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Script 05: Meal Prep Sunday

Platform(s): TikTok / Instagram Reels Duration: 45 seconds Music: Chill Sunday morning vibes — lo-fi beats or soft acoustic. "Lazy Sunday" energy.

Hook (0-3s)

On screen: Person sitting at kitchen table with coffee, phone open Text overlay: "How I plan a week of dinners in 2 minutes" Voiceover: "How I plan a week of dinners in 2 minutes."

Shot-by-Shot Breakdown

Shot 1 (0-3s) — THE HOOK

  • Visual: Cozy kitchen, morning light, coffee on the table. Person opens recipicity on their phone.
  • Text overlay: "How I plan a week of dinners in 2 minutes"
  • Transition: Smooth zoom in on phone

Shot 2 (3-9s) — BROWSE RECIPES

  • Visual: Scrolling through recipes on recipicity. Tapping to add recipes to a meal plan — Turkey and Black Bean Skillet, Ground Turkey Alfredo Pasta with Broccoli, Crispy Pan-Fried Tofu, Philly Cheesesteak, Cheeseburger Soup.
  • Text overlay: "pick 5 recipes for the week"
  • Voiceover: "Sunday morning, coffee in hand. I scroll through recipicity and pick five recipes for the week."

Shot 3 (9-16s) — GROCERY LIST

  • Visual: App generates a consolidated grocery list from all five recipes. Ingredients grouped by category (produce, protein, dairy, pantry).
  • Text overlay: "auto-generated grocery list"
  • Voiceover: "It automatically makes a grocery list from all five recipes. Everything sorted by aisle."

Shot 4 (16-22s) — AT THE STORE

  • Visual: Quick shot of person at grocery store, checking items off the list on their phone
  • Text overlay: "in and out in 20 min"
  • Voiceover: "In and out of the store in twenty minutes because I actually knew what I needed."

Shot 5 (22-34s) — WEEK MONTAGE

  • Visual: Quick montage of cooking each meal during the week. Monday: skillet. Tuesday: pasta. Wednesday: tofu. Thursday: cheesesteak. Friday: soup. Each shot 2-3 seconds with a day label.
  • Text overlay: "Mon / Tue / Wed / Thu / Fri"
  • Voiceover: "Monday, Turkey and Black Bean Skillet. Tuesday, Alfredo Pasta. Wednesday, Crispy Tofu. Thursday, Philly Cheesesteak. Friday, Cheeseburger Soup. Zero stress."

Shot 6 (34-40s) — RECAP

  • Visual: Person back at kitchen table, satisfied, scrolling through their completed meal plan
  • Text overlay: "5 dinners, 2 min of planning"
  • Voiceover: "Five dinners planned in two minutes. I didn't think about 'what's for dinner' once this week."

Shot 7 (40-45s) — CTA

  • Visual: App home screen
  • Text overlay: "recipicity.com — free during beta"
  • Voiceover: "recipicity dot com. Free. Link in bio."

Full Voiceover Script

"How I plan a week of dinners in 2 minutes. Sunday morning, coffee in hand. I scroll through recipicity and pick five recipes for the week. It automatically makes a grocery list from all five recipes. Everything sorted by aisle. In and out of the store in twenty minutes because I actually knew what I needed. Monday, Turkey and Black Bean Skillet. Tuesday, Alfredo Pasta. Wednesday, Crispy Tofu. Thursday, Philly Cheesesteak. Friday, Cheeseburger Soup. Zero stress. Five dinners planned in two minutes. I didn't think about 'what's for dinner' once this week. recipicity dot com. Free. Link in bio."

Caption — TikTok

the "what's for dinner" question is GONE

5 dinners. 2 minutes of planning. 0 stress.

recipicity.com - link in bio

#mealprep #mealprepmonday #dinnerplanning #recipicity #foodtok #easymealprep #weeknightdinners

Caption — Instagram

I used to dread the daily "what's for dinner" question. Now I spend 2 minutes on Sunday and I'm done for the week.

Here's my process:
1. Open recipicity
2. Pick 5 recipes (the app has 244+ to choose from)
3. Add them to my meal plan
4. Get an auto-generated grocery list sorted by aisle
5. Done. That's it. 2 minutes.

This week's lineup:
- Mon: Turkey and Black Bean Skillet
- Tue: Ground Turkey Alfredo Pasta with Broccoli
- Wed: Crispy Pan-Fried Tofu
- Thu: Philly Cheesesteak
- Fri: Cheeseburger Soup

Not a single night of "I don't know, what do YOU want?" 

Free during beta: recipicity.com (link in bio)

#mealprep #mealprepmonday #dinnerplanning #recipicity #foodtok #easymealprep #weeknightdinners #grocerylist #mealplanning #familydinner #homecooking #cookingathome #budgetmeals #easyrecipes #sundaymealprep

CTA

"Link in bio" (both platforms)

Production Notes

  • The Sunday morning vibe should feel COZY — natural light, coffee, relaxed
  • Real recipe titles from the app for authenticity
  • The grocery store shot can be quick — even 3 seconds establishes the "real life" feel
  • Week montage should be fast and satisfying — each meal looking progressively better
  • End on that "I didn't think about dinner once" line — that's the emotional payoff for parents/busy people