Worked example · simulated scenario

Removing a Cancelled Friday Lunch

A cancelled lunch should free up the groceries that were needed only for that meal. Removing it from the menu is the first step; recalculating the existing list makes the shopping requirement catch up with the changed week.

A Friday lunch for two is cancelled. The only plan in this list period was Lemon Chickpea and Cucumber Salad, which requires 240 g of cooked chickpeas.

Cancel the slot and refresh its list

1. Save the salad for Friday lunch and make a grocery list for Friday with empty inventory.
2. Confirm the list shows 240 g of cooked chickpeas. Leave the items unpurchased.
3. Return to Friday lunch, choose No meal and save. Recalculate the same list for Friday.

The unused chickpea requirement disappears

The planned Friday lunch clears. The generated 240 g chickpea entry disappears after recalculation.

The removed line was generated and still unpurchased. Manual items are separate shopping decisions, so they remain until you review them yourself.

Review any manual shopping items separately because they remain on the list.