# Generate a weekly meal plan in Tandoor with OpenAI: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Email. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the...

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# Generate a weekly meal plan in Tandoor with OpenAI

Started by a clock, and works across Email. It puts OpenAI behind a retrieval step, so answers are drawn from documents you supply rather than from the model alone. 22 steps: large, and worth reading before you trust it with anything live.

Large Calls a model: OpenAI Retrieval

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**22 steps** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**1** Service it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 12 Service 9

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

- 1 **OpenAI Chat Model** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 2 **Simple Memory** Memory Buffer Window *Model*
- 3 **Add to MealPlan1** Http Request Tool *Service*
- 4 **OpenAI Chat Model1** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 5 **Simple Memory1** Memory Buffer Window *Model*
- 6 **Add to MealPlan** Http Request Tool *Service*
- 7 **OpenAI Chat Model2** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 8 **Simple Memory2** Memory Buffer Window *Model*
- 9 **Add to MealPlan2** Http Request Tool *Service*
- 10 **OpenAI Chat Model3** Lm Chat Open Ai *Model*
- 11 **Simple Memory3** Memory Buffer Window *Model*
- 12 **Add to MealPlan3** Http Request Tool *Service*
- 13 **Run weekly** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 14 **Fetch Adult Lunch** Http Request Tool *Service*
- 15 **Fetch Adult Dinner** Http Request Tool *Service*
- 16 **Fetch Kids Dinner** Http Request Tool *Service*
- 17 **Fetch Kids Lunch** Http Request Tool *Service*
- 18 **AI Agent Kids Dinner** Agent *Model*
- 19 **AI Agent Adult Dinner** Agent *Model*
- 20 **AI Agent Kids Lunch** Agent *Model*
- 21 **AI Agent Adult Lunch** Agent *Model*
- 22 **Send summary email** Email Send *Service*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 22
- **Size:** Large: read it before trusting it with anything live
- **Connects to:** Email
- **Model:** OpenAI
- **Retrieval:** Answers are drawn from documents you supply, not from the model alone

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Email account, and a key for OpenAI. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls OpenAI. Its answers draw on documents you give it, not on the model alone. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Take your time. At 22 steps it is large: read it before trusting it with anything live.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

**Before you run it**

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 22 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fgenerate-a-weekly-meal-plan-in-tandoor-with-openai)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Email](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Email#library)

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