Cookidoo Meal Plan: Plan Your Thermomix Recipes Smartly
Cookidoo has thousands of brilliant recipes but no proper weekly planner with a combined shopping list. TellerPlan bridges that gap: import Cookidoo recipes by URL, drag them into your weekly plan, and generate a complete shopping list for Migros or Coop with a single click.
Founder of TellerPlan
Yvonne is a mother of two living in Switzerland. She founded TellerPlan to make weekly grocery shopping easier for families.
Why Cookidoo Is So Popular with Swiss Families
If you own a Thermomix, you almost certainly know Cookidoo. Vorwerk's recipe platform is nearly as widespread as the Thermomix itself in German-speaking Switzerland — and for good reason. Over 80,000 recipes, guided cooking right on the display, and fresh ideas added regularly: Cookidoo genuinely makes cooking easier.
Families with children especially love the Thermomix. Risotto stirs itself, steaming happens on the side, and the kids can even help when the TM is doing the heavy lifting. A survey by Vorwerk found that over 70% of Thermomix owners cook with Cookidoo at least three times a week.
What many Swiss families particularly appreciate: Cookidoo offers a wide selection of recipes using ingredients you can easily find at Migros or Coop. No exotic speciality items you have to order online — just practical, everyday dishes that children actually enjoy.
The Missing Piece: From Recipe to Weekly Plan
As brilliant as Cookidoo is for individual recipes, it falls short when it comes to weekly planning. You can save recipes as favourites and organise them into collections, but there is no way to build a proper weekly meal plan and generate a combined shopping list from it.
In practice, it usually goes like this: on Sunday evening you scroll through Cookidoo, open five or six recipes, and write down the ingredients by hand — or type them into a notes app. You need to adjust quantities, add up duplicates, and hope you have not missed anything. That easily takes 30 to 45 minutes, every single week — when creating a weekly meal plan could be so much simpler.
Every week the same routine: open Cookidoo, pick the recipes, then write the shopping list by hand. At some point I thought — there has to be a better way.
— Yvonne Ammann, Founder of TellerPlan
Most Thermomix families know this pain. In the Cookidoo community forum, 'generate shopping list from weekly plan' is one of the most requested features. Yet Vorwerk has not built a solution for it.
According to the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, the average household throws away about 90 kg of food per person per year. A structured meal plan can cut that figure by up to 30%.
How to Build a Meal Plan from Cookidoo Recipes
This is exactly where TellerPlan comes in. The app was designed to bridge the gap between Cookidoo and everyday family life. The principle is straightforward:
- Copy the recipe URL: Open your favourite recipe on cookidoo.ch and copy the URL from the address bar.
- Paste it into TellerPlan: Paste the link into TellerPlan. The recipe name, ingredients, and servings are imported automatically.
- Drag it into your weekly plan: Move the recipe to the day you want — Monday to Sunday, lunch or dinner.
- Generate the shopping list: One click and TellerPlan creates the complete shopping list from every recipe in your week.
The best part: you can add multiple recipes per day — for example a main course and a side dish or a dessert. TellerPlan totals all the ingredients and merges duplicates automatically. If you need onions on Monday and Thursday, the shopping list shows the combined quantity.
Want to try it yourself? Create your free TellerPlan account and import your first Cookidoo recipe in under a minute.
Auto-Generate a Shopping List from Cookidoo Recipes
The automatic shopping list is TellerPlan's centrepiece — and the biggest time saver for Thermomix families. Instead of typing each ingredient one by one, the app generates the full list at the press of a button.
Quite a lot happens behind the scenes:
- Ingredients are totalled: 200 g flour from Monday plus 150 g flour from Wednesday become 350 g flour.
- Categories are assigned: Vegetables, dairy, spices — everything is neatly grouped.
- German ingredient names: Ingredients appear in German, exactly as you would find them at Migros or Coop.
- Tick items off while shopping: Open the list on your phone and check off what is in the trolley.
This saves not just time but money too. Shopping with a good shopping list app means fewer impulse purchases. According to the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, households that shop with a list spend roughly 15% less on groceries. With average food expenses of around CHF 700 per month for a family of four, that is over CHF 100 saved — every single month.
Beyond Cookidoo: Combining Cookbook Recipes
Not every family favourite comes from Cookidoo. Perhaps you have tried-and-true recipes from the 'Tiptopf' or a Betty Bossi cookbook that your family adores. TellerPlan handles those too.
Here is how it works: open the cookbook to the recipe page, snap a photo with your phone, and upload it to TellerPlan. The app automatically recognises the recipe name, ingredients, and quantities. Within seconds the recipe is captured and ready for your weekly plan — exactly like a Cookidoo recipe.
This means you can freely mix Cookidoo recipes and cookbook recipes in the same week. Monday a Cookidoo risotto, Tuesday Granny's Aelplermagronen from the cookbook, Wednesday another Thermomix dish — all in one weekly plan, all on one shopping list.
Tip: Got recipes on paper or in a cookbook? Sign up for TellerPlan and simply take a photo — the app captures everything automatically.
Tips for the Perfect Thermomix Meal Plan
After over two years of meal planning with the Thermomix, we have picked up a few tricks that make the weekly plan even better:
1. Mix Recipes by Effort Level
Do not plan five elaborate dishes for the working week. Mix quick Thermomix recipes (under 30 minutes) with more involved meals for the weekend. Cookidoo shows preparation time — use it when planning.
2. Favour Seasonal Ingredients
Swiss seasonal vegetables are cheaper and taste better. Asparagus and wild garlic in spring, courgettes and tomatoes in summer, squash and leek in autumn, cabbage and carrots in winter. Cookidoo has recipes for every season — simply filter by season.
3. Schedule a Leftovers Day
Plan one day a week without a fixed recipe — the 'leftovers day'. On that day you cook with whatever is left over. It reduces food waste and saves you a shopping trip. In practice, Friday tends to work best.
4. Use Batch Cooking with Your Thermomix
The Thermomix is perfect for batch cooking. Make sauces, soups, or side dishes in double quantities and freeze half. Plan those portions into your weekly schedule deliberately — so on hectic days you have a ready meal waiting.
5. Let the Kids Choose
Let your children pick one or two recipes from Cookidoo each week. Kids who have a say are more likely to enjoy the meal — and you avoid arguments at the dinner table. Many Cookidoo recipes include ratings that show how family-friendly a dish is.
A well-thought-out weekly plan saves you 2 to 3 hours every week on shopping and planning. Try TellerPlan for free and see the difference for yourself.
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