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Foodiebag 🛍️
A two-week box of GLP-1 friendly food, built for a small appetite: protein first, something that still goes down on rough days, and nothing you have to plan or shop for.
Why a box, and not just a shopping list?
💪 Protein is what protects your muscle
Roughly a quarter to a third of the weight lost on a GLP-1 is lean tissue, not fat. Guidance lands at 1.2–1.5 g of protein per kg per day — but users average about 77 g, and only 43% reach the target. A box is portioned to close that gap for you.
🤢 Some days, almost nothing goes down
Nausea hits 20–40% of users, alongside diarrhoea and constipation. Those days call for cold, soft, small and sippable — not a recipe and a hot pan. There is always something in the box for a day like that.
🧠 The appetite is gone — and so is the plan
When nothing appeals, shopping and cooking become the hardest part of the day, and fresh food quietly goes off in the fridge. Food that is already in the house, already portioned and already the right thing is the food that actually gets eaten.
🥑 Small plate, full nutrition
Eating less leaves less room for vitamin D, B12, iron, calcium and fibre. Every item is picked to carry nutrition per bite instead of just calories — the same idea behind every recipe on this site.
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Nothing is fixed yet. Start with one question — the rest is optional, takes under a minute, and is completely anonymous.
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Four short questions. They shape what actually ends up in the box — but you've already given us the part that matters most.
Figures above come from a 2026 review of lean-mass preservation on GLP-1 therapy (Metabolites) and a review of gastrointestinal side effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists (U.S. Pharmacist). Foodiebag is an idea in development, not a medical product — always talk to your doctor or dietitian about your own nutrition.
Why the right nutrition matters on GLP-1 💚
GLP-1 medications like semaglutide (Ozempic®, Wegovy®) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro®, Zepbound®) quiet your appetite. That is exactly what makes them work — but it also means you eat much less, so every bite has to carry more nutrition. When portions shrink, the quality of your food decides whether your body thrives or quietly runs short.
Nutrient shortfalls are common — and preventable
A 2026 US study of more than 460,000 people with type 2 diabetes found that roughly 1 in 5 GLP-1 users developed a nutrient deficiency within a year — most often vitamin D, vitamin B12, iron, or calcium. Researchers and dietitian organisations stress that this is not a reason to avoid the medication, but a reason to plan meals deliberately around nutrient-dense foods.
Protein protects your muscle
Rapid weight loss without enough protein means part of what you lose is muscle, not just fat. Muscle keeps your metabolism active, your body strong, and your results lasting. Experts and major health organisations advising on GLP-1 care recommend prioritising protein at every meal — think Greek yogurt, eggs, fish, poultry, tofu, lentils, and cottage cheese — ideally combined with resistance training. Clinical guidance commonly targets around 1.2–1.5 g of protein per kg of body weight per day during active weight loss.
Fiber, fluids and micronutrients
Slower digestion on GLP-1 can bring constipation and early fullness. Fiber from vegetables, legumes, berries and whole grains keeps digestion moving and feeds a healthy gut. Because thirst signals also fade with appetite, drinking water consistently matters more than ever. And with smaller total intake, foods rich in vitamin D, B12, iron and calcium — or a supplement when your doctor advises it — help close the gaps the research keeps finding.
In short: on GLP-1, you can't rely on quantity — so make quality automatic. Small plates, big nutrition.
We do this together 🤝
Nobody should figure this out alone. Research consistently shows that GLP-1 medication works best with nutritional guidance and support — and that's the heart of GLPfoodie. Every recipe here was shared by someone on the same journey, built for smaller appetites and bigger nutrition. By sharing what works for you, rating recipes, and cheering each other on — all completely anonymously — we help every member get the nutrients their body needs. Your favourite high-protein breakfast might be exactly what another member has been searching for. Share it.
It also changes as you go 🧭
What your body needs is not the same in your first fortnight as it is a year in. Nausea in the early weeks, muscle protection while the weight comes off, fibre and variety once you plateau, and staying power if you ever come off — the four phases are explained here, and every recipe on the site is sorted into the ones it suits.
💬 This community helps each other eat well. Add your recipe today — anonymously — and make someone else's journey easier.
Based on, among others:
US cohort study (2026) of 460,000+ type 2 diabetes patients on GLP-1: ~22% developed vitamin D, B12, iron or calcium deficiency within one year.
Joint guidance from four major US health organisations on nutritional support during GLP-1 therapy (protein intake & muscle preservation).
Dutch dietitian associations (NVD) & Overgewicht Nederland on preventing protein and micronutrient shortfalls.
Wageningen University & Research — MOON study on actual dietary intake of GLP-1 users.
GLPfoodie shares general nutrition information, not medical advice. Always consult your doctor or dietitian for personal guidance.
Where you are matters as much as what you eat 🧭
A GLP-1 medication does not do the same thing to you in week two as it does in month ten. The dose climbs, then settles. Your appetite drops away, then finds a new level. The weight comes off quickly, then slows, then stops. Each of those stages asks something different of your food.
That is not just how it feels. A 2026 review in Metabolites puts it plainly: nutritional priorities shift across treatment phases — from symptom control and hydration while the dose is going up, to muscle preservation during active weight loss. Clinical monitoring follows the same shape, moving from monthly checks during dose escalation to roughly every three months once you are settled.
So the recipes here are sorted into four phases. Pick the one you are in, and the list narrows to food that fits.
🌱 Starting out
Your first weeks — and the fortnight after every dose increase
What is going on
These medicines slow the stomach down. That is part of how they work, and it is also why nausea and diarrhoea are the side effects people report most. In the STEP 1 trial they were typically short-lived and mild to moderate, though 4.5% of participants stopped treatment because of gut symptoms. Crucially, the symptoms cluster around starting and around each step up in dose — which is why this phase comes back around every time your dose changes.
