Food Wheel: Spin the Wheel to Decide What to Eat

How do I spin the wheel to decide what to eat?

Press Spin. Whatever stops under the pointer is the food. To change the slices, press Edit the wheel, type one option per line, then press Done editing. The wheel takes 2 to 16 options.

No list yet? Tap a quick list above the buttons: Fast food, Healthy, Comfort food, Budget, Date night, Lunch or Dessert. Each one fills the wheel with up to eight real dishes. Tap the same list again for a different eight. A list you type is saved in this browser. Nothing is sent anywhere. Reset to default brings back Pizza, Tacos, Ramen, Burger, Sushi, Pad Thai, Fried chicken and Salad.

Make it your own food wheel

Swap the default slices for the places you actually order from, the leftovers in the fridge, or the three restaurants your group can agree on.

Fast food

Type the chains near you, one per line, and spin. Or open the ready-made fast food wheel.

A group

Everyone adds one option. Nobody argues with the wheel.

When is a food wheel the right tool?

Use it when you already have a few foods you’d happily eat and you only need something to choose. If you have no ideas at all, a generator is faster. If you need a real place nearby, use the app.

• Couples who both say “I don’t mind” and mean it.
• Offices picking one lunch order.
• Families where the kids want a say but can’t agree.
• Anyone stuck in a delivery app, scrolling the same five places.
• A class or a potluck that needs one theme, fast and fair.

How do we spin until one option is left?

Tick “Remove the winner after each spin”. Each spin knocks that slice off the wheel. Keep going until one food is left. That one is dinner. Tap Start over to put every option back.

Two people can use it as a veto round. Each of you adds three or four foods, then you take turns. Whatever survives has beaten the rest, which feels fairer than a single spin.

How do I share this wheel?

Press Copy share link. The link holds the current list, so the person who opens it sees the same wheel and can spin it. Paste it in the group chat and let someone else press Spin.

What should I put on the wheel?

Only foods you’d actually eat. One slice you dislike means you will spin again. Six to ten options is a good size: enough variety, and each slice is still readable.

Good wheels: takeout places you already like, cuisines (Thai, Mexican, Italian, Korean), dinners you can cook with what’s in the kitchen, or a budget split when you’re deciding how much to spend. For a whole week of dinners, the dinner wheel is built for that. For one random dish instead of a wheel, use the random food generator.

Can something pick a real restaurant instead?

Yes. Today’s Mealow skips the wheel and picks three dishes from real restaurants near you, using the meal, your mood, the flavor you want, who you’re with and what you skip. Each pick comes with a one-line reason.

Want the wheel’s answer to be a real place nearby? Let the cat look around you.

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