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Looking for a Mealime alternative?
Mealime closed on October 21, 2026, and its recipes moved to Meals Hub in Albertsons’ grocery apps. If you liked its simple weekly plans but people at your table eat differently, Gluten may suit you better. Here’s an honest comparison.
7 days free, then $49.99 a year. iPhone, Android and the web.
Mealime and Gluten, side by side
Mealime (closed October 21, 2026)
- Who it plans for: One diet, plus allergies and dislikes, for the whole account
- Restrictions: Diets like vegetarian, paleo and low-carb, and common allergies
- When people eat differently: Pick recipes that suit everyone, or cook twice
- Grocery list: Yes, sorted by aisle
- Price: Free, with a paid Pro tier
Gluten
- Who it plans for: A profile for each person: their conditions, allergies, diets and age
- Restrictions: 50 conditions, diets, allergies and life stages, from celiac and AIP to pregnancy and toddlers
- When people eat differently: One dinner for the table, with a swap for each person who needs one
- Grocery list: Not yet: each recipe lists its ingredients
- Price: 7 days free, then $49.99 a year
When Meals Hub is the better choice
If you shop at Safeway, Albertsons, Vons, Jewel-Osco or another Albertsons store, everyone at your table eats the same way, and you want a free planner with a grocery list, Meals Hub is the straight replacement. It’s under More in the store’s app.
When Gluten is the better choice
If someone at your table has celiac, AIP, a food allergy or a pregnancy, or is three and suspicious of anything green. You add each person once, and every dinner fits all of them, with a swap where someone needs one.
A week of family dinners from Gluten
Easy Shrimp Stir Fry
Shrimp, broccoli, bell peppers, and shiitake mushrooms tossed in a savory miso and soy sauce, ready in 25 minutes.
Spicy Shrimp with Avocado and Arugula Salad Recipe
Spiced shrimp served over arugula, avocado, and tomatoes with a bright lemon and lime dressing.
Shrimp Stir-Fry
Shrimp and crisp vegetables tossed with ginger and soy sauce in a hot wok, ready in 35 minutes.
Chicken Souvlaki
Chicken breasts and onion marinated in lemon juice and garlic, then grilled on skewers.
Salmon, Arugula, and Feta Frittata
Eggs baked with cooked salmon, red onion, and baby arugula, broiled until golden for an evening meal.
Easy Quinoa Salad
Cold cooked quinoa mixed with spinach, cucumber, tomatoes, and avocado, tossed in a lemon and garlic dressing.
Stuffed Peppers
Bell peppers stuffed with ground beef, Italian sausage, rice, and tomatoes, baked with cheese.
Or start with a plan for your diet
Gluten-free, dairy-freeMeal plan
Low-histamineMeal plan
Allergy-friendlyMeal plan
Alpha-galMeal plan
Make this fit your whole family
Add who’s at your table, with their conditions, allergies and ages. Gluten checks every recipe for each of them and adds a swap where someone needs one. 7 days free, then $49.99 a year.
Switching from Mealime
What happened to Mealime?
Mealime closed on October 21, 2026. Albertsons, which bought it in 2021, moved its recipes into Meals Hub in its grocery apps and deleted its users’ data.
Can I import my Mealime recipes or plans?
No. Gluten has no import, and Mealime’s data is gone. You add your household once, and Gluten plans from there.
Is Gluten free like Mealime?
No. It’s 7 days free, then $49.99 a year for the whole household. Cancel during the free week and you pay nothing.
Does Gluten make a grocery list?
Not yet. Each recipe lists its ingredients, but there’s no weekly shopping list today.