This would be the perfect tool for me and my friends if we could only change the macronutrient percentages (protein, fat, carbs) for the day and for each meal. Otherwise, great work. One of the coolest web apps I've seen in a while
Show HN: App creates a meal plan that satisfies your nutrition constraints
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Re: Show HN: App creates a meal plan that satisfies your nutrition constraints
#22I have used http://www.gototaltrainer.com and it is really good. Not only do the meal plans they come up with perfectly within whatever constraints you set, you can also typically find recipes that are actually are enjoyable. It just seems like they have a pretty big database and a good algorithm to figure out the meal plan.
That site needs some serious work - I spent a couple minutes trying to figure out how to use it or get it to do anything before figuring out I had to contact them to try it out. No thanks.
Re: Show HN: App creates a meal plan that satisfies your nutrition constraints
#23This would be the perfect tool for me and my friends if we could only change the macronutrient percentages (protein, fat, carbs) for the day and for each meal. Otherwise, great work. One of the coolest web apps I've seen in a while
You can change it for the day at the bottom of the "meal options" menu. Not yet for individual meals though
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#248 slices of bacon in a BLT (one of the suggested recipes)? Jesus! I knew Americans ate big portions but that's crazy!
1 slice of pan-fried bacon is under 50 calories. If that's the meat in my sandwich, yeah, I think 8 sounds pretty reasonable.
on the other hand, that's a lot of salt. nearly 200mg of sodium per slice. so yeah, if you are watching your sodium intake? probably a bad idea. But calorie-wise, completely reasonable.
Re: Show HN: App creates a meal plan that satisfies your nutrition constraints
#25I like the simplicity. Obviously your site can only get better. One thing that would interest me in upgrading to a paid account is the opportunity to select how much I'd would like to spend on the food itself, is there any way to take in to account local food prices? Keep it up!
Re: Show HN: App creates a meal plan that satisfies your nutrition constraints
#26Very nice and useful App. Please consider options for different metrics as well like KGs and Metres/CentiMeters.
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#27I'm not drinking 4 cups of whole milk for breakfast. I'm probably never going to eat a cup of almonds and some celery for lunch... I think you need to put some serious work into making sure that each suggestion is appetizing as opposed to rummaging through the pantry and finding something that technically meets the requirements.
There's a sliding scale for this sort of thing
For instance: I would happily drink 4 cups (which sounds to me like approx 1litre ... I really dislike 'cup' measurements) of whole milk every morning
Re: Show HN: App creates a meal plan that satisfies your nutrition constraints
#28How was this site built?
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#298 slices of bacon in a BLT (one of the suggested recipes)? Jesus! I knew Americans ate big portions but that's crazy!
I'm assuming it's not talking about thick-cut bacon... that sounds just about right to me.
Re: Show HN: App creates a meal plan that satisfies your nutrition constraints
#30Off to a good start. I like being able to lock items into a meal, pulling foods from the left menu, the food picker and the sliders for fats / carbs / protein. The presets for vegan, paleo, Atkins etc are handy but need some adjusting. The biggest thing is getting more recipes, especially for the different diet types. Also avoiding too much of one item, like nuts or bacon. Probably some more help / tips / hints would be useful for new users.