Get Ideas for What to Eat
Deciding what to eat is sometimes harder than actually eating it. Especially when you’re trying to hit specific calorie or macro targets, have dietary restrictions, and don’t want to eat the same three meals on repeat. That’s where meal suggestions come in.
Tell the AI what kind of meal you need (next meal, snack, or full day plan), and it generates personalized suggestions based on your profile. Not generic “healthy eating” advice—actual meal ideas that fit YOUR dietary restrictions, calorie targets, cooking preferences, and available time.
How It Works
The AI looks at your profile data—dietary restrictions, cuisine preferences, daily calorie targets, macro goals, cooking skills, and current fasting status—and generates meal suggestions tailored to your situation.
You request a suggestion type, the AI generates options, and you get back meal ideas with complete details: ingredients list, nutrition breakdown, estimated prep time, cooking instructions. You can save suggestions you like, ignore ones you don’t, or request new suggestions if nothing appeals to you.
The suggestions aren’t mandatory. Think of them as a helpful starting point when you’re stuck on “what should I eat?” They give you structured ideas instead of staring at your fridge hoping inspiration strikes.
Three Types of Suggestions
Next Meal
Need an idea for your upcoming meal? Request a “next meal” suggestion and the AI generates options for breakfast, lunch, or dinner based on the time of day and your profile.
If you’re breaking a fast, the AI knows that and suggests appropriate breaking meals (not heavy, complex dishes right after fasting). If you’re in an eating window and need to hit remaining calorie or protein targets for the day, the suggestions factor that in.
Snack Ideas
Looking for something between meals? Snack suggestions give you options that fit your macro targets without derailing your daily plan.
The AI considers how many calories you have left for the day, what macros you’re low on, and your dietary preferences. If you’ve already hit your calorie target and just need protein, suggestions might focus on high-protein, lower-calorie options.
Meal Plan
Want to plan ahead? Request a meal plan and the AI generates a full day’s worth of meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, optional snacks) structured around your calorie target and macro distribution.
Meal plans help when you prefer not making decisions throughout the day. You get the full plan upfront, can shop for all ingredients at once, and just follow the plan. Some people love this approach, others prefer deciding meal-by-meal. Use whichever fits your style.
What’s in a Suggestion
Every meal suggestion includes:
Meal Name & Description
Clear title and brief description of the dish
Ingredients List
Complete list of what you need, with quantities
Nutrition Breakdown
- Total calories
- Protein (grams)
- Carbs (grams)
- Fat (grams)
Time Estimates
- Prep time (chopping, mixing, assembling)
- Cook time (actual cooking)
- Total time (start to finish)
Basic Instructions
High-level cooking steps (not exhaustive recipes, but enough to get you started)
You get enough information to decide if this meal works for you and actually make it if you choose to.
Profile Setup for Better Suggestions
The AI can generate suggestions without knowing much about you, but results improve dramatically when you complete your profile. Here’s what matters:
Dietary Restrictions (Profile → Preferences → Dietary)
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, etc. The AI never suggests foods you can’t or won’t eat.
Food Allergies (Profile → Preferences → Dietary)
Nuts, shellfish, soy, eggs, etc. Safety first—the AI excludes any allergens you list.
Cuisine Preferences (Profile → Preferences → Dietary)
Mediterranean, Asian, Mexican, Italian, etc. If you hate certain cuisine types, the AI focuses on what you actually like.
Cooking Preferences (Profile → Preferences → Lifestyle)
- Cooking skill level (beginner, intermediate, advanced)
- Maximum cooking time you’re willing to spend
- Whether you prefer cooking or simpler options
Nutrition Goals (Profile → Goals → Nutrition)
- Daily calorie target
- Protein goal
- Carb and fat targets (if tracking)
Fasting Schedule (tracked automatically)
The AI knows if you’re currently fasting or in an eating window, which affects meal timing and breaking-fast suggestions.
How Profile Data Changes Suggestions
Without profile: Generic healthy meals, no consideration for restrictions or preferences
With complete profile:
- Vegetarian restriction → No meat in any suggestions
- Gluten-free → All suggestions use gluten-free ingredients
- Beginner cooking + 30 min max → Simple recipes that fit time constraints
- Mediterranean preference → Focus on Mediterranean-style dishes
- 1,800 calorie target → Meals sized appropriately to fit daily target
- High protein goal (150g) → Suggestions emphasize protein-rich options
- Currently fasting (hour 14) → Next meal suggestions are fast-breaking appropriate
The more context you provide, the more useful the suggestions become.
