Your weekly meal prep, figured out
Bocalito is a free meal prep app that builds your personalized plan — cook once, eat well all week.
Free, no card needed
1. Choose your menu
Tell Bocalito who's eating, for how many days and how long you have. It suggests three menus; swap any dish you don't fancy.
Why meal prep?
Hours back every week
One meal prep session instead of cooking every evening.
Spend less
One shopping list, fewer takeout orders, less food thrown away.
Eat well without thinking
Your weekly menu is planned, and tonight's dinner is already in the fridge.
Made for you
What you can and want to eat
Recipes built around what you like, and checked against your allergies before you see them.
Your kitchen, your time
Fits the time you have, your equipment and your cooking level.
Your supermarket
Everyday local ingredients, in season if you like, in metric or imperial, and in your language.
Cooked smart
Shared ingredients
The recipes share ingredients, so the shopping list is shorter and less goes to waste.
Nothing goes off
It knows what keeps in the fridge, what to freeze, and when to take it out.
The cost up front
An estimate per portion of your weekly menu, before you go shopping.
Not just another simple AI planner
An AI writes the menus and the recipes; Bocalito's own code checks every plan before you see it, and starts again when something doesn't add up.
Allergies, checked twice
Ingredient names first, then hidden allergens: mayonnaise has egg, stock often has celery.
Amounts calculated, not guessed
Recipes scaled to your household; the shopping list and the cost worked out from the ingredients.
Nutrition from a reference table
Protein and calories from ANSES-Ciqual, checked for plausibility, and each dish's amounts adjusted to your portion size (light, regular or hearty) when it comes out too small or too big.
A schedule that works
One cook at a time, no more pans than burners, one oven, all within your time.
Nothing lost on the way
Every ingredient you buy ends up in a dish, and every step says how much it uses.
Food that keeps
Each portion checked against how long its dish keeps, or it goes in the freezer.
These checks lower the risk of mistakes but can't remove it: nutrition figures are estimates, and with allergies, always check product labels. As the terms of use say, Bocalito can't be held responsible for an allergic reaction.
Ready-made meal prep plans and recipes
Real plans made by Bocalito, for 2 or 4 people, with weekly menus: open one and cook it as it is.
Meal prep guides and tips
Short, practical reads to get started with meal prep and get the most out of it.
How to start meal prepping: 8 simple tips and what you needYour first meal prep can be small and done in an afternoon. 8 simple tips to get started, and what you need, from what's already in your kitchen to the extras.
9 common meal prep mistakes (and how to avoid them)A first meal prep often comes with a hiccup. The 9 mistakes cooks and dietitians mention most, from starting too big to food that doesn't keep, and a simple fix for each.
What is meal prep? Its main benefitsMeal prep means cooking several meals in one session instead of every evening. How it works, its main benefits, who it's for, and how to start with what you already have.
Frequently asked questions
Is it safe if I have food allergies?
Bocalito leaves your allergies out and checks every plan for them twice, hidden allergens included. It can't guarantee a dish is allergen-free, so always read product labels.
Can it follow my diet?
Yes: vegetarian, vegan, halal, high protein, low carb, gluten-free and more, or your own in a few words.
What if I don't have an oven?
Tell Bocalito what your kitchen has and your cooking level. Without an oven, plans are made without one.
How long does it take to cook?
As long as you say. Five days of lunches and dinners for two take about two hours, with steps overlapping.
Will the food keep all week?
The dishes that keep the least come first, and anything that wouldn't keep until its day goes in the freezer, with a reminder to take it out.
Bocalito is new and grows with the people who use it. Try it and tell us what works and what doesn't: every message helps. Write to us