Meal Genius is more than a meal planner. It’s a personalized nutrition system, built to help you heal, thrive, and nourish your body with the foods that work for you. Rooted in cutting-edge science, yet made for real life, Meal Genius is the first platform of its kind to combine therapeutic nutrition, real-time customization, and intelligent automation in one easy-to-use experience.
Because you don’t need another diet. You need a plan that fits your biology.
To revolutionize the way the world eats and heals—by delivering deeply personalized, medically aligned meal plans that empower you to prevent and reverse chronic disease through food.
We believe:
It started in 2004. I was sitting on the floor of my apartment, surrounded by my stacks of disease research, working on the therapeutic meal plans for the Healing Gourmet book series. But the more I wrote, the more I kept running into the same question:
"Why do some people heal on one diet... and others don’t?"
I had already lived that question myself. After years of unexplained symptoms—fatigue, inflammation, open sores in my throat—I discovered that my so-called “healthy” diet was actually making me sick.
It wasn’t until I removed specific triggers—gluten, preservatives, even naturally occurring compounds like malt and yeast—that my body finally began to heal.
That experience cracked something open in me And as I poured over the research, something even more frustrating emerged: The science was conflicting.
One group of studies championed veganism. Another praised low-carb, high-fat. Soy was both protective and harmful. Lectins were both anti-inflammatory and inflammatory. Even the most well-funded trials contradicted each other.
But they all shared one fatal flaw: They treated everyone the same.
What we were missing wasn’t discipline or willpower. We were missing personalization.
So I built what I couldn’t find. I started a database:
Foods → Compounds → Mechanisms → Effects on Disease.
Tomatoes → Lycopene → Prostate Health.
Crucifers → Sulforaphane → Detox Pathways.
Artificial dyes → Neurological Inflammation → Hyperactivity.
I didn’t know it then, but I was laying the foundation for a system that would one day become Meal Genius.
Back then, few were talking about things like phytochemicals, histamines, oxalates, FODMAPs, or gene variants. The microbiome was barely a footnote. But I could feel the connection, even if the science hadn't caught up yet. And I was determined to map it.
From 2006 to 2010, I wrote, published, and developed:
Between 2010 and 2015, my website Healing Gourmet reached more than 1 million monthly readers. It became a lifeline for those searching for answers—long before “personalized nutrition” entered the mainstream.
Meal Genius® was born from that momentum—a way to transform insight into action. To turn research into recipes. And to make the future of food… personal.
While you can use it for low-carb or weight loss goals, Meal Genius goes far deeper—addressing immune issues, hormone health, brain fog, inflammation, and digestive imbalances.
Yes! Our professional version, Meal Genius Pro™, allows practitioners to prescribe personalized plans for their patients and monitor their progress.
Not at all. Our system builds your plan in seconds. You can even start with a done-for-you plan and grow from there.
Yes. We support AIP, Low Histamine, Low FODMAP, gluten-free, dairy-free, and more.
Meal Genius® is a personalized meal planning platform that creates therapeutic recipes and plans tailored to your unique biology, symptoms, goals, and preferences. Whether you’re eating for better blood sugar, lower inflammation, or hormonal balance, we help you choose the foods that work for you—not the “average person.”
Meal Genius was created by Kelley Herring, a passionate researcher with biology, chemistry and business degrees, and author of more than a dozen books on therapeutic diets for disease prevention. For over 20 years, Kelley has been helping people use food to prevent disease, balance hormones, and heal chronic symptoms through personalized nutrition.
Most meal planners are one-size-fits-all. Meal Genius® is built on 20+ years of research, a proprietary food–compound–disease database, and real-time customization. You don’t just get recipes—you get the right recipes for your body. You can plan based on genetics, intolerances, conditions, macros, and even your grocery budget.
Yes. In fact, Meal Genius was born out of personal experience with sensitivities—and designed to help people who react to common foods. Our platform supports elimination diets, AIP, low histamine, low FODMAP, anti-inflammatory, gluten-free, and more. You can filter recipes based on your unique needs.
Absolutely. Kelley Grace created the original database in 2004, linking foods and compounds to disease outcomes. She later published The Food Cure™—a disease prevention framework rooted in peer-reviewed science—and has collaborated with doctors and researchers across the U.S. to build a system that reflects both emerging science and timeless healing wisdom. Your plan is designed for you based on your responses to the meal plan quiz.
Yes! You don’t need to be a nutrition expert to benefit. Meal Genius® is designed to meet you where you are—whether you're just beginning or fine-tuning a long-term therapeutic plan. Our simple “3-Day Starter Plan” and personalized quiz results make it easy to start strong.
Diet Decode™ is the discovery tool—it helps you identify potential triggers and patterns in your symptoms or health concerns through a short, intelligent quiz. Meal Genius® is the solution engine—it uses that insight to build a personalized plan you can cook from daily. Together, they help you decode your body’s needs… and design your healing plate.
No lab testing is required to get started. Meal Genius works powerfully using just your quiz insights, food preferences, and current symptoms—no needles, no guesswork.
However, if you do have lab data—like a CGM, microbiome analysis, or genetic test—you can take it a step further. That’s where Health Decode™ comes in.
Our premium Health Decode upgrade (in partnership with Life360.bio) helps you integrate biologic data for even more precise results. And soon, Meal Genius will offer seamless integrations to support this advanced personalization—so your plan can evolve with your biology.
Your body already holds the answers. We're just helping you listen more closely.
Yes! Meal Genius® Pro is our practitioner-facing platform that allows functional medicine providers, dietitians, and integrative doctors to prescribe personalized plans to their patients. It includes symptom tracking, diet prescriptions, weekly wellness reports of nutrients, and real-time meal plan adjustments. If you're a health professional, click here to learn more.
We’re working on it! Coming soon: Meal RX™—a partnership with trusted chefs and regenerative farms to deliver fully personalized meals, based on your plan. Stay tuned and sign up for early access.
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