# Make a shopping list

## Bottom line

Instacart (Ask Instacart) is our pick for make a shopping list. Free plan available. Catch: we haven't hand-tested it for this task.

Best overall: Instacart (Ask Instacart)

Best on your phone: Google Lens

Use Instacart (Ask Instacart) to make a shopping list.

Start cost: [See pricing ↗](https://www.instacart.com/)

#1 · Our pick for your task

## Instacart (Ask Instacart)

Why it fits: Copy the checked Samsung Food list into your Instacart cart where available; compare pack sizes and substitution settings for milk and eggs.

Watch out for: Free-tier usage limits apply.

Cost: [See pricing ↗](https://www.instacart.com/)

## Your task, in 4 steps

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### Count what is already at home

Choose three dinners for two people and count the onions, rice and eggs already at home.

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### Combine recipe ingredients

Pick the meals you intend to cook and review their ingredient quantities. Combine repeated ingredients and adjust for household size.

Use in: Instacart (Ask Instacart)

Combine the ingredients for [selected meals and servings] into one list, grouped by store aisle.

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### Compare store packs with recipe amounts

Use in: Instacart (Ask Instacart)

Copy the checked Samsung Food list into your Instacart cart where available; compare pack sizes and substitution settings for milk and eggs.

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### Review substitutions and the full order total

Review the cart total, delivery charges and allergy-sensitive substitutions before approving the order.

## Compare alternatives

### Samsung Food (Whisk)

Pick the meals you intend to cook and review their ingredient quantities. Combine repeated ingredients and adjust for household size.

Free · Food+ $6.99/mo

[Open Samsung Food (Whisk)](/go/samsung-food?from=%2Ft%2Fmake-a-shopping-list)

Prices checked Oct 18, 2026

## Compare tools for this task

### Matched to this task

| Tool | Best for | Price | Free tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Instacart (Ask Instacart)](/tools/instacart) | Copy the checked Samsung Food list into your Instacart cart where available; compare pack sizes and substitution settings for milk and eggs. | Price not recorded | Yes · limits apply |
| [Samsung Food (Whisk)](/tools/samsung-food) | Pick the meals you intend to cook and review their ingredient quantities. Combine repeated ingredients and adjust for household size. | Free · Food+ $6.99/mo | Yes · limits apply |
| [SuperCook](/tools/supercook) | Pick this if you need a tool that helps with see what I can cook without another shopping trip. | Price not recorded | Yes |

[0 more cooking food tools in the catalog →](/tools?category=cooking-food)

## What we didn’t pick

Recorded task fit and selection limits for other catalog tools:

- Samsung Food (Whisk): Pick the meals you intend to cook and review their ingredient quantities. Combine repeated ingredients and adjust for household size. No recorded comparative decision factor explains why it was not selected over Instacart (Ask Instacart).
- SuperCook: Pick this if you need a tool that helps with see what I can cook without another shopping trip. No recorded comparative decision factor explains why it was not selected over Instacart (Ask Instacart).

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