Daybowl
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How it works

One day at a time.

Daybowl is a 14-day vegetarian plan for busy beginners who want to know what to cook and what to buy. Each day brings its own breakfast, lunch and dinner, and Today shows the meal that fits the hour.

Oat porridge in a bowl, with a dusting of spice
Breakfast
Chickpea salad with diced potato, red onion and peanuts in a bowl A stack of roti on a plate
Lunch
Mixed vegetable curry with potato, carrot, peas and green beans in a bowl A stack of roti on a plate
Dinner

Before Day 1

Four choices, then you cook.

There is no account to create. Setting up Daybowl is a handful of choices, and every one of them can stay simple.

  1. 01

    Choose when Day 1 begins.

    Pick a start date. Start today, or give yourself a little time to shop first.

  2. 02

    One person or two.

    Choose how many you are cooking for. Two is the default, and one is a tap away.

  3. 03

    Anything to avoid?

    Optionally pick ingredients you already avoid. Your choices apply across recipes, the plan and shopping lists.

  4. 04

    Read the safety note.

    Accept the safety note, and you are in Today.

Food education only. Not medical advice. Read the full safety note.

Every day

Open. Shop. Cook. Mark it.

  1. BreakfastLunchDinner

    Open Today

    Today shows the meal that fits the hour, and Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner are one tap apart in the meal selector.

  2. Have it

    Shop for the day

    The day’s shopping is right there on Today. Check what you already have as “Have it” and buy only the rest.

  3. Next step

    Cook, one step at a time

    Cook mode opens to the first instruction. Each step shows one image and one instruction, with compact navigation.

  4. DoneSkip

    Mark it Done or Skipped

    Each meal can be marked Done or Skipped, or set back to Not started. Skipping is part of the plan, not a failure of it.

  5. Evening prepLocal reminder

    Tonight, if you like

    Meal and evening-prep reminders are optional, local and separately controlled. Turn on either, both or neither.

The shape of a day

One dish for breakfast. Two for lunch and dinner.

The everyday default is one breakfast dish and two lunch/dinner dishes. Every meal also lists an optional addition, and optional additions are off by default. Here is Day 1.

01

Day 1 · Free

Familiar meals, one step at a time

Oat porridge in a bowl, with a dusting of spice

Breakfast

Oat Porridge

Optional: Pomegranate bowl

Chickpea salad with diced potato, red onion and peanuts in a bowl A stack of roti on a plate

Lunch

Chickpea Salad + Roti

Optional: Drumstick Soup

Mixed vegetable curry with potato, carrot, peas and green beans in a bowl A stack of roti on a plate

Dinner

Mixed Vegetable Curry + Roti

Optional: Ragi Dosa

Every plan day in Daybowl carries this note: Food education only. Consult a qualified clinician for medical or prescribed diet needs.

Make it yours

A few settings. The whole app follows them.

1 person 2 people

Portions for one or two

The number you choose is shared across recipe detail, cook mode, shopping and sharing. Supported numeric measures scale to sensible fractions.

Hide allergen & high-risk foods

An avoid list, free

Avoided ingredients and Hide allergen & high-risk foods apply across recipes, the plan and shopping lists. Safety adaptation is free.

Meal reminders
Evening prep

Reminders, if you want them

Meal and evening-prep notifications are optional, local and separately controlled. There are no reminders after Day 14.

Off script is fine.

Life gets in the way. You can continue from another day, or restart the plan whenever you want a fresh start.

After Day 14.

When the two weeks are done, Today offers your favorites and curated pairings.