Guides & how-tos

Learn FoodGenie

Follow-along guides for every corner of FoodGenie — written the same way we write everything else here: only what’s actually shipped, checked against the real app. New to FoodGenie? Start with the tour below.

Guide 0What FoodGenie can doThe magic moment, use-it-up, clip-anything, the Genie planning your week, and the food graph — the tour that leads everywhere else.Read guide Guide 1Start hereYour first 20 minutes — run the setup wizard, import a recipe, stock your kitchen, ask the Genie one question.Read guide Guide 2RecipeClipperEvery way to import a recipe, and why every import gets a quick review before it saves.Read guide Guide 3MyKitchenQuick add, staples, receipt scan, expiry estimates — and how the Food Log keeps your kitchen honest.Read guide Guide 4Meal PlannerThe week view, tap-to-fill, Plan-my-week with the Genie, and turning about-to-expire food into tonight’s dinner.Read guide Guide 5ShoppingLists built from your plan, departments, checking off, and connecting Kroger for live prices.Read guide Guide 6MyMenusMenus vs. plans, themed "View as" designs, and sharing a menu with your household.Read guide Guide 7The GenieWhat the Genie can do — and what it can’t — grounded in your real kitchen, plans, and the Food Guide.Read guide Guide 8Food Guide & the food graphEvery food, connected — browsing, the graph view, substitutions, and brand pages, in plain language.Read guide Guide 9Cook NowThe three tiers — ready to cook, one swap away, needs a shopping trip — and how your inventory changes the results.Read guide Guide 10Households & sharingInviting your household, shared plans, lists and menus, and event RSVP links.Read guide Guide 11Account, privacy & dataProfile and dietary settings, two-factor login, exporting or deleting your data, and what the AI sees.Read guide Guide 12FAQ + TroubleshootingThe real questions FoodGenie users ask, grown from the /help FAQ and the feedback pipeline.Read guide Guide 13Writing & editing recipesType a recipe in by hand, fix what the parser got wrong, and see exactly how one ingredient line becomes something your kitchen can match.Read guide