eatthismuch

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meal planning

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eatthismuch

Automatic weekly meal planner, also plans your leftovers

eatthismuch.com

#meal planner#diet generator#weekly meal plan#nutrition

747points
288comments
#5of 1,739 in 2013
Top 1%of 2013 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

97 positive, 62 neutral or asking, 17 mixed, 22 critical, out of 198 comments about the project. Thread score +0.43.

Idea: 36 for, 8 againstDesign: 15 for, 2 againstExecution: 3 for, 11 againstPricing: 11 for, 0 againstPerformance: 3 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Clean, well-executed interface that anticipates user needs

    From 2 comments
    • 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…
      27182818284 on HN
    • The idea didn't really seem that exciting to me, but the execution of this is very impressive indeed. I'm going to be using this to demonstrate what I mean by an effective user…
      noonespecial on HN
  • Idea solves a real decision-fatigue problem

    From 2 comments
    • Oh wow. Simply wow. I've wanted this without knowing I've wanted it. This probably sounds sad but the effort and potential anxiety required in trying to pick the right foods and…
      blocke on HN
    • Genius.
      shloime on HN

Objections

  • Meal combinations and recipes can be odd or unrealistic

    From 2 comments
    • This is pretty neat and well executed. But does the algorithm work on meal combinations that make sense? Two of my generated meals, one was chocolate mousse with a side of bacon…
      greghinch on HN
    • 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…
      GuiA on HN
  • Too much bacon and pecans for low-carb diets

    From 2 comments
    • I eat low carb, so I tried customizing for such a diet. Here are my thoughts: First, huge kudos for allowing me to customize macronutrients that way. Second, it would be nice to…
      SoftwareMaven on HN
    • It does, but he's right about the abundance of pecans and bacon. Adding more low carb options is one of my top priorities.
      papa_bear on HN
  • Limited recipe and food database

    From 2 comments
    • 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…
      papa_bear on HN
    • You're right that there's a lot of work before having even something basically functional - the first version of the site only had about 50 foods to pick from that I entered by…
      papa_bear on HN

Requests

  • Mobile version of the site

    From 2 comments
    • Oh wow. Simply wow. I've wanted this without knowing I've wanted it. This probably sounds sad but the effort and potential anxiety required in trying to pick the right foods and…
      blocke on HN
    • I'm the same way with the food picking anxiety, except I'm also really stingy at the same time so I'll often be too lazy to eat anything at all. That was the main inspiration for…
      papa_bear on HN
  • Grocery delivery integration

    From 1 comment
    • 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…
      cwilson on HN
  • Dietary restriction and allergy filters

    From 2 comments
    • I will give you all of my money if you include support for dietary restrictions. I have food allergies and can't consume milk.
      theboss on HN
    • You can uncheck milk from the Meal options menu - just click the "Meal options" button on the right side, and a bit down the page there's a big checklist of foods you can filter…
      papa_bear on HN
  • Non-US meal options

    From 1 comment
    • Is there a way to choose non-USA type of meals? I mean, in South America, Spain and other parts of the world breakfast means coffee and cereal, or toast with jam, cookies, fruits…
      marianov on HN
  • Family meal mode

    From 2 comments
    • One thing that would be really useful would be a "family mode". My wife and I are currently working out together. I want to gain weight, she wants to lose or maintain weight…
      lemming on HN
    • I added the family meal planning feature a few days ago, but it's more simple than what you're asking - it basically just scales up that meal X times in your grocery list, so the…
      papa_bear on HN

Questions

  • Are the recipes crowdsourced?

    From 2 comments
    • This is pretty marvelous. I have always wanted to create something like this, but the details have always seemed daunting to me. I couldn't think of a way of merging recipes I…
      physcab on HN
    • You're right that there's a lot of work before having even something basically functional - the first version of the site only had about 50 foods to pick from that I entered by…
      papa_bear on HN
  • Can it set a budget?

    From 2 comments
    • I was just looking for this kind of information the other day. Is there a way to give it a budget?
      jvanderwal on HN
    • At the very bottom of the meal options page you can set a daily price limit.
      papa_bear on HN

Alternatives named

  • Hand-built linear programming meal planners

    From 1 comment
    • I've tried to make a meal planner that used linear programming to ensure that I got all of the needed nutrients and minimized calories, but it didn't work out. It really liked to…
      rcfox on HN
  • Soylent

    From 1 comment
    • Really cool! Needs a Rob Rhinehart mode though... Breakfast: Soylent, 20 oz. Lunch: Soylent, 20 oz. Dinner: Soylent, 20 oz.
      nemo1618 on HN

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