The Meal Planning App That Also Plans Your Workout
Most fitness apps make you choose: track your food or track your workouts. But nutrition and training are two sides of the same coin — and Meal Match is the meal planning app with workout planning built in. Enter your goal and budget, and you get a 7-day meal plan, an itemised grocery list priced in real UK pounds, and a matching exercise schedule — all at once.
Why meal planning and workout planning belong together
If you've ever followed a training plan without sorting your nutrition, you'll know the feeling: you're doing the workouts, but the results aren't coming. Or you're eating well but exhausted because you're not fuelling your sessions properly.
That's because food and exercise aren't separate problems — they're one problem. Your calorie and protein needs change depending on how hard you're training. A rest day needs fewer calories than a heavy leg session. A cardio-heavy week calls for more carbohydrates. Getting this right without a tool that looks at both variables at once means a lot of manual calculation — or a lot of guesswork.
A meal planning app with workout integration removes that guesswork. Meal Match calculates your needs based on your body stats, goal and activity level, then coordinates the meal plan and exercise schedule so they work together — not against each other.
What Meal Match gives you
When you open Meal Match and fill in your profile, the app generates three things simultaneously:
- A personalised 7-day meal plan built around your calorie target, macros and dietary preferences
- An itemised grocery list with every ingredient you need, priced in real UK pounds at typical UK supermarket prices
- A matching 7-day workout schedule aligned to your goal — whether that's losing weight, building muscle, improving fitness, or just moving more
You don't need to cross-reference a calorie calculator, a recipe site, and a fitness app separately. It's all done for you in one place, and the plan adjusts to your budget — so you're not handed a £90-a-week meal plan when you told it you have £40 to spend.
A sample week: meals and workouts together
To give you a concrete idea of what a combined Meal Match plan looks like, here's an example week for someone with a goal of losing weight, a budget of around £40, and a moderate activity level:
| Day | Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Workout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | Porridge with banana & milk | Tinned tuna & sweetcorn wrap | Chicken thigh & veg stir-fry with rice | Upper body strength (30 min) |
| Tue | Scrambled eggs on toast | Red lentil soup with bread | Spaghetti bolognese (lean mince) | 30-min brisk walk / light jog |
| Wed | Greek yogurt with oats & berries | Chicken & rice salad | Chickpea & spinach curry with flatbread | Lower body strength (30 min) |
| Thu | Porridge with peanut butter | Tuna pasta salad | Baked potato with beans & cheese | Rest day / gentle stretching |
| Fri | Two boiled eggs & wholemeal toast | Leftover curry with rice | Salmon & new potatoes with greens | Full-body circuit (25 min) |
| Sat | Banana & peanut butter smoothie | Lentil & vegetable soup | Chicken & sweetcorn pasta bake | Active recovery: 45-min walk |
| Sun | Eggs, mushrooms & tomatoes on toast | Batch soup from leftovers | Roast chicken thighs with roasted veg | Rest day |
Each workout type is matched to the training load of that day's nutrition. Higher-carb days align with harder sessions; rest days pair with lower-calorie meals. You don't need to work this out yourself — Meal Match does it automatically.
Want your personalised version of this plan?
Enter your body stats, goal, budget and dietary preferences — Meal Match generates a 7-day plan with meals, grocery list and workouts tailored to you.
Start your free 3-day trial →The grocery list: priced in UK pounds
One of the biggest pain points with meal planning is working out whether the plan actually fits your budget. Meal Match solves this by pricing every ingredient at typical UK supermarket prices — so you know before you shop. Here's an example grocery list for the 7-day plan above:
| Item | Quantity | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken thighs (boneless) | 900 g | ~£3.50 |
| Tinned tuna (in water) | 4 × 145 g tins | ~£3.00 |
| Eggs (medium, free-range) | 12-pack | ~£2.50 |
| Greek yogurt (own-brand) | 500 g | ~£1.20 |
| Porridge oats | 1 kg | ~£1.00 |
| Spaghetti | 500 g | ~£0.70 |
| Lean beef mince | 500 g | ~£3.20 |
| Tinned chopped tomatoes | 4 × 400 g tins | ~£2.00 |
| Dried red lentils | 500 g | ~£1.00 |
| Tinned chickpeas | 2 × 400 g tins | ~£1.40 |
| Frozen spinach | 500 g | ~£1.00 |
| Frozen mixed veg | 1 kg bag | ~£1.50 |
| Rice (long grain) | 1 kg | ~£1.20 |
| Wholemeal bread | 800 g loaf | ~£1.30 |
| Salmon fillets (frozen) | 2 fillets | ~£3.00 |
| Baked beans | 2 × 415 g tins | ~£1.00 |
| Peanut butter (own-brand) | 340 g | ~£1.50 |
| Bananas | 6-pack | ~£0.80 |
| Frozen berries | 400 g | ~£1.50 |
| New potatoes | 750 g | ~£1.00 |
| Onions, garlic, spices | Assorted | ~£2.50 |
| Estimated total | ~£37.30 | |
Under £40 for a full week of meals — with variety, decent protein across every day, and nothing exotic or hard to find. When you run your own plan through Meal Match, prices are recalculated based on your specific ingredients and the quantities you need.
