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The free NYHMP planning library

Plan meals with useful numbers.

Twelve practical calculators for weekly prep, grocery value, recipe scaling, storage, halal label questions, Ramadan planning, and smarter kitchen purchases.

01

Meal cost calculator

Estimate total recipe cost and cost per serving using the grocery prices you paid today.

  • Current receipt prices
  • Recipe and per-serving totals
  • Flexible ingredients and units
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02

Protein & portion calculator

Combine recipe ingredients to estimate total calories, protein, and nutrition per serving.

  • Common ingredient library
  • Custom label values
  • Adjustable portions and target
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03

Weekly meal prep planner

Estimate weekly halal meal-prep portions, batch sizes, and a practical starter shopping list.

  • Household-based portions
  • Batch cooking target
  • Starter shopping quantities
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04

Protein per dollar calculator

Compare foods by grams of protein per dollar and estimated cost for 30 grams of protein.

  • Compare multiple foods
  • Protein grams per dollar
  • Cost for a 30 g target
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05

Recipe scaler

Scale recipe ingredient quantities up or down for a different number of servings.

  • Scale up or down
  • Unlimited ingredient rows
  • Keeps original units
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06

Meal prep container calculator

Estimate how many meal-prep containers and what capacity range your routine may need.

  • Full-week and rotation counts
  • Suggested capacity range
  • Pack quantity estimate
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07

Freezer meal planner

Create a freezer label with a cooked date, quality-use date, and thawing reminder.

  • Printable label text
  • Quality-use date
  • Thawing reminder
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08

Halal ingredient checker

Flag ingredients that may require halal certification, source verification, or a manufacturer question.

  • Multi-ingredient scan
  • Source questions to ask
  • No unsupported certification claims
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09

Ramadan meal prep planner

Estimate suhoor and iftar portions, batch targets, and prep-session workload for Ramadan.

  • Suhoor and iftar totals
  • Prep-session workload
  • Starter ingredient estimate
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10

Pantry-to-meal finder

Select ingredients already in your kitchen and find practical halal meal-prep combinations.

  • Ingredient-overlap ranking
  • Flexible meal ideas
  • Waste-reducing starting points
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11

Restaurant vs. homemade calculator

Compare the weekly, monthly, and annual cost of restaurant meals with homemade meal prep.

  • Fees and tips included
  • Weekly through annual view
  • Household-based comparison
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12

Rice cooker & air fryer size finder

Estimate a practical rice cooker and air fryer capacity from household size and batch-cooking habits.

  • Rice cooker capacity range
  • Air fryer quart range
  • Batch-based recommendation
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