eatthismuch
Consumer and social
meal planning
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
97 positive, 62 neutral or asking, 17 mixed, 22 critical, out of 198 comments about the project. Thread score +0.43.
Idea: 36 for, 8 againstDesign: 15 for, 2 againstExecution: 3 for, 11 againstPricing: 11 for, 0 againstPerformance: 3 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, well-executed interface that anticipates user needs
From 2 comments
I am surprised and delighted by this site! I cannot stress enough how well this nailed the contingencies that may come up when I was just using this. My first thought, I actually…
27182818284 on HNThe idea didn't really seem that exciting to me, but the execution of this is very impressive indeed. I'm going to be using this to demonstrate what I mean by an effective user…
noonespecial on HN
Idea solves a real decision-fatigue problem
From 2 comments
Oh wow. Simply wow. I've wanted this without knowing I've wanted it. This probably sounds sad but the effort and potential anxiety required in trying to pick the right foods and…
blocke on HNGenius.
shloime on HN
Objections
Meal combinations and recipes can be odd or unrealistic
From 2 comments
This is pretty neat and well executed. But does the algorithm work on meal combinations that make sense? Two of my generated meals, one was chocolate mousse with a side of bacon…
greghinch on HNThere's probably a culture clash here but... is this considered a balanced nutritious meal in the US? http://i.imgur.com/cVpnXJB.png I'm French, a country that has a certain…
GuiA on HN
Too much bacon and pecans for low-carb diets
From 2 comments
I eat low carb, so I tried customizing for such a diet. Here are my thoughts: First, huge kudos for allowing me to customize macronutrients that way. Second, it would be nice to…
SoftwareMaven on HNIt does, but he's right about the abundance of pecans and bacon. Adding more low carb options is one of my top priorities.
papa_bear on HN
Limited recipe and food database
From 2 comments
True, but it still limits the food variety a lot. Since my recipe database isn't huge to begin with, the meals start looking stale much sooner. I'm working on expanding the…
papa_bear on HNYou're right that there's a lot of work before having even something basically functional - the first version of the site only had about 50 foods to pick from that I entered by…
papa_bear on HN
Requests
Mobile version of the site
From 2 comments
Oh wow. Simply wow. I've wanted this without knowing I've wanted it. This probably sounds sad but the effort and potential anxiety required in trying to pick the right foods and…
blocke on HNI'm the same way with the food picking anxiety, except I'm also really stingy at the same time so I'll often be too lazy to eat anything at all. That was the main inspiration for…
papa_bear on HN
Grocery delivery integration
From 1 comment
All this needs is a button on the generated grocery list to have them delivered to your door. Partner with TaskRabbit, InstaCart, Safeway (I believe they do free deliveries for…
cwilson on HN
Dietary restriction and allergy filters
From 2 comments
I will give you all of my money if you include support for dietary restrictions. I have food allergies and can't consume milk.
theboss on HNYou can uncheck milk from the Meal options menu - just click the "Meal options" button on the right side, and a bit down the page there's a big checklist of foods you can filter…
papa_bear on HN
Non-US meal options
From 1 comment
Is there a way to choose non-USA type of meals? I mean, in South America, Spain and other parts of the world breakfast means coffee and cereal, or toast with jam, cookies, fruits…
marianov on HN
Family meal mode
From 2 comments
One thing that would be really useful would be a "family mode". My wife and I are currently working out together. I want to gain weight, she wants to lose or maintain weight…
lemming on HNI added the family meal planning feature a few days ago, but it's more simple than what you're asking - it basically just scales up that meal X times in your grocery list, so the…
papa_bear on HN
Questions
Are the recipes crowdsourced?
From 2 comments
This is pretty marvelous. I have always wanted to create something like this, but the details have always seemed daunting to me. I couldn't think of a way of merging recipes I…
physcab on HNYou're right that there's a lot of work before having even something basically functional - the first version of the site only had about 50 foods to pick from that I entered by…
papa_bear on HN
Can it set a budget?
From 2 comments
I was just looking for this kind of information the other day. Is there a way to give it a budget?
jvanderwal on HNAt the very bottom of the meal options page you can set a daily price limit.
papa_bear on HN
Alternatives named
Hand-built linear programming meal planners
From 1 comment
I've tried to make a meal planner that used linear programming to ensure that I got all of the needed nutrients and minimized calories, but it didn't work out. It really liked to…
rcfox on HN
Soylent
From 1 comment
Really cool! Needs a Rob Rhinehart mode though... Breakfast: Soylent, 20 oz. Lunch: Soylent, 20 oz. Dinner: Soylent, 20 oz.
nemo1618 on HN