⚡ Weekly meal planner: AI-generated grocery lists with price comparison to WhatsApp
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Description
Weekly Meal Planner with Auto Grocery Lists using Fillout, FluentC AI & WhatsApp 🍽️
Automate Your Weekly Family Meal Planning with AI and WhatsApp
Say goodbye to mealtime stress. This workflow automates your entire weekly meal planning process — from family input to a WhatsApp-sent grocery list — using AI and no-code tools.
Perfect for:
- Homemakers managing household routines
- Solopreneurs balancing business and family
- Parents who want to reduce decision fatigue
The workflow:
- 🗳️ Collects meal preferences via a Fillout form
- 🤖 Uses FluentC AI to generate a 5-day dinner plan and categorized grocery list
- 🛒 Checks prices using Scrappey (Walmart, Target, etc.)
- 📄 Generates a printable PDF grocery list with PDF4me
- 📲 Sends the list to your spouse or family group via WhatsApp using WhatsAble
Fully automated, beginner-friendly, and designed to bring calm to your home.
Setup Requirements
Before using this workflow, ensure you have the following accounts and tools:
| Service | Purpose | Free Tier Available? |
|---|---|---|
| Fillout | Collect family meal preferences | Yes |
| FluentC AI or OpenAI | AI-powered meal and grocery list generation | Yes (if using OpenAI) |
| Scrappey | Scrape real-time prices from stores | Yes (150 free scrapes) |
| PDF4me | Generate clean, printable PDFs | Yes |
| WhatsAble | Send WhatsApp messages via API | Yes |
| n8n | Orchestrate the automation | Yes |
💡 You’ll need API keys for: FluentC, Scrappey, PDF4me, WhatsAble
🔐 All credentials should be stored securely in n8n
Step-by-Step Setup Instructions
1. Create Your Fillout Form
Your form must include the following fields to work with this workflow:
| Field Name | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
Meal Choices | Multiple Choice or Long Text | “Pasta, Tacos, Stir Fry” |
Dietary Notes | Short Text (Optional) | “No dairy, vegetarian” |
Preferred Days | Checkbox | Mon, Tue, Wed |
Submit Timestamp | Hidden Field | Auto-generated |
📌 Tip: Name your form “Weekly Family Meal Poll” and set it to auto-save responses.
🔗 After publishing, copy the form URL and add it to the Fillout node in n8n.
2. Import the Workflow into n8n
- Go to your n8n dashboard.
- Click Workflows > Create from JSON.
- Paste the provided JSON.
- Click Import.
3. Set Up Credentials
For each service, go to Credentials > Add New and enter your API key:
- FluentC AI (or OpenAI)
- Scrappey
- PDF4me
- WhatsAble
- Fillout
🔐 Never hardcode keys — always use n8n’s credential system.
4. Configure the AI Prompt
In the FluentC: Generate Meal Plan node:
- Edit the prompt to include dietary needs and output structure:
Based on these meal preferences: {{ $json["Meal Choices"] }}. Create a 5-day dinner plan (Mon-Fri) with simple, family-friendly recipes. Then generate a categorized grocery list. Consider dietary notes: {{ $json["Dietary Notes"] }}. Use a warm, friendly tone. Output format: { "mealPlan": "Monday: Creamy Garlic Pasta\nTuesday: Black Bean Tacos...", "groceryList": "Produce: Bell peppers, onions, spinach\nPantry: Canned black beans, pasta, olive oil..." }
🔗 Nodes Used
HTTP Request
📥 Import
Download workflow.json and import into n8n:
Workflow menu → Import from File