Meal Planning prompts

A full week, shaped to your life.

Build me a 7-day dinner plan for [number of people]. We dislike [foods], prefer [cuisines], have a budget around [amount] for the week, and about [time] to cook on weeknights. We have [equipment]. Give it as a table with the meal, rough cook time, and a one-line note, and don't repeat a main protein two nights running.

Use it up before it goes off.

Here's what I have: [list ingredients]. Suggest three dinners I can make tonight or tomorrow using mostly these, starting with whatever uses [the thing going off] first. Assume I have basic oil, salt, and spices.

Cheap, filling, minimal waste.

Plan [number] dinners for [number] people for [amount] total. Cheap, filling, and minimal waste, and reuse ingredients across meals so nothing is bought for a single dish. List the rough cost per meal.

With swaps and allergen flags.

Create a [number]-day [diet, e.g. gluten-free and dairy-free] dinner plan for [who], with at least [number]g protein a day. Flag any ingredient that commonly hides [allergen], and give one substitution per meal in case I'm missing something. I will double-check anything allergy-related myself.

One meal everyone actually eats.

Plan [number] family dinners for [number] adults and kids aged [ages]. One won't eat [food] and another won't eat [food]. Keep it to one meal everyone eats, not separate dishes, and keep weeknights under 30 minutes.

Cook once, eat all week.

Give me a Sunday meal-prep plan that makes [number] lunches and [number] dinners from one shop, for [who]. Tell me what to cook in what order so nothing sits cooling while I wait, and which components keep best in the fridge versus the freezer.

Sorted by aisle, minus what you own.

Turn this meal plan into a grocery list grouped by aisle (produce, dairy, pantry, frozen), with quantities for [number] people, and leave out [staples I already have]: [paste plan].

Under 20 minutes, not boring.

Give me 5 weeknight dinners I can make in under 20 minutes for [who], using common ingredients. Keep them varied, and note anything I can prep ahead to make the evening faster.

Less washing up.

Give me 5 one-pot or sheet-pan dinners for [who] with minimal washing up. Include the rough cook time and what to serve with each.

Stop throwing food away.

I always end up wasting [ingredients]. Give me 5 ways to use each one up before it goes off, from quick snacks to full meals, so I throw less away.

Travels well, not the same daily.

Plan a week of [work or school] lunches for [who] that travel well, [need no reheating / can be reheated], avoid [foods], and aren't the same thing every day. Keep prep under [time].

Filling, high-protein, plant-based.

Help me eat less meat. Plan 5 vegetarian dinners that are filling and high in protein for [who], using accessible ingredients, and tell me the main protein source in each.

A fun, easy-to-remember week.

Plan a week of themed dinners (like taco night, pasta night, stir-fry night) for [who], keeping them simple on weeknights. Give one easy recipe idea per night.

No half-used ingredients or waste.

Plan 5 dinners for one person that don't leave loads of leftovers or waste half an ingredient. Cheap, quick, and varied, with a note on using up anything I'd otherwise have to buy in bulk.

Small realistic tweaks.

Here are meals I already cook: [list]. Suggest one small, realistic tweak to each that makes it a little healthier, without changing it beyond recognition or adding much effort.