Stop Stressing About Dinner:
Let the Algorithm Handle It.
The Dad School Mealgorithm: A Science-Backed System That Eliminates Meal Planning Chaos in 5 Minutes
Imagine opening your fridge and knowing exactly what to cook—without thinking, without planning, without stress. No more 5pm panic. No more expensive takeout. No more wasted groceries. Just a simple, proven rotation of meals your family actually eats, automatically customized to your exact household size, with everything planned for an entire month.
Created by David Kyle Bond, PhD / Developmental Psychologist & Single Father
Mealgorithm powered by behavioral science / Used by hundreds of busy parents
Every Night, The Same Exhausting Question: What's For Dinner?
The Daily Struggle
If you're a parent, you know this feeling all too well.
It's 5pm. You're tired. The kids are hungry. And you're standing in your kitchen with absolutely no idea what to make.
So you do what everyone does:
And that's just TODAY. Tomorrow, you'll face the same question all over again.
The Hidden Costs
This daily chaos isn't just frustrating—it's expensive and exhausting.
The average family wastes:
And if you're a single parent?
You're navigating this alone. Every meal decision, every grocery trip, every Sunday wondering how you'll feed your kids this week—it all falls on you.
You're already maxed out. Meal planning shouldn't be another thing draining your energy.
Introducing The Dad School Mealgorithm: The Algorithm That Plans Your Family's Meals
Pick 9 meals once. Get a perfect 4-week rotation, scaled shopping lists, and step-by-step prep guides—automatically.
The Mealgorithm is the exact opposite of complicated meal planning. No more scrolling through hundreds of recipes you'll never make. No more ambitious weekly plans you abandon by Wednesday. No more decision fatigue.
Instead, you choose just 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, and 3 dinners from our proven recipe library—meals your family actually enjoys. Then the algorithm takes over. It creates your personalized 4-week rotation, generates customized weekly grocery lists with exact quantities, and provides detailed Sunday meal prep instructions—all automatically scaled for your exact household size.
Choose Your 9 Meals
Select from 36 family-tested recipes—12 breakfasts, 12 lunches, 12 dinners. Every recipe follows the science-backed Protein + Vegetable + Starch formula for complete nutrition.
Let The Algorithm Scale It
Enter your household size (adults + children with ages). The Mealgorithm instantly calculates exact ingredient quantities and portion sizes for YOUR family—no guesswork required.
Download Your Complete System
Get your personalized 4-week meal calendar, 4 weekly shopping lists (scaled to your family), and 4 Sunday prep guides with beginner-friendly step-by-step instructions. Print it. Use it. Done.
How The Mealgorithm Works
(In Under 5 Minutes)
Review The Recipe Library
Browse our database of 36 simple, nutritionally-balanced recipes designed specifically for busy parents. Each recipe is tested, proven, and includes complete ingredient lists. Choose meals your family already likes—or discover new favorites knowing they're parent-approved.
Enter Your Household Data
Let the system know how many adults and children you're feeding. For each child, select their age range (2-6, 7-11, or 12-18). This data feeds the portion calculation engine to ensure you're buying the right amount of food—no waste, no shortage.
Select Your 9 Core Meals
Pick 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, and 3 dinners. These become your family's meal rotation for the next 4 weeks. Choose strategically—pick meals you KNOW your family will eat. The simpler your choices, the easier your life.
Let The Algorithm Generate Your System
Click 'Generate'. The Mealgorithm instantly creates your complete personalized plan: a 4-week meal rotation calendar, 4 weekly grocery shopping lists with quantities automatically scaled to your household size, and 4 Sunday meal prep guides with meticulously detailed cooking instructions.
Execute The System
Each Sunday: shop using that week's list, prep using that week's guide. During the week: grab what you prepped and serve—no thinking required. After 4 weeks, you can repeat your same rotation, or choose 9 new meals and regenerate a fresh system.
What Changes When You Let The Algorithm Take Over
Eliminate Decision Fatigue
Your brain makes 35,000 decisions per day. Remove meal planning from that list. The algorithm decides for you—you just execute.
Reclaim 10+ Hours Weekly
Stop spending hours on Pinterest, meal apps, and grocery store wandering. Your entire month is algorithmically planned in 5 minutes.
Save $200-500/Month
Eliminate food waste, impulse purchases, and expensive last-minute takeout. Buy exactly what the algorithm calculates. Use everything you buy.
Perfect Portion Scaling
Feeding 1 adult + 2 kids? 2 adults + 4 kids? The algorithm auto-calculates exact quantities for YOUR household—including age-based portion adjustments.
Guaranteed Balanced Nutrition
Every recipe is engineered with the Protein + Vegetable + Starch formula. Your family gets complete nutrition automatically—no nutrition degree required.
Beginner-Proof Instructions
Designed for non-cooks. Every recipe includes meticulously detailed step-by-step guidance with exact times, temperatures, and techniques.
Why This Works: The Psychology Behind The Mealgorithm
The Mealgorithm isn't just a meal planning tool—it's a behavioral intervention designed by a psychologist.
It leverages three core psychological principles:
Decision Reduction
Human willpower is finite. Every decision drains your mental energy. By eliminating daily meal decisions and replacing them with algorithmic automation, you preserve cognitive resources for what actually matters in your life.
Habit Formation
The brain craves predictability. A 4-week rotation creates neural pathways. By week 3, you're executing meals from memory—no more thinking, just doing. This is how habits become automatic.
