Editorial contribution · Personal
Five dinners, one shopping list, less thinking
Plan simple meals that share ingredients and fit your week.
Published: · Version 1
A prompt to try
Plan five dinners for [NUMBER OF PEOPLE]. Budget: [AMOUNT]. Supplies with approximate quantities: [LIST]. Time available each evening and equipment: [DETAILS]. Preferences, allergies and exclusions: [DETAILS]. Ask for essential missing information. Suggest five varied, simple meals that share ingredients. Give the approximate time and quantities for our group size for each meal. Do not assume unmentioned supplies. Let me swap meals before creating a combined shopping list grouped by section. Subtract existing quantities only if specified. Prices are estimates unless supported by current evidence. Check explicitly mentioned allergies when suggesting substitutes too; do not assess the shelf life of existing food remotely.
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What you need
- Number of people, supplies, budget, time and intolerances.
How to start
- Describe your constraints and supplies.
- Choose the meals.
- Check quantities and the shopping list.
What an answer could look like
Illustrative example · not a tested AI response
Illustrative example, not tested with a model: Roasted vegetables on Monday and a vegetable stir-fry on Tuesday use the same ingredients you bought.