Eat This Much - Meal Planner Reviews

by Bleh2202

I’m giving EatThisMuch 2 stars solely because the algorithm that they have created to track nutritional intake is pretty awesome. The recipes are a way different thing. I’ve been using EatThisMuch for almost an entire week, point blank, the recipes are completely gross. I’m doing keto and even with all the potential flavor from fats, the food is still absolutely disgusting. I prepped dinner for the last 30 min, carefully measuring, and after all that effort I am left to choke down another stomach churning meal. As far as the estimates for daily grocery expenses, not even close. My bill was almost double what it was supposed to be.
I wanted to love EatThisMuch, I really really did, but I don’t at all. This has been the most time consuming, expensive, and underwhelming experience. I would not recommend it at all, unless you are going to add in your own recipes and nutritional info. It’s a bit more work than I am willing to pay an 8$ monthly fee for.

by Pepperh1

In general, I like the weekly menu based on the diet of your choice and the grocery list. I have noticed that the number of foods and recipes is still fairly limited if you have allergies or do not like certain foods. I have had only “bell pepper” or “banana” be the lunch option with nothing else. Their database of foods is still a work in progress. Also, I have calories set to lowest 1200 per day and quite often it comes up with an 890 or so calorie day. That isn’t healthy unless your doctor is monitoring you while you do it. One thing I’d like to see, but is only a wish vs need, is a Whole30 diet option. I do spend a lot of time tweaking the menus to get them where I want them for the week. I’ll use it for the year but probably won’t renew.

by TheRealSProject

Trying EatThisMuch out on the 14 day trial period. EatThisMuch has bug. When you leave it open and turn your phone off then turn it back on EatThisMuch crashes and you have to force close it then reopen it to get it to work.
Now to the actual part everyone cares about.
Im not a vegan but wanted to try it out because my sister is a vegan. The grocery list was awesome! I went into the grocery with confidence and as I was plucking the items I needed off the shelves, I was swiping the item off my list. It made grocery shopping a breeze! Now Im only just ending my first week of eating and so far the recipes have been great tasting and very satisfying (I am 6’2 260lbs athlete) the only problem so far is when I want to cycle through my option they are very limited. However when I search EatThisMuch for vegan recipes there are 100’s of items I haven't seen on my plan. Makes me feel like I am missing out. Maybe I’ll see some more recipes on week two. I think EatThisMuch has great potential just needs more work on the user interface and the algorithm needs updating for sure. Also I am excited to switch over to the paleo option in the future since the vegan option has been delicious so far.

by Buchan10

4 Stars: For the tasty recipes which are easy to cook. 2 Stars: For EatThisMuch . After sticking with the Keto meal plan for a month on premium I would say that much of the food planned out is tasty and fairly easy to cook. I will continue using EatThisMuch for more recipe suggestions but I will not be renewing premium for the time being. The main issue I’ve seen with premium is the grocery lists. The reason I purchased premium was to generate a full week of meals and use the generated grocery list to make shopping easier. After a month however I have found numerous times where the grocery lists either far exceed the quantities stated in the recipes or the list does not include everything needed forcing me to go to the store again. These excessive quantities and frequent grocery store trips have increased my food costs for the week just to stick with this plan.

by Bbcregular

This is the best meal planning app I have found. There is a large learning curve in using EatThisMuch . Filling the pantry with the foods on hand in the beginning does not guarantee that your foods will show up. Use creativity to use your foods with the goals you set. I had some waste of food in the beginning. If the grocery list says to buy 6 zucchini, look at the weeks plan to see if you will really eat that many. The same with red bell peppers. One week I was to buy 6 asparagus stalks and 1&1/2 sweet potatoes. Lol try to do that in a store. So the left over vegetables will need to be used in other ways. Overall I have been using EatThisMuch for a month and lost 12 pounds. Hubby lost 13 pounds. We are achieving our health goals with EatThisMuch. Well worth the annual fee.

by Mike_056

EatThisMuch has been great so far especially when I go to the grocery store. I’ve always had problems planning my meals out but EatThisMuch solves all of that with nice meals that fulfill my macros. I would like more specialty meals, such as very well prepared and tasty shrimp or chicken and sort of “restaurant” foods (I don’t know how else to describe it). I came from another app called MealPrepPro and the recipes in there were absolutely amazing. I’d like to see something like that on EatThisMuch. A really big con to me though is there there is no offline mode! I have to have internet to sign in and get my recipes and meals which I think is absurd since no other app does it and I live in an area where I have bad connection. If that feature gets added and some more stylish recipes I’ll be ready to switch all the way.

by Runawaymonkey3

The ability to have a meal plan built for you based off macros using realistic meals (with dietary and allergy restrictions available) that you can adjust to a price budget is an incredible addition to my IIFYM lifestyle!! Saving me HOURS of planning meals and try to adjust the macros to suit the day.

