PlanEat

PlanEat is an AI-powered meal planning application designed to simplify the process of creating weekly menus, managing grocery shopping, and tracking nutritional intake. The platform focuses on generating personalized 7-day meal plans that align with individual schedules, dietary preferences, budgets, and health goals. Instead of offering generic recommendations, PlanEat tailors every aspect of the plan to the user’s specific inputs. Users begin by entering their food preferences, such as disliked ingredients, cuisine types, or dietary restrictions like vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, or low-carb. They can also specify their target daily calorie range, which the system auto-adjusts based on their profile. The tool then generates a weekly menu with clear recipe details, including step-by-step instructions, preparation time, cooking difficulty, and a full nutritional breakdown per serving—covering macronutrients like protein, carbs, and fats. Each recipe also includes simple substitution suggestions for ingredients the user may not have on hand, reducing the need for last-minute store runs. A key function is the automated, grouped grocery list. Instead of listing ingredients in the order they appear in recipes, the system organizes items by category (e.g., produce, dairy, meat, pantry staples) to make shopping faster and more efficient. The list also accounts for overlapping ingredients across multiple meals, preventing duplicate purchases and minimizing food waste. Users can adjust portion sizes or swap meals within the week without losing the optimized list. The platform also tracks daily calorie totals across the entire week, allowing users to see if they are on track with their energy intake. For those with specific health targets, such as weight loss, muscle gain, or