Multi-Period Meal Optimization

This skill creates meal plans with per-meal constraints, ensuring balanced distribution of calories and nutrients across breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. This prevents issues like 995-calorie "snacks" that occur with post-hoc meal allocation.

Template-Based vs Multi-Period

Consider template-based first (--template --pattern X):

Produces more realistic meals (1 protein + 1 legume + vegetables per meal)
Different foods at each meal by design
Simpler to use: uv run llmn optimize --pattern pescatarian --template --json

Use multi-period when:

You need exact per-meal calorie/protein control (e.g., "exactly 500-550 kcal at breakfast")
You want to restrict specific foods to specific meals (e.g., "almonds only as snack")
You need equi-calorie constraints (e.g., "lunch within 100 kcal of dinner")
Template-based doesn't meet your specific nutrient requirements

When to Use Multi-Period

Multi-Period Meal Optimization

Template-Based vs Multi-Period

Consider template-based first (--template --pattern X):

Produces more realistic meals (1 protein + 1 legume + vegetables per meal)
Different foods at each meal by design
Simpler to use: uv run llmn optimize --pattern pescatarian --template --json

Use multi-period when:

You need exact per-meal calorie/protein control (e.g., "exactly 500-550 kcal at breakfast")
You want to restrict specific foods to specific meals (e.g., "almonds only as snack")
You need equi-calorie constraints (e.g., "lunch within 100 kcal of dinner")
Template-based doesn't meet your specific nutrient requirements

Multiperiod

Multi-Period Meal Optimization

Template-Based vs Multi-Period

When to Use Multi-Period

Multiperiod

Multi-Period Meal Optimization

Template-Based vs Multi-Period

When to Use Multi-Period

Quick Start

Workflow

Step 1: Gather Daily Targets

Step 2: Define Per-Meal Targets

Step 3: Per-Meal Protein (Optional)

Step 4: Create Multi-Period Profile

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