The only downside is the food database and the difficulty personalizing meals and foods. For example, counting macros is important, but it’s equally important to be flexible. If the serving size says “1 medium banana” and counts the macros for 118g of banana, but your medium size banana is a little short (96g). I personally would like to be able to adjust the grams to see if it’s really worth cutting up another banana, but in order to adjust them on EatThisMuch you would have to essentially create a new basic food or custom food for a 96g banana. Also, the database for custom branded foods is pretty small. Lastly, if I add a recurring food to my plan but adjust it, there’s no way to adjust throughout the weeks making you have to manually adjust it.

Overall, worth the cost and all the little hiccups so you don’t have to pull your hair out counting macros in a self-made meal plan.

by Lalandmine

Take some time to really sit down and mess with the settings. ETM’s first few stabs at my meal plan were questionable, but I hadn’t really TOLD them specifically what I wanted. Once I messed with leftover settings and meal preferences, ETM dialed it in pretty well. I did the 2 week trial and will continue paying for this monthly.

My issues: Food likes/dislikes/exclusions needs a lot of work. For example “Pork/Bacon” are on the same check-mark for things you do/don’t want to eat. I WILL eat bacon but no other pork products, and there is no way to specify that without going all-in on both.

Also, say I want to exclude chicken thighs from my meals. I have to find the various capitalizations and name variations possible and click the red X on ALL of them to exclude them all. If I just say that I don’t want chicken thighs, I might still get meal suggestions for “chicken Thighs” or “Chicken Thighs (boneless)”. You have to find them all and that’s annoying.

I would also like to include/exclude meals by method of preparation. I don’t have an oven and it would be A DREAM to exclude meals that need to be prepared by baking.

I would pay extra for this feature.

by Koda~~

Since starting to use EatThisMuch, I’ve lost 8 pounds and saved about $100 on food costs. The recipes it suggests are interesting and taste good- although I wish there was more variety. I have it set to generate a week based on as much variety as possible, and I’ll still get the same lunch or snack 2 to 3 times a week. I’m sure more options will be added as time goes by.

The biggest addition I’d like to see would be a way to easily plug in / link online recipes. Instead of having to type out all of the steps and ingredients, I’d love a way to just drop the link to a recipe into EatThisMuch , and have it magically sort through the link to add the appropriate ingredients and steps. I also really want a way to sort the items in your pantry. For example, if I know a “custom food” or a “branded food” belongs in the grains section, I would love to be able to just drag and drop the item to that section using the same mechanic that’s used to restructure where foods sit in your day to day planner. I don’t know how feasible either of these features are, but they’d definitely make EatThisMuch easier to use from my perspective.

by Not To Be Names

It is a good app, but the calculations seem very odd. I’m at a healthy weight and was trying to maintain or lose a couple pounds. I entered in all the information, and it was saying my total calories in a day should be 880? This seemed very low and so I looked up at what the average calorie intake should be for someone my age and lifestyle. It said I should get around 2200 calories a day! The recipes are good are everything, but the low calorie count is frustrating because 50 calories of tomato soup isn’t enough for dinner. Maybe I’m doing something wrong? I’m not sure, just threw me off. But everything else besides that one thing is pretty good, I’ve found some good recipes from EatThisMuch so still recommend to try out.

by KFillen

I’m currently on the 14 day trial and will likely continue with the annual subscription. As someone who desires to be fit and healthy but is also too busy to plan everything in advance on my own, EatThisMuch is a game changer. I love the level of customization allowed (although this is a double-edged sword which I’ll get to later). I can manually enter exact calories and macronutrients either to the gram or % of calories. I can eliminate foods I either don’t like or can’t eat and they will never be generated in the plans.

Why 4 stars and not 5?

