy in Pantry for anything running low, then shop from To buy and tick Got it.
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On prep day, open Prep day and tick Prepped as you go.
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When the week ends, click New week. Next week moves up and a fresh one opens.
Set it up in about five minutes
Do this once. It’s easiest on a computer.
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Buy it on the Notion Marketplace and add it to your workspace when Notion asks. A free Notion account is enough.
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Open Start here and click the button in step 1 to empty the sample week. The 20 sample meals stay in My meals.
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In This week and Next week, type how many people eat each day under People.
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Under My meals, click New. Name the meal, set Serves, then add each ingredient with its Qty, Unit and Aisle.
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Click a cell in This week, like Monday under Dinner, and pick a meal.
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Open Grocery list. In the Pantry tab, tick Buy for staples you need, then shop from To buy.
Don’t track calories? Leave them empty. The grocery list doesn’t need them.
Is it right for you?
A good fit if
- You plan the week’s meals and shop once.
- You cook for a family or a partner, or meal prep for yourself.
- You want calories and protein without a separate app.
- You eat leftovers or go out a few nights a week.
Look elsewhere if
- You want a calorie app with a food database. Here you type each meal’s values once.
- You mostly want a photo book of recipes. Our Recipe Book is made for that.
- You plan a month at a time. This one plans two weeks.
- You want ingredients read from a website for you. You type them in.
Questions
Does it work on the free Notion plan?
Yes. It runs on databases, formulas and buttons, and the free plan has all three.
How does the list know how much to buy?
Each meal has Serves and each day has People. Plan burrito bowls for three lunches for two people and that’s 6 servings. The recipe makes 6, so the list buys one batch.
Does it track calories and macros?
Yes. Type calories, protein, carbs and fat on a meal once. Day total adds up calories and protein for each day, for one person.
What if we eat leftovers or eat out?
Pick Leftovers or Eat out for that meal. Nothing goes on the list and it counts as 0 kcal.
Can I plan more than one week?
Yes, two at a time. Plan Next week whenever you like, then click New week when it starts. Every meal stays.
Can I add things that aren’t in a meal?
Yes. In the Pantry tab of the grocery list, click New, type the item and tick Buy.
Can I use it on my phone?
Yes. Setup is easiest on a computer. After that, the Cards tab shows each day as a card, and the list works well in the store.
Where does the template go after I pay?
From the Notion Marketplace, Notion adds it to your workspace right away. From Etsy, you download a PDF with the template link, open it and click Duplicate.
What if I get stuck?
Email us at hello@magnetcreativestudio.com with the template name and what you see, and we’ll help you get it working.
For power users
How it’s built, if you like to change things.
The databases
| Database | What it holds |
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| Week plan | Fourteen day rows, This week and Next week, with Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snack linked to Meals, plus People, Notes and Day total. |
| Meals | One page per meal with photo, meal type, tags, times, Serves, calories, protein, carbs, fat, Prep ahead and Recipe link. |
| Groceries | One row per ingredient or pantry item with Qty, Unit, Aisle, Buy and Got it. Rows typed on a meal page link to that meal. |
How it works inside
- Servings
- People added up over every slot a meal fills in This week.
- Batches
- Servings divided by Serves, rounded up.
- To buy
- Qty times Batches for meals in This week. Pantry items show when Buy is ticked.
- Day total
- Calories and protein of the day’s four meals, for one person.
- New week
- Moves Next week up, empties the new Next week and unticks Got it, Buy and Prepped. Every meal stays.
- Clear sample week
- Empties both weeks. The sample meals stay.
Plan your first week
Pay once, set People and pick a meal for Monday.
$5 One-time paymentInstant access
- Works on the free Notion plan
