MealSide — Multilingual Meal Planner for Families with Helpers
Plan meals, share recipes in any language, and coordinate cooking with your domestic helper. Guides, recipes, and weekly meal plans for families.
For expat families across Asia and the Middle East.
Bridge the gap between your kitchen and your helper
MealSide makes meal planning effortless with recipe translation, shopping lists, and weekly planners designed for families with domestic helpers. Trusted by 12,000+ families with 45,000+ recipes translated.
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Everything you need for stress-free meal planning
Built specifically for expat families working with domestic helpers across Asia.
- Recipe Import. Save recipes from any website or app. The smart parser captures ingredients, steps, and cooking times automatically.
- Weekly Meal Planning. Plan your family's meals for the week ahead. Drag and drop recipes, adjust portions, and share with your helper instantly.
- Helper Translation. Automatically translate recipes to Tagalog, Bahasa, Mandarin, Cantonese, or other languages your helper speaks.
- Smart Shopping Lists. Generate organised shopping lists from your meal plan, grouped by store section, with quantities calculated for your family size.
Simple process, powerful results
From recipe discovery to dinner on the table in three easy steps.
- Import your recipes. Paste a link or upload photos of your favourite recipes. MealSide captures all the details.
- Plan your week. Drag recipes onto your weekly calendar. Adjust portions for your family size automatically.
- Share with your helper. Recipes are auto-translated to their language. Shopping lists are ready. Cooking begins.
Simple pricing, start free
Use MealSide free forever. Upgrade for unlimited imports and translations.
Free — $0 forever
- Weekly meal planner
- Shopping list generator
- Up to 5 recipe imports per week
- Helper translation (limited)
Pro — $4.99 / month
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited recipe imports
- Unlimited translations
- AI-generated recipe images
- Priority support
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Everything you need to get started
- Meal planning guides — communication, technique-teaching, and real advice from expat families.
- Family-tested recipes — dishes your kids will actually eat, with clear instructions that translate well.
- Weekly meal plans — balanced meals, complete shopping lists, and prep notes for your helper.
Frequently asked questions
- What is MealSide?
- MealSide is a multilingual meal-planning web app that lets expat families plan the week's meals in their own language while their domestic helper reads the same recipes and shopping list in a language they speak fluently.
- Which languages does MealSide support?
- The interface is available in English, Simplified Chinese (简体中文), Traditional Chinese (繁體中文), and Tagalog. Recipes can be auto-translated into a wider set of languages including Tagalog, Bahasa Indonesia, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
- How much does MealSide cost?
- MealSide is free forever for the core meal planner and shopping list. Pro is $4.99 per month and unlocks unlimited recipe imports, unlimited translations, and AI-generated recipe images.
- Can my helper read recipes in their own language?
- Yes. When the helper opens a recipe it is automatically translated into their preferred language and cached for instant access next time.
- Which cities is MealSide built for?
- Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Dubai are the launch markets, but the app works anywhere with an internet connection.
- Is there a free plan?
- Yes. The Free plan is forever-free and includes the weekly planner, shopping list generator, up to 5 recipe imports per week, and limited translations.