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Plan a weekly family meal routine that cuts the 5pm panic

Every evening starts with 'what's for dinner?'. Get a repeating week of meals and a shop rhythm.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

The prompt · ChatGPT

Plan a weekly family meal routine.

Household: [who]
Cooking time on weeknights: [minutes]
Batch-cook friendly: [yes/no]
Hates/allergies: [list]
Shop day: [day]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. A repeating weekly dinner template.
2. Two swap meals for busy nights.
3. A shop list structure.
4. A fridge-use rule to cut waste.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, diagnoses or legal outcomes. UK English.

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A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. who: a short note you already have. minutes: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

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