You already know your macros. That was never the hard part.
The hard part is Sunday night. Turning a protein number and a carb number into seven days of actual meals. Sizing every portion so the day adds up. Working out what to buy. Then doing it all again next week, and the week after, while you train five days a week and hold down a job.
That's the work people pay real money to make go away. Here's exactly how much, and how to get it done for $9.99 a month.
What people pay to never plan a meal again
We priced it on October 15, 2026, straight from each provider's own page:
| Who plans your week | What you get | Price and source |
|---|---|---|
| A registered dietitian | A new plan every week, recipes, grocery list, calories and macros | $180–$219/month Meghan Pendleton, RDN; Eating Healthy 4 Life; EM Nutrition |
| A dietitian, one week only | One 7-day plan | $65–$75, once EM Nutrition; Hungry Hobby |
| A nutrition coach | Macro targets and check-ins. You still figure out the food. | $99–$219/month Working Against Gravity; Precision Nutrition |
| Mero | A full week built around your training, every portion sized, one grocery list, a prep plan | $9.99/month App Store |
Read that coaching row again. A coach hands you numbers. One program says it outright: “We choose your macros, and you choose your food” (Working Against Gravity). Choosing the food is the part you wanted gone.
The math
A dietitian writing your plan each week: about $42 a week. Mero: about $2.30 a week.
Both put a planned week in your hands. The difference is who does the work. A dietitian is a person: you get a consult, their judgement, and someone to talk to. Mero is software, not a dietitian. It does the planning work automatically, every week, for a fraction of the price. If you already know your targets and just want the food figured out, that's the trade.
Everything you get for $9.99 a month
- A full 7-day plan, every week. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks, built from your goal, your body, and your training schedule.
- Every portion already sized. Grams and macros on every meal, solved to each day's calorie target.
- Food that follows your training. More carbs on hard days, less on rest days, placed around your morning or evening session. See how the training-day logic works.
- One grocery list. Every ingredient for the week, added up and sorted by store section. One trip.
- A prep plan. What to batch-cook, how much, and which days it covers.
- Swaps. Don't like a meal? Swap it before your week starts, and Mero re-sizes the week so your numbers still add up.
- A plan that moves with you. Weigh in three times a week and check off your meals, and every Friday Mero nudges next week's calories toward your goal.
- Fast recipes. A median of three steps. Most take 30 minutes or less.
“The most difficult part was done for me.”
Mero user, App Store review
Try it before you pay a cent
Answer a few questions and Mero builds your first week on the spot. You see your first day's meals and every day's targets before you decide anything. Eligible new subscribers then get 14 days free. After that it's $9.99 a month, and you can cancel anytime in your Apple subscriptions.
If the meals don't fit your life, cancel during the trial and you won't be charged.
Who this isn't for
Hire a dietitian instead if you have a medical condition, a history of struggling with food, or a diet your doctor prescribed. Hire a coach if what you need is someone to talk to and hold you accountable. Mero also doesn't do vegetarian or vegan plans yet, and it plans around up to three allergens.
Everyone else: you train hard, you know your numbers, and you're done doing the meal math yourself. Mero is built for you.
