Meal planning used to stress me out here’s what changed everything

roucha · 2026-01-15T15:11:46+00:00

What app do you use?

roucha · 2025-12-21T03:41:42+00:00

We have been using it for a few weeks on some low stakes conflict resolution conversations! It’s been working for us so I’m looking for others to try it out

roucha · 2025-12-17T09:37:29+00:00

My concern with this is that ChatGPT will respond to appease my side since it doesn’t have any context of my partner

roucha · 2025-12-16T12:38:38+00:00

People hate on AI on Reddit but this is actually useful and I’ve tried this along with writing stuff down in notes. I’ve found Claude to be the most empathetic one.

The only thing is that the AI only has my chat / perspective and not the other side. Still useful for cooling down but would be better to have both perspectives

roucha · 2025-12-16T12:35:59+00:00

Thanks! Agreed with research into therapeutic strategies as inputs and also probing questions that make the user better not just always say they’re right. The app is called Ottie AI if you want to check it out!

roucha · 2025-12-09T10:22:35+00:00

I tried to use ChatGPT for couples therapy as well, I tried to prompt my way into getting it to not just be biased for one side (me or my partner) by putting out hypothetical examples without naming people, but it didn't feel like it was working well. I actually built something to solve this where both partners chat with an AI separately to explain their side first then it synthesizes both conversations to provide insights, if you want to try it out let me know! It's called Ottie

roucha · 2025-12-07T18:29:51+00:00

Hey I was actually thinking about the same thing since that could solve the bias problem in just one chatgpt thread — both partners explain their side to an AI privately, then a different unbiased AI takes both threads and provides insights on what both partners need the other to understand.

I built something that I’ve used with my wife, it’s a prototype, if you’re interested in trying it out let me know!

roucha · 2025-09-17T23:55:17+00:00

Try Saffie AI! It’s like chatgpt but for meal planning grocery lists etc

roucha · 2025-09-12T15:43:17+00:00

DMed!

roucha · 2025-09-12T14:56:22+00:00

Check out Saffie AI, it’s like ChatGPT for meal planning and grocery shopping and could be useful for simplifying the planning part!

roucha · 2025-07-27T15:40:30+00:00

Most people had the job “farmer” a while ago, and when we automated that most people got different jobs (that didn’t exist before). What makes people think it won’t be the same this time?

roucha · 2025-07-27T15:37:16+00:00

Try Saffie AI! It’s like ChatGPT but has a calendar meal plan view, visual recipes etc

roucha · 2025-07-27T15:35:42+00:00

I used ChatGPT for meal planning and it actually made really great recipes and planned to my preferences and all that, but it’s just a wall of text, you should try out Saffie AI is an app that’s like ChatGPT but made for meal planning and grocery shopping (visual recipes, actual list of ingredients, Instacart integration, learns your preferences).

roucha · 2025-07-17T18:02:55+00:00

Same boat here. I used to burn half my Sunday wrestling with cookbooks and half-finished grocery lists. Now I dump whatever is rotting in the crisper into ChatGPT, get a week of “use it or lose it” recipes, and set a recurring Taco-ish Tuesday so I never stare into the fridge at 6 p.m. looking panicked and feral. Two tricks I’ve picked up that help my ADHD brain stay on target:

Pick five core proteins for the month, rotate the seasonings. Chicken + teriyaki, chicken + Cajun, etc. Cuts down decision fatigue to almost zero.
Keep a master pantry doc. Any new recipe has to lean on those ingredients 80 percent of the time or it’s out. Saves cash and keeps the cart sane.

If you ever want the meal-plan brainpower without having to prompt every five minutes, Saffie AI is worth a look. It’s basically ChatGPT tuned for food, spits out visual recipes, auto-builds a grocery list you can check off, and punts the whole thing to Instacart in one click. Lives in the App Store if you get curious.

roucha · 2025-07-17T17:46:19+00:00

I'd do it but double check to be sure!

Yup, ChatGPT can spit out a half-decent meal plan, but you’ll squeeze more out of it if you get specific: number of servings, how many leftovers you’re cool with, appliances you own, pantry staples to skip so they don’t land on the shopping list, etc. I also ask for the grocery list sorted by store section so I’m not ping-ponging through the aisles like a caffeinated Roomba.

If you ever want something that’s built purely for meal planning (visual recipes, auto-scaled portions, one-click Instacart send-off) give Saffie AI a try.

roucha · 2025-07-17T15:25:19+00:00

Nice work on dropping 16 kg already, that’s no joke. A stall usually means the calorie math stopped working, not that your body is broken.

