MealPlanAI - Side Project Idea for Solo Developers

The Problem (Pain Level: 8/10) “What’s for dinner?” - This daily question becomes a significant mental load for families. Current problems: Decision fatigue: Exhaustion from daily meal decisions Nutritional imbalance: Defaulting to quick and easy options Food waste: Shopping without a plan leads to unused ingredients Time consumption: Searching recipes, making shopping lists Discovered on Reddit: “I built an AI to handle the ‘what’s for dinner?’ mental load for families” ...

January 30, 2026 · 2 min · Young