System and method for generating personalized meal plans
First Claim
1. In a meal planning system, a method of meal planning comprising:
- receiving client information including designators denoting weight and gender;
assigning at least one nutritional allowance of a nutrient based on the client information;
selecting a recipe template having, at least one ingredient designator, and a plurality of recipe rule factors assigned to each ingredient designator to include at least one contribution value of the nutrient per unit measurement of ingredient, a minimum allocatable amount of ingredient, and a maximum allocatable amount of ingredient;
setting a recipe allocation amount for each ingredient within a range bounded by the minimum allocatable amount and a maximum allocatable amount for the ingredient that satisfies the nutritional allowance within a predetermined range; and
delivering a recipe having the recipe allocation amount assigned to each corresponding ingredient.
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Abstract
A system for personalized meal planning is provided which includes a client device and a meal planning center configured to communicate with the client device and to receive a customer'"'"'s information, including a weight designator, a gender designator, a goal designator, and an activity level designator. The meal planning center includes a storage device and a processing unit. The storage device is configured to store recipe template files having an ingredient designator and a plurality of recipe rule factors, which include a nutrient contribution value, a minimum ingredient value, and a maximum ingredient value. A plurality of recipe rule factors are each assigned to each ingredient designator. The processing unit is configured to determine a nutritional allowance based upon the customer information and to create a recipe that satisfies the nutritional allowance by using the recipe rule factors assigned to the ingredient. The meal planning center is further configured to transmit the recipe to the client device.
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14 Claims
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1. In a meal planning system, a method of meal planning comprising:
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receiving client information including designators denoting weight and gender;
assigning at least one nutritional allowance of a nutrient based on the client information;
selecting a recipe template having, at least one ingredient designator, and a plurality of recipe rule factors assigned to each ingredient designator to include at least one contribution value of the nutrient per unit measurement of ingredient, a minimum allocatable amount of ingredient, and a maximum allocatable amount of ingredient;
setting a recipe allocation amount for each ingredient within a range bounded by the minimum allocatable amount and a maximum allocatable amount for the ingredient that satisfies the nutritional allowance within a predetermined range; and
delivering a recipe having the recipe allocation amount assigned to each corresponding ingredient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. In a meal planning system, a method of meal planning comprising:
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receiving client information including designators denoting weight, gender, goal, activity level, and lean body mass;
assigning nutritional allowances for a plurality of nutrients comprising carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, the plurality of nutritional allowance based on the client information;
selecting a recipe template having, at least one ingredient designator, and a plurality of recipe rule factors assigned to each ingredient designator to include, at least one contribution value per unit measurement of ingredient for at least one of the plurality of nutrients, a minimum allocatable amount of ingredient, and a maximum allocatable amount of ingredient;
setting a recipe allocation amount for each ingredient within a range bounded by the minimum allocatable amount and a maximum allocatable amount for each ingredient to satisfy the plurality of nutritional allowances within a predetermined range for each nutritional allowance; and
delivering a recipe with each ingredient and corresponding recipe allocation amount to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A meal planning system for automated meal planning comprising:
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a communications device configured to receive client information from a client device, the client information including designators denoting weight, gender, goal, activity level, and lean body mass;
data storage device configured to store recipe template files having, at least one ingredient designator, and a plurality of recipe rule factors assigned to each ingredient designator to include at least one contribution value per unit measurement of ingredient for at least one of the plurality of nutrients, a minimum allocatable amount of ingredient, and a maximum allocatable amount of ingredient; and
at least one processing unit configured to assign a recipe allocation amount for each ingredient within a range bounded by the minimum allocatable amount and a maximum allocatable amount for each ingredient to satisfy the plurality of nutritional allowances within a predetermined range for each nutritional allowance, wherein the recipe includes each of the at least one ingredient and the corresponding recipe allocation amount. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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