Abstract: A method for planning a customized menu. The method comprises the steps of: gathering a user's menu criteria; building a database query custom tailored to the user's menu criteria; and returning a list of recipes that correspond to the user's menu criteria; grouping the recipes into a plurality of menus; displaying the plurality of menus. The user is prompted to pick a menu by; picking one of the plurality of menus, or creating a custom menu by mixing and matching recipes. The final version of the menu is then displayed. A system for planning a customized menu may comprise a computer system, the computer system having a database and a computing device. The computing device may be configured for performing the steps mentioned above.