Sustainable Behavior Change
Most meal planning fails because it's too complex to maintain. The Mealgorithm succeeds because it's radically simple. Pick 9 meals. Rotate them. That's it. Simplicity drives adherence. Adherence drives results.
This isn't guesswork. It's applied developmental psychology and behavioral science—designed specifically for the exhausted parent brain.
Who The Mealgorithm Was Engineered For
Single Parents
You're managing work, kids, household, and meals—solo. The Mealgorithm was created by a single father who lived your exact reality. It's behavioral science applied to your most stressful daily decision. One shopping trip per week. Minimal thinking during busy weeknights. Maximum time and energy for what matters: your kids.
Overwhelmed Families
Work schedules. Kids' activities. School obligations. Dinner becomes an afterthought—or a guilt-inducing takeout habit. The Mealgorithm removes meal planning from your mental load entirely. Plan once per month (5 minutes). Execute without thinking. Feed your family real food without the stress.
Cooking Beginners
Never learned to cook? Intimidated by recipes? This algorithm is for you. We assume ZERO cooking knowledge. Every instruction is granular, every technique is explained, every timing is specific. If you can read and follow step-by-step directions, you can successfully use this system.
Budget-Conscious
Takeout is costly and isn't always the healthiest. Cooking at home gives you more control over what you put in your body and frees up money for the other things you enjoy in life. This tool does the heavy lifting when it comes to meal prep and streamlines the cooking process so you get all of the benefits with half the effort.
Real Parents, Real Transformations
"I was ordering DoorDash 5 nights a week because I couldn't mentally handle meal planning on top of everything else. The Mealgorithm completely eliminated that decision fatigue. I actually cook now. My kids eat real food. And I'm saving over $400 a month."
"I've tried every meal planning app or boxed meal delivery service you can think of. They either overwhelmed me with too many options or gave me recipes my kids refused to eat. The Mealgorithm is the first system I've actually stuck with for more than 2 weeks. It's simple, it works, and my family is healthier."
"I literally didn't know how to cook when I became a single dad. The step-by-step instructions taught me not just WHAT to cook, but HOW to cook it—temperatures, techniques, timing, everything. Six months later, I can make a dozen different meals from memory. This gave me a life skill I'll use forever."
Created By A Psychologist Who Lived This Problem As A Single Father
Credentials:
I'm Dr. David Kyle Bond—and I've been exactly where you are.
When the relationship with my son's mom ended, meal planning nearly destroyed me.
I'm highly educated. I'm resourceful. I have a PhD in psychology, for crying out loud. And yet standing in my kitchen at 6pm with a hungry kid and zero plan? That was my breaking point.
So I engineered a solution using the same behavioral science principles I taught at the university level: decision reduction, habit automation, and sustainable systems design.
The Mealgorithm isn't meal planning—it's a cognitive load reduction algorithm. It removes the mental burden of daily meal decisions so you can redirect that energy toward your kids, your work, your life.
This system has now been used by hundreds of single parents and busy families. It works because it respects the brutal reality of your life: you're exhausted, you're time-starved, and you need things to be radically simple.
Common Questions About The Mealgorithm
Do I need to be a good cook to use this?
No. The system was specifically designed for non-cooks. Every recipe includes meticulously detailed step-by-step instructions with exact temperatures, timings, and techniques explained in plain language. If you can follow written directions, you can successfully use the Mealgorithm.
What if my kids are extremely picky eaters?
That's exactly WHY you choose your own 9 meals from our library. You're not forced to make anything your family won't eat. If your kids only eat 5 different meals, choose those 5 and repeat them more frequently. The algorithm adapts to YOUR family's preferences.
How much time does Sunday meal prep actually take?
Most parents report 2-3 hours on Sundays. But this time investment eliminates 10+ hours during the week—no daily decision-making, minimal weeknight cooking, faster cleanup. You're not spending MORE time cooking—you're redistributing it strategically.
Does this work with dietary restrictions?
Yes. You choose YOUR 9 meals from our library. Select only recipes that fit your dietary requirements. The algorithm scales whatever meals you select—it doesn't force you into a predetermined menu.
Won't my family get bored eating the same 9 meals?
Research on habit formation shows humans actually CRAVE predictability—especially children. That said, after 4 weeks you can regenerate the system with 9 completely different meals if you want variety. Or keep your favorites and swap in 2-3 new recipes to test.
How much does the Mealgorithm cost?
Pay for it once, use it for life. For a one-time, $47 fee, you can generate as many meal plans as you want as many times as you want. No hidden costs or future upsells, and no subscriptions to manage (none of us need more of those, let's be honest).
Does the portion scaling work for larger families?
Yes. The algorithm accounts for both adults and children, with age-based portion adjustments (kids 2-6 get 50% portions, kids 7-11 get 75%, kids 12-18 get 100%). Whether you're feeding 1 adult + 1 child or 2 adults + 5 kids, you get mathematically accurate grocery lists.
Can I use this if I'm NOT a single parent?
Absolutely. While the system was created by a single father and initially designed for that specific pain point, it works for ANY busy parent or family. The algorithm doesn't care about your family structure—it only cares about your household size.
Ready To Let The Algorithm Handle Meal Planning?
Join hundreds of parents who've eliminated meal stress using The Dad School Mealgorithm
In under 5 minutes, you can have an entire month of meals algorithmically planned, automatically scaled to your family, with zero guesswork and zero stress.
Stop scrambling at mealtimes--let the Mealgorithm do the heavy lifting for you.
Questions? Email hello@thedadschool.org and Dr. Bond or his team will respond within 24 hours.
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