What's for dinner?
It's 6:17 PM.
You’re tired. Hungry.
Someone asks: “What’s for dinner?”
You freeze. Blank stare. Maybe even rage. Why can’t we give an on-the-spot answer to the “What’s for dinner?” question?
Because even though you technically can cook, you still have no idea what to make. The question is simply overwhelming if we haven’t given it any prior thought. Some people revert to the “I don’t know how to cook” or “it will take too long” narratives, which are generally untrue given today’s large repository of free, mouth-watering, short, and easy-to-cook recipes. Others are unable to make the connection between the ingredients they have on hand and the recipes they like and collect in various tools.
COOKING ISN’T THE HARD PART. PLANNING IS.
In this Reddit thread with thousands of replies, people shared the same struggle: “If the plan’s not solid, we just won’t cook.”
Meal planning sounds boring. Rigid. More work. But in reality, it’s the thing that makes cooking feel easy, even fun—if you have the right system.
SO WHY DOES MEAL PLANNING FAIL?
Based on that same Reddit thread, it fails because:
It usually falls on one person.
People use five different tools for saving recipes, making a grocery shopping checklist, and coordinating with others.
Life happens. That beautiful meal planning weekly menu you made on Sunday? Gone by Tuesday.
THAT’S WHY WE BUILT “OH, A POTATO!”
We were tired of dinnertime panic too. So we made one tool that keeps everything in one place:
Shared dinner planner (yes, even your partner can help!)
Save your own recipes and discover new ones in the app
Auto-generated meal planning shopping list based on your chosen meals
Flexible enough to handle last-minute chaos
A streamlined process that saves lots of time and, most importantly, nerves. Planning can be cozy, collaborative, and even fun. It’s like having the best planning app for food, with a side of calm.
IMAGINE THIS:
It’s Saturday morning.
You sip your coffee.
You open “OH, a potato!”, pick a few meals with your partner (or housemates, or kids), and you're done.
No panic. No decision fatigue. Just vibes, and a fridge that makes sense.
You’ve got your recipe weekly planner, your meal plan with grocery list, and no reason to dread the question, “What’s for dinner?”
READY TO MAKE DINNER FEEL EASY AGAIN?
Try OH, a potato!.
Pick just 3 meals you’re excited about for the week.
We’ll help with the rest.