# Turn a fridge photo into dinners and a ready grocery cart

> It goes from 'what's in my fridge?' to a filled grocery cart in one conversation.

Snap your fridge and pantry, and Gemini plans dinners around what you already have. Then it adds only the missing ingredients to your Instacart cart for you to review.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/fridge-photo-to-instacart-cart/
- Category: Upgrade your everyday
- Made for: Everyone
- Works in: Gemini
- Time: About 10 minutes
- Effort: Advanced
- Note: U.S. only, English, personal Google Accounts, Keep Activity on. Works in the Gemini app and on the web, not in Live.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
I've attached photos of my fridge and pantry. Plan [NUMBER OF DINNERS, e.g. 5] weeknight dinners for [NUMBER OF PEOPLE, e.g. 4] people that use up what I already have first, especially anything that'll spoil soon. Our needs: [DIETARY NEEDS, e.g. low sodium, one vegetarian, no spicy food]. Each dinner should take under [MAX MINUTES, e.g. 30] minutes. Give me the plan with a one-line description of each meal. Then make a shopping list of only the ingredients I'm missing, grouped by store section, and add those items to my @Instacart cart. I'll review the cart and check out myself.
```

## Step by step

1. Take photos of your fridge and pantry and attach them in a new chat at gemini.google.com or in the Gemini app.
2. Paste the prompt below.
3. Mention @Instacart. The first time, Gemini offers to connect your account.
4. Open Instacart to review the cart and place the order yourself.

## What you'll get

A week of dinners built around your leftovers and an Instacart cart with only what's missing.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Gemini. On this page, one tap copies the prompt and opens the app, so you just paste. U.S. only, English, personal Google Accounts, Keep Activity on. Works in the Gemini app and on the web, not in Live.

**How long does it take?** About 10 minutes. It's rated "Advanced". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 4 blanks: number of dinners, number of people, dietary needs and max minutes. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A week of dinners built around your leftovers and an Instacart cart with only what's missing.

Idea spotted on the official docs, shared by Instacart: https://company.instacart.com/updates/instacart-brings-agentic-grocery-shopping-to-gemini. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable); Second Brain (Give your AI a memory it reads across every project, so it finally knows your business).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.