Your Next Step: Start Using Custom Meal Plans for Healing

If there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s this: healing is possible, and custom meal plans can make that journey so much easier, especially when you’re navigating food sensitivities or chronic symptoms.

When my clients begin a therapeutic nutrition plan, they’re often motivated and hopeful, ready to feel better. But then reality hits: “What do I actually eat?” “How do I plan for this?” “How can I possibly keep up with cooking every day?”

Here’s the truth: when you’re following a therapeutic diet to support gut healing, reduce inflammation, or reverse chronic symptoms, you have to cook your own food at home. There’s no way around it. Packaged foods and restaurant meals just aren’t built for this kind of healing.

That’s why I recommend Real Plans to my clients, and why I use it in my own kitchen.

What is Real Plans?

Real Plans is a highly customizable meal planning app designed for real life. Whether you’re gluten-free, dairy-free, AIP, low-histamine, low-FODMAP, or simply trying to eat more whole, unprocessed foods, Real Plans meets you where you are.

It’s not just a generic recipe database. It’s a smart system that builds your weekly meal plan based on:

• Your dietary preferences (no more sorting through recipes you can’t eat)
• How many people you’re feeding
• How much time you have to cook
• Leftovers you want to repurpose
• What you already have in your pantry

Then it creates a grocery list organized by store section, syncs with your calendar, and adjusts portion sizes automatically. You can even skip weeks or swap meals with one click.

I’m all for simplifying where we can, especially when making dietary changes feels like a second job.

See Real Plans in Action

Watch this short video for a behind-the-scenes look at how Real Plans helps you stay organized and cook with confidence, even on busy nights.

Why I Recommend Real Plans for Personalized Meal Planning

I’ve tried a lot of meal planning systems. Most are too rigid, too generic, or too time-consuming to set up. Real Plans is the only one that:

• Supports specialty diets (AIP, low-histamine, Whole30, Paleo, plant-based—you name it)
• Has functional medicine–friendly recipes that don’t rely on processed shortcuts
• Helps clients stay consistent without feeling deprived
• Integrates beautifully with the lifestyle changes we’re working on in practice

And best of all, you don’t have to be a gourmet chef. Most recipes are doable on a weeknight and use simple, whole food ingredients.

For Functional Medicine to Work, Food Has to Be Doable

Food is foundational. But I’ll be the first to say that “just eat clean” is not a plan—especially when you’re navigating autoimmunity, gut healing, histamine intolerance, or blood sugar issues.

That’s why I love giving clients tools that make the process feel manageable. Not perfect. Not Pinterest-worthy. Just doable.

If you’re a client working with me one-on-one or part of my group programs, I often recommend starting with Real Plans to take the mental load off while we build your personalized nutrition strategy.

It’s like having a functional nutritionist in your pocket—without the overwhelm.

Ready to Try It?

You can start here and explore Real Plans for yourself. I’ve partnered with them to offer my clients access to all their dietary templates, plus the ability to create custom plans based on your own needs.

You can:

• Build your own meal plan from scratch
• Choose from hundreds of pre-set templates (AIP, gluten-free, dairy-free, SCD, low-FODMAP, and more)
• Add your own favorite recipes
• Adjust for batch cooking or busy weeknights
• And never have to write another grocery list again

If we’re already working together, let me know and I’ll help you tailor it to your personalized recommendations.

Whether you’re in the middle of a gut healing protocol, reintroducing foods, or just trying to cook more meals at home that actually work for your body, Real Plans can help.

It’s not about being perfect. It’s about having a system that works with your real life, instead of against it.

Ready to simplify your therapeutic diet or just start eating healthier? Start using Real Plans today.