Kitchen tested meal prep, real meal prep times

Real People. Real Kitchens. Real Food.

We built Mealpreper Guide because the gap between meal prep advice and real life felt too wide. Most guides assume you have endless time, a professional kitchen, and zero picky eaters. We don't.

So we built something different — a component-based system tested in real home kitchens, with real prep times, by real people (including a very opinionated 5-year-old).

What makes us different

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We test everything. Obsessively.

Every recipe is cooked 2–4 times in a real home kitchen before it reaches you. We track actual prep times — not optimistic estimates.

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Ingredient prep, not meal prep

We don't cook identical meals in bulk. We prepare versatile components that combine into different dishes over 2-5 days. More variety, less boredom.

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We're not diet culture

Meal prep is a practical skill, not a moral virtue. No guilt, no extremes, no "clean eating" evangelism. Just good food, ready when you are.

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We teach, not just tell

We want you to master the skill of capsule meal prep and eventually build new menus yourself with our menu constructor, which is in development right now. The app becomes your favourite kitchen helper: it takes over the boring parts like the shopping list, the timers and the plate balance, and supports your creativity in planning.

The team

Tania Hayovich, founder of Mealpreper Guide
Tania Hayovich
Founder

Food blogger and recipe developer. Creates all menus and personally tests every recipe.

Pavlo — CTO and co-founder of Mealpreper Guide
Pavlo
CTO & Co-Founder

Flutter developer with 5+ years of experience. Built the app from the ground up.

Dmytro — COO and co-founder of Mealpreper Guide
Dmytro
COO & Co-Founder

Operations and product, 15+ years in tech.

Alla — Designer at Mealpreper Guide
Alla
Designer

UI/UX across all app interfaces and visual guides.

Emily — Junior Taste Tester at Mealpreper Guide
Emily
Junior Taste Tester

Age 5. Ensures everything passes the kid-friendly test.

What we believe

Tested by humans, not generated by AI
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Tested by humans, not generated by AI

Every menu is cooked 2–4 times in a real home kitchen by real people with real schedules. No AI estimates, no theoretical timings. Parallel cooking is a skill — some users initially spend twice as long, but after 2–3 runs they're inside our schedule and consistently 20% faster than before.

Meal prep components stored in containers: proteins, grains, and vegetables ready for 2-5 days
1Prepare components once
Five different meals assembled from one capsule meal prep — bowls, wraps, and plates with varied flavours
2Assemble different plates for several days
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Variety over repetition, always

The whole system is built around one rule: you shouldn't eat the same meal twice within one menu. Every combination is intentional: different textures, flavours, and formats so day one's components feel nothing like the last day's plate.

Sustainable, not extreme
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Sustainable, not extreme

No cleanses, no cutting entire food groups, no guilt for imperfection. Good food habits are built slowly — not in 30-day challenges.

You're learning a skill, not following orders
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You're learning a skill, not following orders

We give you a system with logic you can actually understand — not a black box. The more you cook with it, the more it becomes second nature. That's what real skill looks like.

Programs and partners:

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Mealpreper Guide app interface