v1.7 was the release that turned MyMealGrid from a planning tool into a kitchen tool. The new Pantry Inventory System is the centrepiece.
The Pantry: Your Kitchen in the App
In Settings, you can now mark any ingredient as "Track in Pantry." From that moment, it appears in the new Pantry page where you can set its current quantity, unit, and stock status.
And here's where it gets useful: the shopping list knows about your pantry. If you have two cans of tomatoes and the recipe needs one, MyMealGrid marks it as "Have enough" and pre-checks it. If you have one can and need two, it shows you that you need one more. If you have nothing, it appears on the list as normal.
The shopping list went from "everything you need" to "everything you need that you don't already have." That's a meaningful difference.
Confirm Dinner
The Dashboard now has a Confirm Dinner card. After cooking, you mark the meal as done — and if you want, MyMealGrid will deduct the ingredients you used from your pantry automatically. It shows you a preview first (current quantity, amount used, quantity after) and warns you if anything would go to zero.
It's the closest MyMealGrid has gotten to a genuine household inventory system, built directly into the meal planning workflow.
Staple Items
Some ingredients you always have: olive oil, flour, salt, butter. Mark them as Staples and MyMealGrid treats them as always in stock. When you actually run out, toggle them temporarily out of stock and they'll appear on your next shopping list — just once, until you restock.