Review criteria
- +Batch by meal and quantity
- +Prep and cook day
- +Ingredient pull list
- +Behind-schedule flags
Meal Prep Production Schedule in Meal Prep Service
The Meal Prep Production Schedule is a copy-ready spreadsheet for meal prep service that tracks batches, meal, qty, prep day, status. It opens unchanged in both Google Sheets and Excel, needs no add-ons or macros, and takes about 15 minutes to set up.
Last updated: August 2026
Excel workbook · opens in Google Sheets · 3 tabs · no sign-up
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What’s inside “Meal Prep Production Schedule”
Tabs: How to use · Batches · Pull listFormat: Excel (.xlsx) · opens in Google SheetsSetup: About 15 minutesColumns: 8
Columns (grey = calculated for you)
- Meal
- Portions
- Protein
- Protein oz per portion (raw)
- Prep day
- Cook day
- Status
- Protein to pull (lbs)
- Open the Batches tab and replace the sample rows with your own — one row per entry. Formulas fill in automatically for new rows.
- Enter this week's orders as batches with portions and raw protein per portion; Protein to pull rounds up per batch.
- Print the Pull list tab for the walk-in the night before prep day, and move Status along as batches finish.
- Using Google Sheets? Upload the file to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets (or File → Import in an open sheet). Formulas, dropdowns and highlights carry over.
The file opens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded, and you own the copy outright.
Meal Prep Production Schedule
About this template
It is built for people who want results without another subscription: kitchens planning weekly batch cooking. The whole template is free to copy — there is no paid tier. Because it is a plain spreadsheet, you own your data outright and can shape every column to how you actually work.
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What to verify before choosing Meal Prep Production Schedule
Use the review criteria below to decide whether this template fits your workflow.
Often worth considering when
- +Kitchens planning weekly batch cooking
- +Anyone building a prep-day pull list
Pause before choosing when
- -Automated batch scaling
- -Inventory auto-deduction
About Meal Prep Service
Why people consider this option
- +Track orders, recipe cost, and production without paid software
- +Keep every menu, batch, and customer in a file you own
- +Know your margin per meal after ingredients and labor
What to review before acting
- -No online ordering or subscription billing without a tool
- -Growing kitchens eventually need food-ops software
Trust FAQ
Questions people ask before copying a template
Does the Meal Prep Production Schedule work in both Google Sheets and Excel?
Yes. It is built with standard functions and no macros, so it opens and works the same in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel — on desktop or your phone.
Is the Meal Prep Production Schedule really free?
The core template is free to copy and use. There is no paid tier — download the Excel workbook, replace the sample rows with your own, and you are ready to work.
What does the Meal Prep Production Schedule track?
It tracks batches, meal, qty, prep day, status. The workbook comes with these columns plus the formulas, dropdowns and highlights already set up. Replace the sample rows and the totals update as you go.