How it works

A week with PoppyMeals

From sign-up to dinner on the table. Here's what a typical week looks like.

Step 1

Tell us about your household.

A 3-minute setup. Who you're cooking for, dietary needs, allergies, how adventurous your family is, and when you shop. Pick your messaging channel (SMS, Telegram, or WhatsApp) and you're ready to go.

Onboarding wizard showing dietary needs and allergy setup
Tuesday · 7:14 AM
Morning! A few dinner ideas for this week 👇

A · 🍋 Sheet-pan lemon chicken with broccoli and crispy potatoes. ~25 min, mostly hands-off.

B · 🌶️ Black bean & corn quesadillas with avocado. ~15 min, vegetarian.

C · 🍝 Turkey bolognese over penne. ~30 min, good leftovers.

A, B, or C? Or something else?
A and C sound great
Nice picks! Adding those to the plan. 🍽️

Step 2

Dinner ideas, by text.

A few mornings before your grocery run, Poppy texts you dinner ideas tailored to your household. Reply with the ones you like, or ask for something different.

  • "Something Mexican this week"
  • "Less chicken this week"
  • "A soup for Sunday"

Optional

Let the family weigh in.

Poll your family! Share a voting link and let your household swipe through the options. Each person picks what sounds good to them. Poppy tallies the votes and learns what your family actually wants to eat.

  • One-tap link sharing via text or WhatsApp
  • Swipe-based voting, no app or account needed
  • Results on your dashboard with top picks and write-in suggestions
  • Poppy remembers what each person likes over time
Family voting page with swipe cards for dinner options
Dashboard widget showing vote results and top picks
Wednesday · 8:02 AM
Can you add this? https://example.com/peanut-noodles
Found it! Peanut Noodles with Vegetables. I scaled it to 4 servings and added it to your plan. 🥜

No dietary conflicts with your profile.
Perfect

Your recipes, your way

Bring your own recipes.

Found a recipe online? Just text Poppy the link. It gets parsed, scaled for your household, checked against your dietary needs, and added to your plan. Tell Poppy things like "my partner hates cilantro" or "no more quinoa" and it remembers for next time.

Step 3

Your shopping list and recipes.

When your plan is set, Poppy sends you a categorized shopping list and full recipes. Check items off as you shop. Export to Apple Reminders or share with your partner. Shop at your regular store. No cardboard box, no markup, no ingredients you already have.

  • One-click Instacart ordering: tap "Shop on Instacart" and your cart is built for you
Shopping list page with categorized items and checkboxes
Recipe card with photo, ingredients, and Start Cooking button
Cooking mode interface with step-by-step text, timer, and ingredient sidebar

Hands-free cooking

Step-by-step cooking mode.

Open a recipe and tap "Start Cooking." Each step fills the screen with large, readable text. Swipe or use voice commands to move between steps.

  • Voice control: "next," "back," "repeat," "start timer"
  • Built-in timers, auto-detected from instructions
  • Screen stays on while you cook
  • Shows only the ingredients you need for each step

Learns your taste

Rate meals. Build your favorites.

Rate meals from your dashboard. Anything you love gets saved to your favorites and suggested again in future weeks. Poppy learns what your household actually eats, not just what sounds good in theory.

Dashboard showing meal cards with star ratings

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