HONEYDEW: GROCERY LIST FOR ONE PERSON
Five-dinner shopping example, reviewed September 19, 2026
https://honeydewcook.com/guides/grocery-list-for-one-person

Illustrative ingredient allocations, not tested recipes or prescribed portions.
This does NOT include a full week of breakfasts, lunches, snacks or weekend meals.
Use your chosen recipes for final amounts, sauces, seasonings and cooking instructions.
Package sizes vary. Subtract usable food already at home before shopping.

SHOPPING EXAMPLE
[ ] Tofu: 400 g
[ ] Eggs: 6 (only 2 allocated to these dinners)
[ ] Chickpeas: 2 cans yielding 240 g drained each; 480 g drained total needed
[ ] Chopped tomatoes: 400 g
[ ] Rice: 500 g dry
[ ] Tortillas: 8
[ ] Frozen broccoli: 500 g
[ ] Frozen spinach: 300 g
[ ] Recipe-specific oil, sauces, herbs and spices: ___________________

DINNER ALLOCATIONS FOR ONE PERSON
Mon: 200 g tofu, 200 g broccoli, 75 g dry rice
Tue: 200 g tofu, 50 g spinach, 2 tortillas
Wed: 240 g drained chickpeas, 200 g tomatoes, 75 g dry rice
Thu: 240 g drained chickpeas, 200 g tomatoes, 50 g spinach, 2 tortillas
Fri: 2 eggs, 200 g broccoli, 75 g dry rice
Vegetable weights refer to frozen product before cooking.
Follow the package cooking instructions, including for frozen spinach in wraps.

REMAINDERS AFTER THESE DINNERS
Tofu: none
Eggs: 4, refrigerated; assign another use
Chickpeas: none if the cans give the stated drained yield
Tomatoes: none
Dry rice: 275 g in the pantry
Tortillas: 4; assign another use and follow package storage directions
Broccoli: 100 g kept frozen
Spinach: 200 g kept frozen

YOUR OWN WEEK
Breakfasts at home: ____ Lunches at home: ____ Dinners at home: ____
Meals already available: ____ Meals elsewhere: ____
Ingredient: ___________________
Recipe amount needed: ____ Usable amount at home: ____
Amount to buy: ____ Actual package size: ____
Remainder: ____ Next use or storage plan: ___________________
If a meal is cancelled, which quantities lose their planned use? ___________

STORAGE
The meal schedule does not establish a safe shelf life.
Keep perishables properly refrigerated and follow package instructions.
Do not assume all five dinners can sit cooked in the fridge for five days.
FDA guidance: https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/are-you-storing-food-safely

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