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..."
  }