While EatThisMuch is just about fully customizable, the interface isn’t the most intuitive and so the more you choose to modify and specify the more work and thought you will have to put in upfront. You may wonder, as I did, if EatThisMuch is actually saving you time or not. However if you do it right the first time, you shouldn’t have to re-create it again.

Another caveat is that my wife and I don’t have the same nutrition and food preferences. So, planning for us both has proven difficult. There are workarounds, but they will add another level to the time and work you need to get EatThisMuch working the way you want it.

by StarLady4real

Then do this! EatThisMuch is the icing on the cake for me. I needed guidance with calories and food intake so that I could accomplish what I wanted and I am super happy with EatThisMuch. I actually love everything about it. I love the food choices, the recipes, the variety, the math and science and the importance it follows on the protein intake. This will help me get to my goal. I do some light strength exercises but it’s the food that I had to get under control. Im 46 and weigh 132. Sounds great! Right? Not when I have a very fatty pregnant belly from birthing 7 children. So I have a goal to lose 17 more lbs. It’s totally personal. Whatever you decide to do, this can help! By the way I started at 156 got down to 137 and I got a little stuck there. Things slowed down too much. That’s where EatThisMuch came in. I dropped 5 pounds in a week. Yes I’m happy! My goal is actually within reach. I follow the vegetarian plan and I always listen to my body more than EatThisMuch but I don’t stray much because I’d rather reach my goal sooner than later. *honest unpaid review

by Jaclyn9189

Takes all the work out of planning meals, especially since it has such powerful customization tools that allow you to automate the process. For example, I’ve been able to choose the difficulty of my breakfasts to easy no-cook, my lunches to medium difficulty w/ cooking optional, and my dinners to hard difficulty w/ cooking required. I’ve also set my lunches and dinners to be eaten as next-day leftovers, and I have my dinners sized for 2 servings and my lunches only 1 serving. I also chose vegetarian only, no nuts that I’m allergic to, and removed cheeses as an option. All of these are automatically taken into account every time I generate a new plan...no thinking required.

by Sampalmer228

Eating right can be hard enough but the time it takes to scroll Pinterest to find healthy meals, doing the research on what you should be eating, making the menu and the grocery list for the week… ugh! It’s so much work that it’s easy to fall back into bad habits out of sheer exhaustion and lack of energy. EatThisMuch takes ALL of that out. It makes the menu for you based on YOUR goals, AND the grocery list?! Take my money!! I love that it’s so simple to change a meal if it doesn’t sound like something you’d like. The creators of this have really thought of everything and I have zero complaints. For 50$ for the year, EatThisMuch is a gem! I just hope there continues to be variety in meals as time goes on, I could see that being a problem otherwise the longer we use it. My husband lost 10 pounds the first week! Also, everything we’ve tried so far for the meals have been delicious and TOOK NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES TO MAKE!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 thank you thank you thank you for making being healthy not such a steep mountain to climb! I will be a loyal ear this much fan for sure.

by Merekat27

EatThisMuch seems to be the most user friendly and I have tried as many of these apps as I could find. I feel EatThisMuch simplifies what’s important to me such as the grocery list and recipes. Other apps the recipes were so complicated and there are so many ingredients on the grocery list I get overwhelmed and never do it. EatThisMuch lets u pick from around 5 different diets (keto, vegetarian, Mediterranean) and then u can easily select foods you want to omit from the diet u select. The recipes are simple and the grocery list is doable. Also they give u loys of options on how u want EatThisMuch to appear menu-wise and even emails you a customizable list to print out.

by MiniMonster77

I really love EatThisMuch! I’ve been searching for a good diet app that is free and this is perfect. Although I have only used this for a few days I really love it. What’s nice about it is that it really isn’t that hard to follow, it’s not so restricting to the point where I don’t want to keep on doing it. There are times where I have liked a recipe they gave me but they have a solution for that, you can view alternatives and switch out your meal. This is really helpful especially if you don’t have some of the ingredients in a recipe. I have been trying to eat healthier and eat a healthier amount of food and so far this has really made it easier and helped a lot. EatThisMuch even makes sure you get the right amount of different types of foods like fats, proteins, etc. I would really suggest it if you need help changing your lifestyle.

by Leahchoik

Okay, so I have been using meal plans, workout apps, macro and miles trackers for ten plus years and EatThisMuch is definitely THE BEST ONE for meal planning.

