Plan a week of meals from a fridge photo
A user gave Claude a photo of their fridge and pantry and got a week of dinners, a short shopping list, and meals ordered so perishables are used first. ·
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- What they did
- The user took a photo of the inside of their fridge plus an open pantry shelf and asked Claude to make a week of dinners using mostly what was already there. Claude produced the meal plan, a short list of only the missing items to buy, and sequenced the meals so the most perishable ingredients got used first, like spinach early and root vegetables later.
- How it went
- The user says the shopping list dropped to about six items instead of a full cart, and they estimate they waste about $40 less food per week. They also say it solved the nightly no-plan problem; the post does not give the exact prompt or examples of the meals.
- Worth knowing
- The main catch is that the source only describes the idea at a high level, so if you want to copy it you'll need to invent your own prompt.
Try it yourself with Claude
Here are photos of my fridge and pantry. Plan [number] dinners for the week for [number] people, with dietary notes: [restrictions or preferences]. Order the meals so the items that spoil soonest get used first, and give me a short shopping list covering only what I'm missing. You're done when I have the meal plan by day and a single shopping list.
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Source: Reddit · Sep 11, 2026
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