Can I use Meals Hub in the UK?

Meals Hub is part of the Albertsons Companies grocery apps and websites, such as Safeway. Mealime's page says it works even if you can't shop at an Albertsons Companies store. On 7 October 2026, the Safeway and Albertsons iPhone apps weren't on the UK App Store. We didn't confirm whether the websites work from the UK.

Yes, until it closes. Mealime Pro cost £2.99 a month in the UK. Its App Store notes of 2 September 2026 say Pro is now free for everyone. Pro subscribers pay nothing more.

Does Mealime work with UK supermarkets?

In its 2020 guides, Mealime's delivery links are for Kroger, Walmart, Amazon Fresh and Instacart in the US, and Thrifty Foods in Canada. We found no UK supermarket on its pages. Susten matches your ingredients to Tesco and Sainsbury's products, with their prices.

How is Susten different from Mealime?

Both plan your meals and write a shopping list. Mealime builds a plan from recipes you pick or it suggests, mostly dinners, and lists their ingredients. Susten plans breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks to your targets, gives each person their own portion, and matches each ingredient to a Tesco or Sainsbury's product with its price.

Does Susten deliver food?

No. Susten plans your week and writes your shopping list. You add the list to your Tesco or Sainsbury's basket, and they deliver it or you collect it.

Yes, during early access. You don't need a card.

All comparisons

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Susten vs Mealime

Mealime closes on 21 October 2026. Its recipes move to Meals Hub, in the Albertsons Companies grocery apps. Susten plans breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks to your goals, then writes your shopping list.

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We checked every fact about Mealime on 7 October 2026.

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Mealime closes on 21 October 2026

Mealime's own page says: “Mealime will be discontinued as of October 21, 2026.”
Its recipes move to Meals Hub, a part of the Albertsons Companies grocery apps, such as Safeway.
To use Meals Hub, you sign in to an Albertsons Companies store app. Mealime's page says you set some preferences again there.
Mealime deletes all personal data when the app shuts down. Its closing page offers no export.
Pro is free for everyone until then. Pro subscribers pay nothing more.
On 7 October 2026, the Safeway and Albertsons iPhone apps weren't on the UK App Store.

Read Mealime's closing page See the Mealime alternatives for UK shoppers

Which suits you

Mealime's recipes move here

Choose Meals Hub if

You shop at an Albertsons Companies store in the US, such as Safeway.
You want to keep cooking Mealime's recipes.
You want a free planner and grocery list.

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Choose Susten if

You shop at Tesco or Sainsbury's.
You want each ingredient matched to a supermarket product, with its price.
You want breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks planned to your targets, with a portion size for each person.

What we know about Meals Hub comes from Mealime's closing page. We didn't use Meals Hub.

Susten's list names the Tesco product and its price.

Mealime's grocery list adds up the ingredients for your plan and sorts them by store department. Susten matches each ingredient to a Tesco product, works out how many packs you need, and shows the price.

sustenYour Tesco list

Crisp panko chicken katsu, dinner for 3

To buy · 4£12.13

2×Tesco 2 British Chicken Breast Fillets 300G£4.58
1×Big & Fresh Barn Eggs Large 10 Pack£2.80
1×Tesco Panko Breadcrumbs 150G£2.10
1×Sharwood's Japanese Katsu Curry Sauce 415G£2.65

Might already have · 4£7.15

1×Tilda Thai Jasmine Rice 500G£3.00
1×Tesco Pure Vegetable Oil 1L£1.45
1×Saxa Salt 750G£1.90
1×Tesco Plain Flour 1.5Kg£0.80

Tesco's regular prices, as Susten listed them on 7 October 2026. The list covers a small, a medium and a large portion.

Ingredient list

Chicken Katsu with Sautéed Bok Choy & Lemon Mayo, 4 servings

baby bok choy16
chicken breasts, boneless skinless0.68 kg
eggs2
garlic2 cloves
ginger root2 (2½ cm) pieces
lemon1
all-purpose flour
black pepper
mayonnaise
panko bread crumbs
salt
soy sauce
toasted sesame oil
virgin coconut oil

As Mealime's recipe page lists it, in metric. The page shows no prices. In its 2020 guides, Mealime's delivery links are for shops in the US and Canada.

Susten plans each day to your targets.

Mealime shows the calories and macros of each recipe, and filters recipes by them. Susten works out your daily targets from your answers, or takes your own. Then it plans each day to them.

sustenOne day

Your targets: 2,200 kcal and 140 g protein

Breakfast · SmallBanana & pecan overnight oats385 kcal
Lunch · LargeGreek yoghurt & avocado tuna salad786 kcal
Dinner · SmallCrisp panko chicken katsu592 kcal
Snack · MediumBanana protein shake398 kcal

Calories2,161 of 2,200 kcal

Protein142 of 140 g

An example day we built by hand from real recipe figures. Susten picks a small, medium or large portion of each recipe to bring the day to your targets. It plans carbs and fat too.

