ChatGPT and Me: Meal Prep, DINING SOLO, and Making it Through the Week
Let’s be real, cooking dinner for one after a long day at work (and commute) sucks.
And here’s the thing: I’m almost 50, I sit at a desk all day, my body has started sending me cryptic messages in the form of hot flashes, and I need meals that don’t scream sad girl dinner life. Enter my new sidekick: ChatGPT.
Yeah, I said it. AI isn’t just for writing boring reports or making you feel like a tech dinosaur at work. It can actually help you meal prep without crying in the produce aisle.
Step 1: Tell the Robot My Life Story
I spilled it all. My age, my metabolism doing the cha-cha, my need for easy, healthy meals that don’t cost my entire paycheck. I said:
👉 “Help me not eat like a feral teenager but also don’t make me spend my entire Sunday cooking.”
ChatGPT listened. No judgment. No kale-only diets. No “detox water” nonsense. Just healthy meals a real person would actually eat.
Step 2: Grocery List, Baby
Then I asked it for a shopping list. But not just any list…
A list that said: “Hey, here’s how you’re going to survive the week without having a breakdown in front of the frozen section at Walmart.”
And then we leveled up:
I made ChatGPT organize the list by Walmart Supercentre aisles. Because nothing makes me rage faster than sprinting from dairy to frozen to produce like I’m on Supermarket Sweep.
Step 3: Cooking, But Make It Cheeky
Here’s what actually hit my kitchen that week:
Warm Quinoa + Salad Bowls → greens, roasted sweet potato cubes, roasted cabbage & carrots. Basically a hug in a bowl.
Veggie-Heavy Red Sauce Pasta → light on beef, heavy on “I’m pretending to be Italian tonight.”
Mexican-Inspired Wrap Filler → black beans, peppers, onions, spices… I may never buy Taco Bell again.
Tuna Salad Glow-Up → tuna, pickles, onions, mustard, lemon juice. It’s giving budget-friendly bistro.
Breakfasts: chia parfaits + hard boiled eggs (AKA: protein and patience in a Tupperware).
Snacks: homemade trail mix with nuts, dried cranberries, dark chocolate… plus popcorn, because balance.
Step 4: Nerd Out with Nutrients
Then I made ChatGPT calculate nutrients for each thing. Suddenly I knew my sweet potatoes were Vitamin A bombs, my yogurt parfaits were calcium angels, and my tuna was quietly saving my heart while I scrolled TikTok.
This is when it hit me:
AI is basically the nerdy best friend you wish you had in high school.. you know, the one who did your math homework but also told you not to date that guy with the Corvette.
Step 5: The Big Takeaway
Meal prepping with ChatGPT doesn’t feel like diet culture hell. In fact, it feels a little bit like cheating at life (in the best way). I got through the week with tasty food, my fridge looked like a Pinterest board, and I still had time to nap, socialize, and complain about Calgary weather.
Final Word
If you’re still thinking AI is only for work presentations or those scary people on LinkedIn, think again.
Use it for your life.
Use it to meal prep, save money, plan road trips, organize your closet, or even come up with a blog post like this one.
Because honestly?
Life’s better with a little help from ChatGPT…
And now I have a kitchen stocked full of quinoa salads and trail mix to prove it.
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