Weekly Meal Planner: AI-Generated Grocery Lists with Price Comparison to WhatsApp

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:

1. 🗳️ Collects meal preferences via a Fillout form
2. 🤖 Uses FluentC AI to generate a 5-day dinner plan and categorized grocery list
3. 🛒 Checks prices using Scrappey (Walmart, Target, etc.)
4. 📄 Generates a printable PDF grocery list with PDF4me
5. 📲 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.

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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

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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.

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2. Import the Workflow into n8n

1. Go to your n8n dashboard.
2. Click Workflows > Create from JSON.
3. Paste the provided JSON.
4. Click Import.

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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.

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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..." }