Turn dietary targets into a weekly menu and cheaper groceries
At a glance
A home cook carries goals and macro targets from Cal AI into ChatGPT to generate weekly meals and grocery alternatives. This workflow is listed under Meal Planning, Groceries, Household Budget.
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What they did
1) Enter your dietary goals into Cal AI and obtain the macro targets it generates. The author's workflow uses those targets as an input to a separate ChatGPT conversation. 2) Copy the goals and targets into ChatGPT, describe your dietary preferences and how much cooking effort you are willing to spend, and request a weekly meal plan. 3) Ask for the grocery list for that plan, then request lower-cost substitutes for expensive products while retaining the stated targets. 4) Read the resulting menu and shopping list together before using them. If you also request dinner leftovers for lunches, check that the lunch falls after the dinner that produces it and have ChatGPT correct any scheduling error. 5) Use the checked list to shop and the menu to guide the week's cooking; repeat with revised goals or preferences when needed.
How it went
The author says the routine reduced indecision about meals, made cooking more enjoyable, and helped them spend less; no verified savings amount is provided.
Worth knowing
A reader trying the leftovers variation received lunch scheduled before that day's dinner. The author says they rarely use Cal AI's photo-based AI feature.
