Meal prep reminder on WhatsApp

Updated 31 October 2026.

A meal prep reminder on WhatsApp is a weekly message to plan, shop and cook, so Monday doesn't start with an empty fridge. With Mindie, send "every Sunday at 10am remind me to meal prep lunches for the week" and it shows up every Sunday morning.

Meal prep fails at the planning step more than the cooking step. If nobody decides what to make by Friday, the shopping doesn't happen on Saturday, and Sunday's cook day becomes takeaway.

Mindie

on WhatsApp

• Plan the week

  Every Friday at 7pm remind me to plan next week's meals

• Cook day

  Every Sunday at 10am remind me to meal prep lunches for the week

• Build the list

  Add chicken thighs, rice, spinach and Greek yogurt to my groceries list

When to be reminded

• Two days before cook day, to decide the meals and write the list.
• Before your usual shop, to check the list.
• On cook day itself, at a time you're home.

Why it falls apart

• No plan, no shop. The list never gets made.
• Ingredients are forgotten, so the recipe can't be finished.
• Weekends get busy, and cook day slides to "maybe next week".

Habits that help

• Keep one running groceries list in Mindie and add to it all week.
• Repeat what worked. Save favourite meal prep recipes as notes and rotate them.
• Cook in one block. Two hours on a Sunday usually covers weekday lunches.

How Mindie handles it

1. Set the weekly reminders for planning, shopping and cooking in one go.
2. Add items to your list by text, voice note or a screenshot of a recipe.
3. Ask for the list at the shop and tick things off as you go.

What Mindie doesn't do

• It doesn't plan meals or give nutrition advice.
• It doesn't order groceries or connect to shops and delivery apps.
• It only messages you, so housemates keep their own reminders.

Questions

This page explains how to set the reminder with Mindie. It isn't financial, legal or medical advice; check dates and doses with the people who set them. Checked on 31 October 2026.