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Re: Ask HN: Meal Planning App?

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Post by gofreddygo »

I've settled on Apple Reminders (yes the stock one that ships with every Apple device).

For a month, I made lists for each shop I bought stuff from (costco, safeway, sprouts, etc) adding whatever I bought there. With those in place, the pain of grocery shopping is reduced to going through the list and picking the usual suspects.

One habit that made it even easier was to make sure the list is updated the moment I think I need to buy something. (iCloud sync across devices is a lifesaver here. Siri is also useful sometimes)

This extends to meal prep too. But that's not a problem I have today.

I look for no further solutions on this.

Re: Ask HN: Meal Planning App?

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Post by slothtrop »

We have a selection of "go-to" recipes that we choose from every week, based on what we feel like. This is the compromise arrived to with my partner. How a recipe ends up on this list is one of us will try it out for a weekend dinner, and if it pleases both of us it's now part of the rotation. If I must, I modify a recipe to satisfy dietary wants (i.e. add more veg, swap some ingredients, etc). It's easier to find a solid, delicious recipe and play around with it, than to find one that hits specific dietary metrics and is also delicious to boot.

Most significantly, we plan for leftovers, such that a recipe covers at least 2 dinners. This way we can get through a working week only cooking twice. Disclaimer: this is more difficult if you're preparing for a family rather than two. At any rate, the advantage is we can sink in time for a more elaborate meal without it feeling like a slog. If we cooked every night, it would just be "sheet-pan, sheet-pan, stir-fry, casserole, dump your spice rack into it and hope for the best".

I use a recipe app, but the only value added I'm detecting from your request is copy-pasting ingredients from several recipes into one list. That's just text you already have.

Re: Ask HN: Meal Planning App?

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Post by chrismdp »

For UK people there's Lollipop: https://lollipopai.com (full disclaimer: I'm a co-founder :)

It's integrated with Sainsbury's with one-click basket transfer, an option to remove items you already have, and a recipe uploader for your favourites. Early days so feedback really welcome.

Happy to answer any questions people have!

Re: Ask HN: Meal Planning App?

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Post by jader201 »

mustafa_pasi wrote: post #63

For me cooking and eating is very spontaneous. I also believe this is what separates people who can cook from those who cannot. I can cook because I can mix and match my current appetite, with what I have available in the fridge and figure out something out of that. I know the general idea behind many recipes and cooking techniques but I do not aim to reproduce them to the letter. Nor do I have some kind of meal plan…

You sound like you live alone, or at the very least cook your meals just for you. Because this doesn't seem like it would work at all if you're making meals for multiple people.

Re: Ask HN: Meal Planning App?

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Post by lucretian »

alexchro93 wrote: post #49
showsover wrote: post #10

One app I haven't seen mentioned here yet is Paprika ( https://www.paprikaapp.com/ ). I use it as a general storage for recipes that I tried and like as it's really easy to strip the entire lifestories you find in online recipes. It has a shopping list functionality as well as week planning. The only downside is that it's quite pricey as you have to buy it seperately on each platform (ios, android, mac, pc). Personal…

+1 for Paprika It's great. Easily saves most recipes online. Allows you to tag them. You can schedule meals far out in advance from you personal recipe collection. From these scheduled meals you can create a shopping list. I bought both the mobile and desktop (Windows) version. My fiance and I spend about 10 minutes a week discussing what we'd like to eat for the next 5-7 days. From there I schedule the meals in the…

how do you get cookbooks recipes into the app? manual transcription or something easier / more efficient, i hope?

Re: Ask HN: Meal Planning App?

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Post by diet_jerome »

The Renaissance Periodization diet app is the best app I've ever used. It's main goal is to help you plan the number of calories and macronutrients in your meals for bodyweight-based goals. However, it has the shopping list, recipes, and meal planning that you want also. Best UX I have ever had with any of these apps by far!

Re: Ask HN: Meal Planning App?

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Post by aurbano »

I've been using Mealtime [1] for a few weeks now and it's been a game changer - literally!

Every meal is different, simple, and healthy; and it's removed the hassle of having to figure out what to cook and what to buy.

It integrates with online groceries, but I believe it may only be available for the UK, unless the list of supermarkets changes based on location.

I'm not affiliated with them at all, just a happy customer

[1]: https://www.mealime.com

Re: Ask HN: Meal Planning App?

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Post by jkmcf »

A lot of great suggestions here, but does anyone know if one learns how to order the shopping list for your supermarket?

AnyList has categories, and I think you can organize them.

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