Pro Tip: Deliver Client Meal Plans with CoachRx
Here's a question that divides coaches: Do meal plans have a place in professional coaching, or are they outdated relics of the diet industry?
The answer depends on understanding where they fit in the OPEX Life-Fuel-Person framework. Most coaches treat meal plans as universal "Fuel" prescriptions or generic templates applied broadly. But here's the reality: effective meal plans are deeply "Person" specific.
They're not about controlling what someone eats. They're about providing structure for clients who thrive with detailed guidance, have specific medical needs, or are preparing for precise performance outcomes.
Pro Tip: Deliver Client Meal Plans with CoachRx
When a meal plan is truly individualized, accounting for food preferences, cooking skills, schedule constraints, and metabolic needs, it becomes a powerful coaching tool. The key is delivery and implementation.
What Strategic Meal Plan Delivery Is: A systematic approach to providing individualized meal guidance that respects client autonomy while offering the structure some clients need to succeed. This goes beyond generic meal templates to truly personalized nutrition support.
How to Implement It in CoachRx:
Since meal plans are highly individualized, CoachRx offers two strategic approaches:
PDF Document Method: Upload customized meal plans directly to your client's individual documents section from their calendar. This keeps their personalized plan easily accessible in their mobile app while maintaining the detailed formatting and instructions they need.
Lifestyle Rx Breakdown: Since most meal plans repeat meals throughout the day, create separate Lifestyle Rx prescriptions for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Set these as recurring for the plan duration, allowing clients to track compliance while you monitor adherence patterns.
Why This Elevates Your Approach: You're providing structure without removing autonomy. Clients who need detailed guidance get it, while you maintain visibility into their compliance and can adjust based on real data. This honors the principle that some clients thrive with more structure while others need more flexibility.
Most importantly, you're treating meal plans as individualized tools rather than one-size-fits-all solutions. This is the difference between prescription and template delivery.
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