OurMenu

AI-powered meal planning app that builds practical weekly menus from real recipes and personal dietary preferences.

Directed by me, drafted with AI

What It Is

OurMenu is a meal planning app for busy people who want to eat better without spending too much energy deciding what to cook.

The product uses AI to generate personalized meal plans around dietary preferences, recipe relevance, and ingredient reuse.

The Problem

Meal planning sounds simple until it becomes a weekly tax:

  • too many recipes to browse
  • too much decision fatigue
  • dietary restrictions complicate planning
  • ingredients get wasted because meals are planned in isolation

Most people do not need infinite options. They need a realistic plan they can actually follow.

What OurMenu Focuses On

  • AI-generated meal plans tailored to preferences
  • support for dietary needs like vegan, keto, and allergies
  • ingredient reuse across meals to reduce food waste
  • real recipes instead of abstract nutrition targets
  • mobile-first access through iOS and Android apps

Why The Product Makes Sense

The best part of the idea is that it optimizes for follow-through, not novelty. A useful meal planner should lower friction, reuse context from previous choices, and make the week feel decided.

That also gives the AI angle a clear job: not “generate content,” but remove the planning burden while still producing meals that feel personal and cookable.

Product Positioning

OurMenu sits in a good space between recipe discovery and rigid fitness meal plans. It looks better suited for normal households and busy adults who want help planning meals without turning dinner into a full research project.

Current Impression

This feels like a consumer product with a straightforward promise: real meals, less thinking. If the recommendations stay useful over time, that is the kind of value people can build a weekly habit around.

Stack

  • Astro marketing site
  • AI-assisted meal planning backend
  • retrieval over real recipe sources
  • iOS app
  • Android app