How Meal Match adapts to your goal
The plan you get from Meal Match isn't one-size-fits-all. The app adjusts both the meal plan and the workout schedule depending on what you're working towards:
- Lose weight: A moderate calorie deficit with higher protein to preserve muscle, paired with a mix of cardio and strength training to maximise fat loss.
- Build muscle: A slight calorie surplus with elevated protein targets, matched with a strength-focused workout programme with compound exercises and progressive overload structure.
- Improve fitness / maintain: Balanced macros and a varied training schedule — cardio, strength and flexibility sessions spread across the week.
- Eat healthier: A nutrient-dense plan focused on whole foods, fruit and vegetables, with lighter, sustainable exercise built in.
You select your goal when you set up your profile, and Meal Match handles the rest. You can change your goal at any time and regenerate a new plan instantly.
Why most fitness apps fall short
The typical approach to fitness tracking involves at least two separate apps — one for food, one for workouts — plus a calorie calculator to bridge the gap. This creates friction: you have to manually sync your calorie burn from one app into the other, work out your own macros, and check whether the recipes in your meal planner actually match your training load.
Dedicated workout apps rarely touch nutrition. Dedicated meal planners rarely know what workout you're doing this week. And calorie counter apps require you to log every single meal manually, which is tedious to maintain.
Meal Match was designed to remove all of that. The workout and the meal plan are generated together from the same input — your body stats, your goal, your budget. There's nothing to cross-reference or manually sync.
One plan. Meals, shopping list, and workouts.
Meal Match generates everything in one go — personalised to your goal and priced for your budget in UK pounds. Free for 3 days, no credit card needed.
Generate your free plan →Who is Meal Match best for?
Meal Match works well for anyone who wants to take control of both their diet and their fitness without spending hours planning. It's particularly useful if you:
- Are trying to lose weight and want a coordinated food-and-exercise approach rather than just eating less and hoping for the best
- Are building muscle and need to hit a protein and calorie target without spending a fortune on food
- Have a busy week and want a ready-made plan you can shop from on Saturday and follow without thinking throughout the week
- Are tired of manually logging meals and prefer a plan you can just follow
- Are on a tight budget and want to know exactly what you'll spend before you walk into a supermarket
Getting started
Meal Match takes about two minutes to set up. You enter your height, weight, age, sex, goal and weekly food budget. The app generates your personalised plan immediately — no waiting, no account approval, no subscription required to try it. The free trial gives you 3 days of full access, including the workout plan and priced grocery list. After that, Basic is £4.99/month and Premium is £9.99/month.
The app is available in English, Romanian, Spanish, and Italian — so if you're planning meals for a multilingual household, or simply want to use it in your first language, you can.
FAQ
Does Meal Match automatically generate a workout plan alongside my meals?
Yes. When you set up your profile — including your goal (e.g. lose weight, build muscle, maintain) and activity level — Meal Match generates a 7-day meal plan and a matching workout schedule at the same time. You get both in one go, tailored to the same inputs.
Can I use Meal Match on a tight budget?
Yes — budget is a core feature, not an afterthought. You enter a weekly spending limit and Meal Match builds a plan within it, pricing every ingredient in real UK pounds so the grocery list reflects what you can actually afford. Most plans come in well under £50 a week for one person.
Is Meal Match available in other languages?
Yes. Meal Match is available in English, Romanian, Spanish, and Italian. You can switch language in the app settings at any time.