What helps
Smaller meals, more often, and stop eating before you feel full. Keep high-fat food, spicy food, alcohol and fizzy drinks low while things settle. Soft, wet, mild things tend to go down when nothing else will — soups, yogurt, eggs, porridge, anything blended. Drink steadily; upwards of 2–3 litres a day is the usual target, and thirst is one of the signals that fades along with appetite. The real difficulty of this phase is getting any protein in, so when you can eat, make the bite count.
💪 Losing steadily
Once the dose settles, through most of the first year
What is going on
This is where most of the weight goes: in STEP 1, people taking semaglutide lost an average of 14.9% of their body weight over 68 weeks. But not all of what leaves is fat. In STEP 1's body-composition analysis, fat mass fell 19.3% and lean mass 9.7%, and across studies lean tissue accounts for roughly a quarter to a third of total weight lost. Muscle is what keeps you strong and your metabolism ticking, so this phase is about not losing more of it than you have to.
What helps
Protein at every meal. Guidance during active weight loss lands at around 1.2–1.5 g of protein per kg of body weight per day, with about 60–75 g a day as a floor; intakes above roughly 1.3 g/kg are associated with better muscle preservation. Food alone will not manage it — two to three resistance sessions a week, working the major muscle groups, is the pragmatic minimum, and it is not interchangeable with walking or cardio. And because you are simply eating less of everything, keep an eye on the shortfalls that keep turning up: vitamin D, B12, iron and calcium.
⚖️ Holding steady
When the scale stops moving, and after
What is going on
A plateau is not a failure; it is the expected shape of the curve. In the tirzepatide trials, the median time to plateau ran from about 24 weeks to 36 weeks depending on starting BMI, and most people had plateaued by week 72. Check-ups usually relax here too, from monthly to about every three months. The question quietly changes from "how do I lose this" to "how do I live like this".
What helps
Keep protein anchored, but widen the plate. This is the phase to reach the full fibre target — roughly 21–25 g a day for women and 30–38 g for men — from vegetables, beans, whole grains, fruit, nuts and seeds. Fibre and fluid together are also the first answer to the constipation that often takes over from the early nausea. Cook things you would happily eat for years, because you probably will.
🌤️ Life after
If you taper, pause or stop
What is going on
Appetite comes back, and weight tends to follow unless something takes over the job the medication was doing. In the STEP 1 extension, people who had lost 17.3% regained about two thirds of it in the year after stopping. In SURMOUNT-4, participants switched to a placebo regained 14.0% over the following year, while those who stayed on tirzepatide lost a further 5.5%. That is not a willpower story — it is what happens when the drug stops.
What helps
Your food has to do the satiety work the medicine was doing. That means staying power for the calories: protein plus fibre plus water-rich volume — big soups, bean stews, loaded salads, whole grains. Keep the structure you built in the earlier phases, because habits outlast prescriptions. And anything you are weighing up about coming off belongs in a conversation with your doctor, not on a website.
Phases overlap, and they are not a one-way street. Every time your dose goes up it is worth eating like you are back in phase one for a week or two. Feeling rough in a month you thought you were past is normal, not a setback.
How recipes get their phase
Nobody has to pick a phase when they share a recipe. When you post one, GLPfoodie reads what is actually in it — the protein, fibre and calories per serving, the ingredients, how it is cooked, and how you describe it — and works out which phases it suits. Most recipes fit more than one. It is a rule of thumb, not a prescription: if a recipe sits badly with you today, that is the better guide.
💬 Phase one is the hardest to cook for and the thinnest shelf we have. If you found something gentle that worked in your first weeks, or on the days after an injection — share it. Someone is having that week right now.
Based on:
Šantić R, et al. Lean mass and musculoskeletal preservation in GLP-1-based obesity treatment. Metabolites 2026;16(6):364. — phase-dependent nutritional priorities; protein 1.2–1.5 g/kg/day; resistance training 2–3×/week; lean mass a quarter to a third of weight lost.
Almandoz JP, et al. Nutritional considerations with antiobesity medications. Obesity 2024;32(9):1613–1631. — protein 60–75 g/day up to 1.5 g/kg; fibre 21–25 g/day (women) and 30–38 g/day (men); fluid >2–3 L/day; smaller, more frequent meals and avoiding high-fat, spicy, alcoholic and carbonated items for nausea; monitoring monthly during dose escalation, then at least every three months.
Wilding JPH, et al. Once-weekly semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesity (STEP 1). N Engl J Med 2021;384:989–1002. — mean weight change −14.9% at week 68; nausea and diarrhoea most common, typically transient and mild-to-moderate; 4.5% discontinued for gastrointestinal events.
Horn DB, et al. Time to weight plateau with tirzepatide in SURMOUNT-1 and SURMOUNT-4. Clinical Obesity 2025;e12734. — median time to plateau 24.3–36.1 weeks across BMI categories; most participants plateaued by week 72.
Wilding JPH, et al. Weight regain and cardiometabolic effects after withdrawal of semaglutide: the STEP 1 trial extension. Diabetes Obes Metab 2022;24(8):1553–1564. — 17.3% lost by week 68; about two thirds regained one year after stopping.
Aronne LJ, et al. Continued treatment with tirzepatide for maintenance of weight reduction (SURMOUNT-4). JAMA 2024;331(1):38–48. — +14.0% weight change on placebo versus −5.5% with continued tirzepatide over 52 weeks.
GLPfoodie shares general nutrition information, not medical advice. Phases are a way to organise recipes, not a treatment plan. Always talk to your doctor or dietitian about your own medication, symptoms and nutrition.
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