Meal planning stresses me out, so I let Claude handle it instead

Meal planning stresses me out, so I let Claude handle it instead Credit: Adam Davidson / How-To Geek By  Adam Davidson Published May 25, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT Adam has a degree in Engineering and has a life-long interest in technology. He has been writing for over a decade for various print and online publications, with a focus on consumer tech. He joined How-To Geek in 2024 while working at Pocket-lint . As well as being a long-term fan of Apple products, he also has a strong interest in smart home tech, running a Home Assistant server at home to automate all his smart home devices. He believes that the ideal smart home should work with minimal interaction from the user, with automations running as if by magic rather than requiring you to push buttons on a control panel. You can find more of his work on Muck Rack . Sign in to your How-To Geek account Add Us On follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap One of the biggest problems I have with AI is that it can do so many things that it's hard to know where to start. I decided to see if Claude could solve one of my biggest frustrations. The results were impressive, and I barely had to lift a finger. Meal planning is a thankless task It's a never-ending source of stress Credit: Dragon Images / Shutterstock One of the things I hate the most is having to plan meals and buy food. It's a task that never ends; you buy food for the week, cook it, eat it, and then you have to start all over again. Coming up with meal ideas is an effort, and then you have to buy all the food to make those meals. Planning meals and going out to buy the ingredients takes up a lot of time. Even if we shop online and have the groceries delivered, you still have to take the time to add everything to your basket, and when it does come, some of the crucial items are often missin