[bolanyo]

I do have children. The thing is that I know what my children like to eat and don't like to eat, but ChatGPT does not.

If I had to direct, say, a human servant who is very good at cooking, but who doesn't know my kids, to plan meals for my family, I would suggest 4-6 meals that we eat frequently, 7-10 that we eat a bit less frequently, and then maybe mention a couple of things that my kids don't like. And specific dietary requirements if we had them.

I would expect that person to sort of randomly choose from the suggested meals, with the frequent ones more frequent, and then maybe try a couple of new things which don't match any of the not-likes. (And then ask us if we liked them before making them again.)

But it seems that the only hard parts are coming up with the spec to give to that person (which I do), and then varying it based on feedback (which the cook would do, but which ChatGPT doesn't do). What am I missing?

[inanutshellus]

We tried it to get meal ideas and help manage a new diet with restrictions on calories/fat/protein.

Measuring each across meals and snacks each day and verifying each ingredient is time-consuming.

[bolanyo]

So it's a decent replacement for .. those free magazines that you get at the supermarket?