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The 5pm problem that made me build my first AI app

By 5pm I'm done.

Work. Kids. Dogs. Chores.

Then someone asks "what's for dinner?"

And I have nothing left.

So I scroll for 20 minutes trying to find something to make. Then give up and either make the same boring thing again or just order food.

Every night.

That's why I built MealThinker.

Now I ask "what should I make?" and it gives me one answer based on what I have and how much time I've got.

No scrolling. No decision fatigue. Just: make this.

Some days that's all you need.

on January 28, 2026