AT A GLANCE
- Store app → More → Meals Hub.
- Set your diet, allergies and dislikes in your profile.
- Pick recipes for the week.
- Tap Add ingredients to My List for a store trip, or add them to the cart for pickup or delivery.
- Cook from My Meals, hands-free if you like.
Sources. Mealime’s closing notice and Albertsons’ help page, read 27 October 2026. Independent guide; we make MealPot.
1. Open Meals Hub
In any Albertsons Companies store app, tap the More icon in the bottom-right corner, then Meals Hub. On a computer, choose your store in the store picker and you are sent to that store’s Meals Hub page.
Can’t see it? Update the app first; Meals Hub not working has more checks.
2. Sign in
Meals Hub uses your store account (the phone number or email you shop with), not your Mealime login. A store account is free to create. See Meals Hub login.
3. Set your diet and dislikes
Mealime says dietary preferences are chosen and managed in your Meals Hub profile after you sign in. Albertsons’ help page lists the eating styles: classic, vegetarian, vegan, keto-friendly, paleo-friendly, carb-conscious, flexitarian and pescatarian, plus allergies such as shellfish, gluten, peanut, soy and dairy, and foods you dislike.
4. Pick the week
Browse or filter the recipe library and add meals to your plan. To use up what is in the fridge, search for one or more ingredients and Meals Hub lists recipes that use them. Every recipe shows nutrition details.
Two things work differently from what many planners offer: published reviews report servings of 2, 4 or 6 only, and meals are a set for the week rather than assigned to days. Our Meals Hub review covers both.
5. Shop the ingredients
Open a recipe and tap Add ingredients to My List to build a digital list for an in-store trip, or add the ingredients to your cart. Recipe ingredients and other groceries can share one cart, and you can remove anything you already have while building the cart or at checkout. Pickup or delivery is chosen at checkout where your store offers it.
More detail, including shopping at a store outside Albertsons Companies, is in the Meals Hub grocery list.
6. Cook
Your planned recipes are under My Meals on the Meals Hub home screen. Cooking mode walks through each step with built-in timers. In hands-free mode you wave a hand over the front camera to move to the next screen; Albertsons notes this excludes certain Samsung devices.
Frequently asked questions
Where are my planned recipes in Meals Hub?
Under My Meals on the Meals Hub home screen. Cooking mode opens from there.
Can I shop the ingredients in store instead of ordering?
Yes. Tap Add ingredients to My List to make a digital shopping list to use in the store.
Can I remove ingredients I already have?
Yes. You can review the items and remove what you have while building the cart or at checkout.
Can I find recipes that use what is in my fridge?
Yes. Search for one or more ingredients and Meals Hub lists recipes that use them.
Can I change the number of servings?
Published reviews report 2, 4 or 6 servings only, the same steps Mealime used. If you cook for 3 or 5, you round up.
Cook for 3? Or 5?
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