Prep ahead. Then Tonight.
Most planners stop at the calendar and the grocery list. rootd groups the work you can do ahead, then shows what’s left to cook when it’s actually dinner.
- 01 · Plan
When the week is still a blank and you don’t want to be deciding at 5pm.
Choose the dinners around your household and the nights you actually have. If the week changes, change the plan. The point is that what’s for dinner is already answered before everyone’s hungry.
- 02 · Shop
When you don’t want a second trip, or to buy the same onion twice.
The ingredients for the dinners you chose land on one list, organized by aisle. You shop that list. rootd does not send it to a delivery service.
- 03 · Prep
When you have a window before the weeknights, and you want that time to count.
rootd groups the chopping, sauces, and other work you can do ahead. Food that tastes better cooked at dinner stays out of that list. That prep-ahead grouping is the part most meal planners never get to.
- 04 · Tonight
When it’s 5pm, everyone’s hungry, and you need the next step, not a new decision.
Open Tonight. See what’s already done and exactly what’s left to cook. The recipe and the week’s prep meet in one handoff, so you’re finishing dinner, not starting from a blank fridge.