Usage Limits
AI meal suggestions use computing resources, so there are daily limits:
Free tier: 10 suggestions per day (likely—check your app for exact number)
Premium tier: Higher limit (exact number shown in app)
Each time you request a suggestion (next meal, snack, or meal plan), it counts as one use. A meal plan that suggests breakfast + lunch + dinner still counts as one request, not three.
Manual meal logging doesn’t use AI and has no limits. Meal suggestions are specifically for AI-generated ideas.
When you hit your limit, you can still log meals manually, use analytics, and view previously saved suggestions. You just can’t generate new AI suggestions until the next day.
Saving and Using Suggestions
When you get a suggestion you like, you can save it for reference. Saved suggestions don’t disappear—they stay in your collection so you can come back to them later.
Some people save 10-15 meal ideas they like and rotate through them. Others request fresh suggestions every time. Either approach works.
You’re not required to log meals from suggestions. They’re ideas, not assignments. If a suggestion gives you inspiration but you tweak the recipe or portions, that’s fine. If you ignore the suggestion and make something else entirely, also fine.
The tool provides options. What you actually eat is up to you.
When Suggestions Are Most Helpful
Meal suggestions work best when:
- You’re stuck on what to eat and need ideas
- You’re breaking a fast and want appropriate meal options
- You’re trying new dietary patterns (vegetarian, high-protein, etc.) and don’t have a recipe repertoire yet
- You want to plan ahead for the week
- You’re trying to hit specific calorie or macro targets and need meals that fit
- You’re sick of eating the same things and want variety
Less useful when:
- You already know exactly what you want to eat
- You’re eating out (suggestions assume home cooking)
- You have very limited ingredients available (AI suggests based on typical grocery items)
- You prefer completely spontaneous eating without any planning
Use it when it genuinely helps, skip it when it doesn’t.
Requesting Better Suggestions
If you get a suggestion that doesn’t work, request another one. Each request gives you different options.
Sometimes the first suggestion doesn’t fit—maybe ingredients you don’t have, cooking time too long, or just doesn’t sound appealing. That’s normal. Request again and see what else the AI comes up with.
The AI uses some randomness in generation, so multiple requests for “next meal” will give you different meal ideas, not the same suggestion repeatedly.
If you consistently get suggestions that don’t work, check your profile. Maybe you listed “loves spicy food” but actually don’t, or your cooking skill is set to “advanced” when you’re actually a beginner. Adjust profile settings to better reflect your real preferences.
Connecting to Your Other Data
Meal suggestions integrate with your other app features:
Fasting status: The AI knows if you’re fasting or not, which affects suggestion timing and breaking-fast meal types
Calorie tracking: If you’ve already eaten 1,200 of your 1,800 calorie target today, suggestions for your next meal will be sized appropriately for the remaining 600 calories
Activity level: More active days might trigger suggestions with slightly higher calories
Past meals: The AI may avoid suggesting similar meals to what you ate recently (though this depends on implementation)
Your meal suggestions aren’t isolated—they consider your complete context.
What It Doesn’t Do
Meal suggestions don’t provide exhaustive cookbook-style recipes. You get ingredients, nutrition, time estimates, and basic steps—enough to make the meal, but not extremely detailed instructions.
It doesn’t account for what ingredients you currently have at home. Suggestions assume you can get typical grocery items. If you have dietary restrictions that make certain ingredients hard to find, mention those in your profile.
It doesn’t order food for you or connect to delivery services (though the app description mentions potential future integration with meal delivery companies).
And it doesn’t force you to eat suggested meals. They’re suggestions, not prescriptions.
Using It Realistically
Don’t expect every suggestion to be perfect. The AI generates ideas based on your profile and typical meal patterns. Sometimes suggestions will be spot-on, sometimes they’ll miss the mark. That’s normal.
Use suggestions as starting points. If a suggestion is 80% right but you’d swap one ingredient or adjust portion size, go for it. You don’t have to follow suggestions exactly.
Save suggestions you genuinely like. Building a collection of 10-20 meals that work for you is more valuable than requesting fresh suggestions every single time.
Update your profile if suggestions consistently miss. If you keep getting recipes that are too complex or take too long, adjust your cooking preferences. If certain cuisine types never appeal to you, update your preferences.
Focus on usefulness, not novelty. If you find 5 great meal ideas that fit your macros and you like eating them, rotating those 5 meals is perfectly fine. You don’t need infinite variety.