Shopping with Instacart
Living a whole-food plant-based lifestyle means spending time shopping and cooking. With Instacart, you can skip the store and get straight to batching those yummy plants.
Our Instacart integration is available to those in Meal Plan Club or on the free trial.
Shop with Instacart in Meal Plan Club
Whether you're planning to cook individual recipes, batch an existing meal plan, or create a custom Magic Meal Plan, we’ve got you covered.
How it works with recipes
- Open any recipe in the portal.
- Tap the “Get Recipe Ingredients” button.
- Instacart will open with your items pre-loaded.
- Choose your favorite grocery store, review the items, and uncheck any items you already have.
- Add them to your cart and let Instacart deliver them right to your doorstep.
- Want to shop for more than one recipe? Head back to the portal, find more recipes you’d like to make, and shop for all of them in one go. Or, make a Magic Meal Plan with said recipes to have one seamless grocery list and check off items you already have before sending your list to Instacart.
How it works with meal plans
- Open any meal plan inside the portal (including Magic Meal Plans).
- Navigate to the Groceries tab.
- Uncheck any items you already have (note, Custom Items are not communicated from the portal to Instacart).
- Tap the “Get Ingredients” button.
- Instacart will open with your items pre-loaded.
- Choose your favorite grocery store and review the items.
- Add them to your cart and let Instacart deliver them right to your doorstep.
How to set up Instacart
We’ve made it easy to add your groceries to Instacart straight from Meal Plan Club, but here are some important details to keep in mind:
Instacart account setup
You’ll need an Instacart account. Optional but helpful: Set your Smart Shop preferences to match your dietary needs (such as gluten-free or vegetarian). This is great for when you’re adding additional items to your order. Note that a vegan/plant-based Smart Shop preference is not currently an option in Instacart.
Instacart fees and pricing
Instacart adds a markup to most products compared to what you’d find in-store. These markups, as well as delivery fees, minimum orders, and subscription pricing, are all determined and managed by Instacart. We also encourage our Dirties to thank their driver with a tip.
Struggling to place an order?
Instacart has a helpful Help Center. They also have a senior and specialized support line for help getting started or placing orders.
Problems with your order?
Instacart on mobile devices
If you’re using your phone or tablet, clicking to add items will automatically open the Instacart app (if it’s installed) instead of your browser.
Instacart can’t talk back to our portal
Once your list is sent to Instacart, the portal doesn’t know what you’ve bought. Checking off items inside Instacart doesn’t update your list in the portal—it’s a one-way street from us to them.
Commissions
Clean Food Dirty Girl earns a small commission when you purchase groceries through our Instacart integration.