AI for Home Cooks

What's for Dinner? Solved.

Your AI sous-chef. Get meal plans built around your goals and budget, recipes from whatever's in your fridge, instant macro math, smart grocery lists, and quick answers on substitutions, cook times, and food safety.

Common problems recipes & cooking run into

'What's for dinner?' every single night — Get instant meal ideas from what you already have, tailored to your taste
Meal planning around macros and a budget is a chore — Generate plans that hit your nutrition goals and your price point automatically
Recipes never match your servings, units, or ingredients — Scale any recipe, convert units, and swap ingredients on the fly

What you can do with Gab AI

Build weekly meal plans around your diet, goals, and budget
Turn whatever's in your fridge or pantry into dinner
Hit calorie and macro targets without the guesswork
Scale recipes up or down and convert measurements instantly
Generate smart grocery lists that reuse ingredients
Get quick answers on substitutions, cook times, and food safety

AI tools for recipes & cooking

Meal Planner — Personalized weekly meal plans for your goals, diet, and budget
Recipe Generator — Recipes from whatever you have on hand — or any craving
Nutrition & Macros — Hit calorie and macro targets with meals you'll actually eat
Photo & Receipt Analysis — Snap a recipe, menu, or grocery receipt and get instant help
Grocery Lists — Smart shopping lists that reuse ingredients and cut waste
Scaling & Conversions — Resize recipes and convert units in a second

Example prompts for recipes & cooking

Create a high-protein meal plan

Make me a 5-day meal plan with 2,000 calories and 150 grams of protein per day. For protein I like chicken, fish, protein powder, and Greek yogurt. Please don't include bread, and I'm gluten free.

Plan meals from your pantry

Here's what I have in my pantry: cannellini beans, pasta, canned tomatoes, and tuna. What can I make?

Find family-friendly dinners

Plan a week's worth of family-friendly dinners that each take 30 minutes or less for my family of 4. Make them healthy, high in protein, and something kids will love too.

Batch cook for the week

What meals can I cook in batch on Sunday that reheat well and still taste good by Friday? Give me 3 options with prep and storage tips.

Balance macros quickly

I want meals that hit about 40% protein, 30% carbs, and 30% fat. Can you give me 3 easy dinner ideas with the macros for each?

Make dinner from leftovers

I've got some cooked chicken, half an onion, and rice. Give me ideas for what to make for dinner tonight.

Substitute an ingredient

I'm out of eggs. What's the best substitute for baking cookies, and how will it change the texture?

Scale a recipe

This recipe serves 4, but I need it for 10. Can you adjust all the amounts for me and flag anything that doesn't scale linearly?

Recipes & Cooking and Gab AI: FAQ

Can Gab AI build a meal plan for my diet and goals?

Yes. Tell Gab AI your calorie or macro targets, dietary needs, the foods you like, and your budget, and it builds a full weekly meal plan you can tweak with a follow-up message.

Can it suggest meals from ingredients I already have?

Just list what's in your fridge or pantry — or snap a photo — and Gab AI suggests dinners you can make right now, including substitutions if you're missing something.

Can it scale recipes and convert measurements?

Yes. Gab AI resizes any recipe to the number of servings you need and converts between grams, cups, ounces, and more instantly.

Can I take a photo of a recipe or receipt?

You can. Upload a photo of a handwritten recipe, a restaurant menu, or a grocery receipt and Gab AI will read it, adjust it, or help you save money and eat healthier.

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