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Re: Show HN: Automatic weekly meal planner, also plans your leftovers

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Post by tracker1 »

papa_bear wrote: post #86
unreal37 wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Low carb doesn't mean no carb. If you limit meals to 5-10 grams of carbs or less, most low carbers would be happy. [1] One of the more extreme low carb diets, the Atkins Induction Phase, allowed up to 20 grams per day. Other diets such as keto or The Zone allow 50-100 grams. [1] http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/how-many-carbohyd...

True, but it still limits the food variety a lot. Since my recipe database isn't huge to begin with, the meals start looking stale much sooner. I'm working on expanding the recipe database a lot, so hopefully it won't be a big problem for too much longer.

I can't speak for others, but try to keep my net carbs around 100g/day ... Would maybe want an option to set your daily limits (probably 100/day as a default)

Re: Show HN: Automatic weekly meal planner, also plans your leftovers

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Post by cwilson »

All this needs is a button on the generated grocery list to have them delivered to your door. Partner with TaskRabbit, InstaCart, Safeway (I believe they do free deliveries for anything over $40), etc.

This is absolutely amazing (like many others are saying, I've been wanting something like this for years), but if delivery were added, I'd never have to worry about the hassle that is shopping and meal planning again! First world problems I know, but this is actually a pain point for me because of work hours.

Also, I'm SO happy you decided to charge for this from day 1. I'm most definitely subscribing and I now won't worry this amazing service will go away!

Re: Show HN: Automatic weekly meal planner, also plans your leftovers

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Post by dr_ »

Interesting. I guess the only question that comes to mind is how accurate is the calorie data, which is really what seems to drive this. Accurate calorie data is really hard to come by, unless it's specifically assessed in a lab setting. Ideally you can run a test group that uses the service for a month and weighs in weekly. Would add serious validation.

Still, great idea and effort so far.

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Post by frakkingcylons »

Kluny wrote: post #193

This is awesome. It needs a "vegetarian" or "broke" feature.

It does actually, click on the meal options and set your eating preferences to Vegetarian and then you can limit your daily meal budget to something like $5/day or $10/day.

I freaking love this thing.

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Post by pmh »

sciurus wrote: post #160
Samuel_Michon wrote: post #118

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The name of the site is Eat this much ;) But indeed, for the site to plan a person’s total caloric intake, it really should include popular liquids (it does plan shakes and smoothies). Coffee and tea contain very little calories, but once you add milk and sugar (including syrups), it really adds up fast. Sodas and energy drinks are packed with calories. If you like to drink, alcoholic beverages really should be accou…

"A 12 oz beer contains about 300 kcalories." That's an exaggeration. Here are a few mainstream beers I looked up on that site- Sam Adams Boston Lager: 175, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale: 175, PBR: 144, Guinness Draught: 128

If you're a regular craft beer drinker, the rule of thumb I use for a 12oz is 30 calories per % abv (or 40 calories for a pint).

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Post by dclowd9901 »

27182818284 wrote: post #2

I am surprised and delighted by this site! I cannot stress enough how well this nailed the contingencies that may come up when I was just using this. My first thought, I actually don't know how many calories I should eat--BAM there is a button that helps me generate it. What if I want to lose weight? BAM! Button for that option. Then I see the meals generated and I think, well, I'm a vegetarian so this chicken won't…

How much body fat do I have? BAM an array of pictures to compare to. Simply fucking brilliant UX.

I'm going to send everyone I know to this site.

Re: Show HN: Automatic weekly meal planner, also plans your leftovers

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Post by dclowd9901 »

GuiA wrote: post #29

There's probably a culture clash here but... is this considered a balanced nutritious meal in the US? http://i.imgur.com/cVpnXJB.png I'm French, a country that has a certain reputation for eating healthy, and where a meal is typically: - an "appetizer" (small salad or crudités) - a main course (typically meat/fish + vegetable/starch) - cheese & bread - dessert (often fruit, or rarely something sweet like a slice of c…

Those meals are unreasonable, but it's because you're asking for an unreasonable amount of calories, apparently. The tool can help you calculate your calories (very intelligently, I might add).
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