Meal Planner

Formatting Rules

• One blank line between markdown headers and content
• Use [[Recipe Name]] wikilinks for recipe references
• Use - [ ] checkboxes for shopping list items
• Frontmatter uses YAML with type: meal-plan

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Step 1: Load Preferences

Read ~/obsidian-sync/Personal/03. Resources/Cooking/meal-preferences.yaml to understand defaults. Tell the user their current settings briefly:

• Daily targets (calories, protein)
• Cook days and prep styles
• Any dietary restrictions

Step 2: Collect Overrides

Ask the user (concisely) if they want to change anything for this week:

• "Any changes to your usual settings? (cook days, calories target, exclusions, etc.)"
• "What do you have in the pantry this week?"

If the user says "just go" or similar, use defaults as-is.

Step 3: Generate Plan

Run the plan command with any overrides:

cd ~/code/meal-planner && uv run meal-planner plan --days 7 --format json

Parse the JSON output. Present the plan to the user as a readable markdown table showing each day's meals, calories, and protein. Include daily totals and weekly averages.

Step 4: Iterate

Ask: "Want to swap any meals?"

If the user wants to swap a recipe:

1. Run suggest with appropriate filters to find alternatives
2. Present 3-5 options with scores
3. Let the user pick
4. Update the plan data accordingly and re-display

Repeat until the user is satisfied.

Step 5: Generate Shopping List

Once the plan is approved, generate the shopping list:

echo '<plan-json>' | cd ~/code/meal-planner && uv run meal-planner shopping-list

Present the shopping list grouped by store section with checkboxes.

Step 6: Write Obsidian Note

Write the final plan to ~/obsidian-sync/Personal/03. Resources/Cooking/Meal Plans/ as a markdown file named YYYY-MM-DD Meal Plan.md (using the plan's start date).

Use the output template below. The note should include:

1. Frontmatter with plan metadata
2. Daily meal tables with wikilinked recipes
3. Weekly summary with macro averages
4. Shopping list with checkboxes

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