admin 6e386baf6e feat(ui): Sprint 9 — F1 onboarding tour (4-step welcome)
Hand-rolled 4-step tour (no react-joyride) anchors to existing
[data-tour="<id>"] attributes. localStorage key
mealplanner:onboarding-complete is the source of truth; ?reset-tour=1
clears the key and re-shows.

Steps: Dashboard / Pantry / Recipes / Shopping List. Keyboard: 1-4 jump,
←/→ step, Esc dismiss. Off-route fallback renders a centered card with
an 'Open <page>' CTA. A11y: role=dialog, aria-modal=true, focus captured
on open and restored on close.

5 lines of code across 4 pages; 1 new component (~420 lines). No new
dependencies. No backend changes. No migration. Frontend-only deploy.

Tracking: Review/sprint9-verification.md (8-step browser smoke + a11y
check + reset-link test).
2026-06-05 11:14:53 -07:00

Meal Planner

Self-hosted meal planning system that integrates with Lucky California grocery store, sends weekly meal proposals via email to family members, generates shopping lists, and learns from feedback.

Background

This project was born out of frustration with meal kit services (Blue Apron → EveryPlate → HungryRoot → Sunbasket) that:

  • Escalate costs to 3x ingredient markup
  • Fall into repetitive meal rhythms
  • Force users to log into apps to manage selections
  • Don't integrate with home pantry items

Features

  • Grocery Integration: Scrapes Lucky California weekly ads and sales
  • Family Approval Workflow: Email proposals with approve/deny; one denial swaps the meal
  • Shopping List Generation: Weekly list grouped by store aisles, highlighting sales, with interactive checkboxes to track purchased items
  • Pantry Integration: Specify home items to incorporate into suggestions
  • Web UI: Modern interface for the whole family
  • Learning: Feedback-based meal recommendations, with weekly auto-discovery of new recipes from external APIs when family preferences are signaled
  • Recipe Images: Scraped from public recipe sites, AI fallback available
  • Unit Conversion: Converts recipe quantities (cups, tbsp, lb) to grocery units for accurate cost estimates

Architecture

  • Backend: Python/FastAPI
  • Database: PostgreSQL
  • Frontend: React + Tailwind CSS
  • Email: SendGrid
  • Hosting: Docker Compose with nginx reverse proxy

Documentation

Quick Start

# Clone and start
docker-compose up -d

# View logs
docker-compose logs -f

# Stop
docker-compose down

Family Profile

Household: 2 adults, 2 children

  • One adult likes mushrooms, one child OK with them
  • Three family members do NOT like mushrooms
  • No allergies
  • Calorie, budget, and health conscious eating

Approval Workflow

  1. System generates 7-day meal plan based on sales, dietary constraints, budget, variety
  2. Email sent to both adults with meal previews
  3. One denial = meal swapped; no denials = auto-approved
  4. Shopping list generated after approval

Tech Stack

Component Technology
Backend Python 3.11, FastAPI
Database PostgreSQL 15
Frontend React 18, TypeScript, Tailwind
Scraping Playwright, BeautifulSoup
Email SendGrid
Hosting Docker Compose, nginx
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