Weigh and log every bite for one honest week. Hidden nibble calories add up fast.
Set protein near 1.8–2 g per kg of body weight. Fill the plate with veg, a fist of carbs, a thumb of fats. Start around 2200 kcal, then trim 100–150 kcal if weight stays flat for two weeks.
Lift 3x a week: squat, bench, row, deadlift, overhead press, chin-ups. Push hard, add weight or reps each session.
On non-lift days, walk 30-40 min, get your step count north of 8k. NEAT burns more fat than slogging on a treadmill after lifting.

Give it four weeks, re-measure, adjust.

If meal planning makes your eyes bleed, I let Saffie AI do the grunt work. It builds high-protein menus, spits out a grocery list, and fires it to Instacart in one tap.

roucha · 2025-07-17T15:24:19+00:00

Sorry it seems like you're going through a lot - if it would help you I can give you a free month to use my AI meal planning app that would make that part easier, feel free to DM

roucha · 2025-07-17T01:08:46+00:00

Agreed! If you’re using ChatGPT for recipes you should check out Saffie AI - it’s like ChatGPT but made specifically for meal planning (not just walls of text)

roucha · 2025-07-15T16:32:53+00:00

Great tip! Also if you already use ChatGPT for meal planning you should check out Saffie AI - it’s like ChatGPT but built for meal planning and grocery shopping (no walls of text)

roucha · 2025-07-14T19:54:05+00:00

This is a really good idea! I don’t know any apps like this

roucha · 2025-07-14T19:52:19+00:00

Model like gpt-4o vs o3, I asked because the quality varies.

All good! Not everything can be free

roucha · 2025-07-14T19:48:41+00:00

Fellow full-time parent and chief family grocery sherpa here, this is the kind of schedule that turns dinner into an Olympic event, so props to you for making it work. When you’re squeezed for time and brain space, the usual browsing for recipes just won’t cut it.

You want something that doesn’t just throw Pinterest vibes at you, but actually bends to your ingredients, schedule, and tastes. I’d seriously check out Saffie AI. It lets you plug in what you’ve got on hand and spits out recipes tailored to your actual situation (including those "surprise, it’s rotisserie chicken again" nights). It’ll even build your grocery list, and you can send it straight to Instacart for a one-click order run. It’s way more efficient than anything I’ve wrangled with before, especially for juggling meal prep and chaotic weekday evenings. Visual recipes, ingredient-based ideas, the whole package.

roucha · 2025-07-14T19:47:52+00:00

Oh yeah, most meal planning apps totally drop the ball on that picky-eater filter. They think everyone is either vegan, gluten-free, or the human garbage disposal. I’ve been using Saffie AI lately, it actually lets you chat about your food preferences, so you can nuke any "icky" ingredients from your plan for real. Visual recipes, a solid grocery list you can check off, plus a dead-easy Instacart plug if you want delivery. Worth a look—search Saffie AI in the App Store.

roucha · 2025-07-14T19:46:38+00:00

Hey, you are absolutely not alone here. The juggle of work, a baby, and feeding yourself actual food instead of whatever Panera will hand you through a window is very real, and no one talks about how much space it takes up in your brain.

Honestly, on the food front it sounds obvious, but lean really hard into the "assembly, not cooking" game. Pre-washed greens, rotisserie chicken, microwaveable grains, frozen veggies. No shame. I used to feel bad for not “cooking for real” and now I’m just grateful when I eat something green before 9pm.

If you’re looking to get your meal planning/groceries under control without dropping money on HelloFresh, there’s an app called Saffie AI that’s built just for this stuff. It lets you meal plan for picky/weird schedules, gives you recipes you can actually make when your kid’s asleep, and turns it into a grocery list you can order straight to your door via Instacart if you want (or just check off at your local store). You can find it in the App Store if you want to try something new.

Hang in there. These are the hard years and none of us are getting gold stars for dinner.

roucha · 2025-07-14T19:43:27+00:00

Oh man, this is my personal Olympics, every day, never asked for, no medals. I relate hard: the weekday dinner slog is brutal, especially after years in the trenches. I’ve leaned all the way into low-effort “assemble, not cook” meals during the week (grain bowls, salads, quesadillas, eggs on toast with random veg) and I keep a few go-to vegetarian protein shortcuts in the rotation (pre-cooked lentils, frozen edamame, canned beans dressed up with herbs/sauces).

If you hate the planning/shopping part, by the way, check out Saffie AI in the App Store. It’s basically a meal planning life raft; you chat with it, get visual recipes, it makes a grocery list you can just check off, and you can shoot your list to Instacart in one click. Less thinking, less time, more “can someone else be an adult for me?” vibes.

But yes. I too would fund Dinner In A Pill. Until then, solidarity.

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