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Plan everyday meals on a budget for the week
You want simple meals that aren't all takeaways. Get a week of dinners and a shop list that fits your budget band.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Plan everyday meals on a budget for a week. Budget band for food: [rough] Household: [who] Cooking time on weeknights: [minutes] Likes/dislikes: [list] Shop: [one big shop / few] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Seven dinners with rough prep time. 2. Lunch ideas that reuse dinners. 3. A shop list by section. 4. Two emergency 10-minute meals. No calorie counts or medical diet claims. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent diagnoses, doses, calorie targets or treatment plans. This is help with preparation, planning and wording, not medical, diet or treatment advice; check the NHS website, speak to a pharmacist, or contact NHS 111; call 999 if it feels like an emergency. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
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The prompt · Gemini
Plan everyday meals on a budget for a week. Budget band for food: [rough] Household: [who] Cooking time on weeknights: [minutes] Likes/dislikes: [list] Shop: [one big shop / few] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. Seven dinners with rough prep time. 2. Lunch ideas that reuse dinners. 3. A shop list by section. 4. Two emergency 10-minute meals. No calorie counts or medical diet claims. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent diagnoses, doses, calorie targets or treatment plans. This is help with preparation, planning and wording, not medical, diet or treatment advice; check the NHS website, speak to a pharmacist, or contact NHS 111; call 999 if it feels like an emergency. UK English. Stay in this Gemini chat. Leave extensions off, including Gmail and Drive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. rough: a short note you already have. who: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You give budget band, household and likes.
The assistant asks about cooking time.
You get seven dinners, lunches idea and a shop list structure.
What happens
Use Gemini to plan everyday meals on a budget for the week
You want simple meals that aren't all takeaways. Get a week of dinners and a shop list that fits your budget band.
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