Not only does it give you the option to count your macros, calories, etc... but it gives you the flexibility to change all of that whenever you need to.

It also allows for certain types of diets. For instance, I have been wanting to do keto for awhile and I even purchased a plan, but the recipes and meals were way too complex and it was just too hard to try and keep up with. EatThisMuch, on the other hand, gives you the meals with recipes, and all the nutritional facts right from the day. And if you don’t have the ingredients or it’s not something you want to eat that day, swipe left, and you have a new meal that is still within your macros and calories! Also, I recently found out I am gluten intolerant so they have options for that. Vegan, vegetarian, etc... EatThisMuch has you covered!

Whoever invented this is seriously a genius. It’s EXACTLY what I was looking for and is already making sticking to keto so much easier.

Thank you! I am using the free version which is day to day planning, but I do plan on purchasing it for the month or even year.

Highly recommend this.

by Schotker

Let me tell you all something, I have the toughest time losing weight. I have a genetic disorder since I was born. Don’t judge me, I have never given up hope on losing weight. My Aunt whom I love so much purchased and pays for EatThisMuch for me. I just started this December 8, 2018 it is only December 11, 2018 and I have lost 5 pounds which is marvelous. It works, that is not even a week. So I am very proud of myself. It is helping me focus on what I’m putting in my body. What I love about it calculates my macros. Get EatThisMuch it is worth 60 dollars a year. I’m so stoked. What is great at any time my aunt, and my doctor can say let me see your app and check what I’m eating, not just that they can adjust my calories to what they think is best for me. It helps to have a good dr. And someone who is a nurse in my family that cares about my weight. I couldn’t be more excited in my whole life! I will write another review in a month! Let’s get it!

by Ohhhdiane

First and foremost, this is the first time in eight years I have ever felt strongly enough about a product to write a review. Second, this is the first time in my life that I've actually measured and weighed food. This program/app makes everything so simple and easy. The functionality and customization options are endless. I love the shopping lists, and pantry options. It has a recipe clipper for ease of addition of recipes from websites. Some people might appreciate the easy few clicks it takes to order groceries for delivery. All that being said, I'm down fourteen pounds in a month and a half, and I was not large to begin with. I'm the lowest weight of my adult- and my teen- life. Some of the food options and combinations are a little odd at times, but you can refresh, or add recipes, or 'dislike' foods or recipes. I recommend this to anyone who will listen. And yes, go for it and buy premium! Worth every penny and more.

by Alicesix

I’ve never written a review on an app in my life. I just felt compelled. This has been SO useful for myself and my trainer when meal planning. I have dietary restrictions and so I go and create my ideal meal plan (the barcode scanning ability for products is unparalleled— makes life so easy!!) and then she checks over the percentages and macros and makes suggestions for adjustments. Then I can go through and say “hey, what happens if I switch out the 1/4 avocado in my smoothie for 1/3 of a banana?” Or “If I added a protein to my snack would that help me reach my percentage goal? If so, how does that affect my carb intake?” I mean... if I don’t see results with EatThisMuch then there’s no hope for me. Bravo, developers! My athlete brother recommended this to me when he was on a mission to gain weight. We both love it!!

by Odysseus42

I’ve been using ETM for a while now, and overall it’s great. There’s nothing else like it. However, the user interface is very counterintuitive. And I’m primarily referring to the web site, since planning for a week is even more of a chore in EatThisMuch . It’s almost like all the UI design and testing is done by the developers that have way too much knowledge of the ETM back end. They need to do some user experience testing with some laymen. Every week, it’s an exercise in frustration when I need to modify my meal plans. For example, the week layout and the leftover plan are in completely different places. When I want to change one, I have to hunt around trying to remember the nonsensical place the devs buried the menu.

Overall, great product. But still needs much UI work.

by Mrdasher

I have struggled with maintaining a healthy diet my whole life. I am 47 years old. Before the advent of smart phones and apps, when I really wanted to do well at losing weight and keeping it off, I would keep a food journal and write down everything I ate, tracking calories and macro nutrients. I would use a book listing the nutritional values of all foods (a very thick paper backed book). When I found EatThisMuch, I tried it out for a couple of weeks and then purchased the subscription version. It is SO easy to use, and it makes grocery shopping easy and I don’t buy extra food I don’t need or won’t use. I love it.