Meal Planner
Meal planning used to take an hour per client. Now it takes 5 minutes. Build plans from 1,100+ recipes, adjust with a few clicks, and save as reusable templates.
A meal planner for coaches builds client nutrition plans from a structured food database instead of static PDFs. coachway's meal planner draws on 3,900+ ingredients and 1,100+ recipes, calculates macros as the plan is built, and delivers the result inside the client's branded app where they log against it daily.
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From building a custom plan to swapping recipes and adjusting macros - watch how the entire workflow comes together in one quick walkthrough. If you're still weighing your options, our guide to meal planning software for personal trainers walks through what to look for. Comparing tools? Read what to look for in nutrition coaching software.
Custom & personalized meal plans, but scalable
Create personalized meal plans in minutes, not hours. Set calories, meals per day, and calorie distribution. Tweak ingredients if needed. Done.
Create meal plans from scratch, and make them adjustable
Access 1,100+ ready-to-use recipes, or create your own from scratch. Upload photos, tag by preference (vegan, gluten-free, PCOS-friendly), and filter by allergies - all in one place.
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See all featuresMeal planning has never been easier
Need to customize a meal plan? Drag recipes around. Swap breakfast with lunch. Move meals between days. No rebuilding. Just drag.
Want to use your own recipes?
Need a recipe we don't have? Build it yourself and save it to your library and use it for future clients.
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Client progress
Track workouts, milestones, and personal bests with clear dashboards that show improvement over time.
Meal planner
Create tailored nutrition plans that align with client goals, complete with smart suggestions and easy adjustments.
Check-ins & forms
Collect feedback, assess readiness, and stay connected with customizable forms and quick check-ins.
Questions, answered
How big is coachway's food database?
3,900+ ingredients and 1,100+ recipes, with macros calculated automatically as you assemble a plan. You can build from scratch, start from recipes, or adjust portions to hit a client's targets without doing the arithmetic yourself.
Can clients swap foods they dislike without breaking the plan?
Plans in coachway are living documents, not locked PDFs. You can adjust meals and portions anytime and the client's app updates instantly - so accommodating a hated ingredient or a new schedule takes minutes, not a rebuilt document.
I coach with flexible macros, not fixed meal plans. Is this still useful?
Yes - clients log their food in the same app and you see intake against their targets at check-in. Many coaches mix approaches: macro targets for experienced clients, full meal plans for beginners who want to be told exactly what to eat.
Articles & guides
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Read the guide1FIT alternatives: 5 best picks for 2026
1FIT is a credible UK-built all-in-one coaching platform, and for many English-market coaches it is the right call on price. This fair, fitness-specific roundup names the 5 strongest 1FIT alternatives an online coach actually runs a business on, with honest trade-offs and Coachway as the focused European pick for native-language UI, a branded app, your own Stripe, and everything around one client on one screen.
Read the guideVagaro alternatives: 5 best picks for 2026
Vagaro is excellent booking, POS, and studio software, but online coaching is a different job. Here are the 5 best Vagaro alternatives for personal trainers and 1:1 online coaches who need real programming, nutrition, check-ins, and a branded app, with honest trade-offs for each.
Read the guideSee what Coachway can do for your coaching business
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