Looks awesome so far! I wanted to give a thumbs up for adding the "seasonal" option. It is much appreciated and often overlooked.
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#12I love this. I plan on signing up when I get home.
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#13I'd like to see more transparency around cost up front - I should not have to dig into the second question of the FAQ page to see that a plan would start at $48+
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#15Anyway to export meals to myfitnesspal?
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#16Great idea, especially around optimizing resource usage for items you already have. I'd like to see more transparency around cost up front - I should not have to dig into the second question of the FAQ page to see that a plan would start at $48+
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#17It was very easy to back ourselves into a corner with food preferences such that you see the same set of 20 or so recipes recycled from week to week. This is probably our fault more than Platejoy's, but we are not especially picky eaters.
Some recipes required ingredients that we just couldn't source. We live in the midwest and the closest major city is 1.5 hours away. Try finding tahini paste at your local midwest walmart or smalltown grocer. In these cases I'd have loved substitution suggestions.
We don't have particular dietary restrictions. We also preferred old fashioned pen and paper tracking of our grocery list/pantry, so that feature wasn't something we used. We didn't really harness Platejoy's unique features. So for our particular situation Platejoy ended up being little more than a recipe suggestion tool.
I'd definitely suggest platejoy for people with dietary restrictions who don't want to think about or go through the hassle of finding recipes.
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#18Hi all, I lost 50 pounds a few years ago and realized that the options for healthy eating are limited to frozen meal delivery services or nutrition apps that never worked for me. So I started PlateJoy, which uses data about your lifestyle, preferences, and goals to help you plan what to buy and cook each week. We send customized shopping lists and recipes that match your preferences with optional grocery delivery of…
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#19We tried Platejoy for 6 months. We found it was useful, but found a few caveats: It was very easy to back ourselves into a corner with food preferences such that you see the same set of 20 or so recipes recycled from week to week. This is probably our fault more than Platejoy's, but we are not especially picky eaters. Some recipes required ingredients that we just couldn't source. We live in the midwest and the close…
Re: Show HN: PlateJoy (YC S15) – Algorithmic meal planner with integrated delivery
#20Hi all, I lost 50 pounds a few years ago and realized that the options for healthy eating are limited to frozen meal delivery services or nutrition apps that never worked for me. So I started PlateJoy, which uses data about your lifestyle, preferences, and goals to help you plan what to buy and cook each week. We send customized shopping lists and recipes that match your preferences with optional grocery delivery of…
This is really insanely awesome. I've been on keto for years and have always wanted a service like this. A "blueapron" type of service would've been perfect for me, but because they pick the meals, it would never work for keto.