Anti-inflammatory meal plan, planned to your goal
An anti-inflammatory way of eating leans on fatty fish, leafy greens, berries, olive oil, nuts and seeds, legumes and whole grains, and keeps processed meat, fried food and refined grains out. In Cauli, a meal counts when it has at least one of those foods in a real amount and nothing from the away list, and at least two-thirds of your week's main meals do.
What counts as anti-inflammatory in Cauli
At least one food from the toward list in a real amount (30 g of fatty fish, leafy greens, berries, legumes or whole grains; 10 g of nuts or seeds; 5 g of olive oil) and nothing from the away list.
| Leans toward | Fatty fish (salmon, sardines, trout, tuna steak), leafy greens, berries, olive oil, nuts and seeds, legumes, whole grains. |
|---|---|
| Steers away from | Processed meat in any amount, fried food, and refined grains (20 g or more of white rice, white pasta, white bread, flour tortillas and the like). |
| In the Week's reasons | "Leaning anti-inflammatory: salmon, greens, olive oil" |
Checked in code from each dish's ingredients and USDA numbers, never written by a model. These thresholds are Cauli's current rules and may be tuned before launch.
Why plan it, not just follow a list
It's one of the most searched ways of eating, and most plans for it are a list of foods with no week attached. Cauli turns the list into a week that still hits your numbers.
How Cauli plans a anti-inflammatory week
- Two-thirds of your main meals. At least two-thirds of the week's breakfasts, lunches and dinners meet the anti-inflammatory bar. Snacks and the Evening treat are too small to count.
- Still on target. Every day lands within 5% of your calories with protein close behind, from your goal: lose fat, build muscle, recomp or maintain.
- Around your week. Each meal is a Cook, a Batch or a Leftover, planned around the nights you can't cook.
- Combine focuses. Hold several; each must reach two-thirds of your main meals on its own. Pick it in onboarding or just tell Cauli.
- Never overrides the basics. Allergies, the foods you won't eat and your Daily target always come first.
What we don't claim
We name the foods. We never say a meal reduces inflammation, fights disease or helps joint pain. A Food focus is a way of eating, not a medical diet. If you have a medical condition, plan with your doctor or a registered dietitian.
Other Food focuses
Cauli is on the App Store for iPhone.
Questions people ask
Is an anti-inflammatory meal plan a medical diet?
Not in Cauli. It's a way of eating described by the foods it contains. If you have an inflammatory condition, plan with your doctor or a registered dietitian.
Does Cauli plan any fried food?
Dishes that count as anti-inflammatory contain no fried food. Air-fryer dishes aren't treated as fried.
Is a anti-inflammatory week still portioned to my calories and protein?
Yes. A Food focus tilts which meals Cauli chooses. Every day still lands within 5% of your calorie target with protein close behind, and the focus never overrides your allergies or the foods you won't eat.