Filters for each meal

Advanced filters

Total calories
Protein % of calories
Carbohydrates % of calories
Fat % of calories
Sodium per serving

Chicken Katsu with Sautéed Bok Choy & Lemon Mayo590 kcal and 52.8 g protein a serving

From Mealime's Getting Started guide (December 2020) and the recipe's own data. Its help centre describes these filters for each meal. It describes no daily target.

Each person gets their own portion.

Mealime's recipes come in 2, 4 or 6 servings, each the same size. Susten gives each person at your table a small, medium or large portion. Your shopping list covers every portion.

sustenDinner for 3

Crisp panko chicken katsu

You, small
592 kcal
Alex, large
1,186 kcal
Ella, medium
790 kcal

A small portion is about three quarters of a medium. A large is about one and a half. The shopping list covers all 3.

Recipe for 4

Chicken Katsu with Sautéed Bok Choy & Lemon Mayo

Serving 1
590 kcal
Serving 2
590 kcal
Serving 3
590 kcal
Serving 4
590 kcal

Mealime's figure per serving, from the data its recipe page loads on 7 October 2026. Its 2-serving version gives the same figure. Its recipes come in 2, 4 or 6 servings.

Point by point

What it is
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A meal planner. It plans your week and writes your Tesco or Sainsbury's shopping list.
A meal planning app, owned by Albertsons Companies. It closes on 21 October 2026.
Meals it covers
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Breakfast, lunch and dinner for every day you plan, and snacks if you want them.
Mostly dinners, with breakfast and snack recipes. Its help centre says it has no lunch option, and suggests cooking extra dinner for the next day's lunch (July 2019).
How it plans
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Susten plans the week to your answers, including how you like to cook. Pick "Extra for lunch", and Susten plans enough of each dinner for the next day's lunch. You swap any meal you don't fancy.
You pick recipes, or it suggests a set of them.
Who it feeds
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You and up to 10 others. Each person gets a small, medium or large portion.
Recipes for 2, 4 or 6 servings. Every serving is the same size.
The menu
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180 recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
2,268 recipes on its public website, counting diet versions. They move to Meals Hub.
Your goals
susten
Plans each day to your own calorie and macro targets. Without targets, you pick your portion size.
Calories and macros for each recipe, and filters for each meal. Its help centre describes no daily target.
Diets and allergies
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Vegetarian, vegan or pescatarian. It leaves out allergens such as gluten, dairy, nuts, egg and sesame. A shared meal leaves out what anyone eating it avoids. Always check the label on the pack.
8 diets, including vegetarian, vegan and keto. Its help centre lists 10 allergies, including gluten, dairy and sesame (July 2019).
The shopping
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You add the list to your Tesco or Sainsbury's basket, in about three minutes.
A list of ingredients, sorted by store department. Its delivery links are for shops in the US and Canada.
Cost
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Free during early access. You pay your supermarket for the food you buy.
Free. Pro cost £2.99 a month in the UK. Its App Store notes of 2 September 2026 say Pro is now free for everyone.

Question	susten
What it is	A meal planner. It plans your week and writes your Tesco or Sainsbury's shopping list.	A meal planning app, owned by Albertsons Companies. It closes on 21 October 2026.
Meals it covers	Breakfast, lunch and dinner for every day you plan, and snacks if you want them.	Mostly dinners, with breakfast and snack recipes. Its help centre says it has no lunch option, and suggests cooking extra dinner for the next day's lunch (July 2019).
How it plans	Susten plans the week to your answers, including how you like to cook. Pick "Extra for lunch", and Susten plans enough of each dinner for the next day's lunch. You swap any meal you don't fancy.	You pick recipes, or it suggests a set of them.
Who it feeds	You and up to 10 others. Each person gets a small, medium or large portion.	Recipes for 2, 4 or 6 servings. Every serving is the same size.
The menu	180 recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.	2,268 recipes on its public website, counting diet versions. They move to Meals Hub.
Your goals	Plans each day to your own calorie and macro targets. Without targets, you pick your portion size.	Calories and macros for each recipe, and filters for each meal. Its help centre describes no daily target.
Diets and allergies	Vegetarian, vegan or pescatarian. It leaves out allergens such as gluten, dairy, nuts, egg and sesame. A shared meal leaves out what anyone eating it avoids. Always check the label on the pack.	8 diets, including vegetarian, vegan and keto. Its help centre lists 10 allergies, including gluten, dairy and sesame (July 2019).
The shopping	You add the list to your Tesco or Sainsbury's basket, in about three minutes.	A list of ingredients, sorted by store department. Its delivery links are for shops in the US and Canada.
Cost	Free during early access. You pay your supermarket for the food you buy.	Free. Pro cost £2.99 a month in the UK. Its App Store notes of 2 September 2026 say Pro is now free for everyone.

How Susten works

1
Tell Susten about your table.
Your goals, your diet and who you cook for. Each person gets their own portion size.
2
Susten plans your week.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, to your targets and how you like to cook. Swap any meal you don't fancy.
3
Susten writes your shopping list.
Susten matches each item to a Tesco or Sainsbury's product and shows its price. You add them to your basket in about three minutes.

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