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

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..."
}